Question

Which answer corrects the shift in verb tense in the sentence?
Tarik repaired the tires on his bicycle, and he takes it for a ride.
a. Tarik repaired the tires on his bicycle, and he took it for a ride.
b. Tarik repaired the tires on his bicycle, and he had taken it for a ride.
c. Tarik has repaired the tires on his bicycle, and he takes it for a ride.
d. Tarik will repair the tires on his bicycle, and he takes it for a ride.

Answer 1

The corrected sentence is A. Tarik repaired the tires on his bicycle, and he took it for a ride.

Both verbs are in the past tense. Repaired is the past tense of repair, while took is the past tense of take.

Answer 2

Tarik repaired the tires on his bicycle, and he took it for a ride.
This sentence has the correct shift in verb tense because both verbs are past tense.