Question

Which sentence has a verb tense shift error?

A)
All of the cars in the parking lot today are parked illegally.


B)
Kristoff worked hard on his diet, but he could not resisted snacking.


C)
Marcia's lecture on the Ming Dynasty made the front page of the newspaper.


D)
Sherel poured herself her third cup of coffee, without apology, and drank it.

Answer 1

B)

Kristoff worked hard on his diet, but he could not resisted snacking.

Step-by-step explanation:

this is the answer that is on the test

Answer 2

The answer to your question would be that the sentence that contains a verb tense shift error is the following one: Kristoff worked hard on his diet, but he could not resisted snacking. That is, the answer would be B.

A verb tense shift refers to the change from one verb tense to another within a sentence or paragraph. In this case, the verb "resisted" should be in the bare infinitive form as it is preceded by the modal "could". That modal is already related to the past tense used in the first part of the sentence.