Question

Read the sentences below. Then answer the question beneath the sentences.

(1) Mariah and I went to the movies to see the latest Pixar film. (2) We buy popcorn and candy to share. (3) Then we realized that neither of us was hungry at all.

Which sentence contains a shift in verb tense?

A. Sentence 3
B. Sentence 2
C. Sentence 1
D. None of the above

Answer 1

1. Went is past and see is present

Answer 2

B (sentence 2) because in the first sentence they use the word “went” and in the second paragraph they say “we buy” changing tenses from past to present