Question

Correct the tense in the following sentence:
Sara finished her essay, tidies her room, and went out for supper.

• A. Sara finishes her essay, tidies her room, and went out for supper.
• B. Sara finished her essay, tidied her room, and went out for supper.
• C. Sara finished her essay, tidies her room, and goes out for supper.
• D. Sara finished her essay, tidied her room, and goes out for supper.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Sara finished her essay, tidied her room, and went out for supper.

Tense is used to provide more information about an action ( its time, completeness, etc.). Option B is the correct answer as the principal cause and a part of the subordinate clause uses the simple past tense ("finished" and "went"). Therefore, simple present tense ("tidies") must be replaced by the use of simple past tense ("tidied").

The other options are incorrect as none of these options has a consistent past tense throughout.