Question

Which answer corrects the shift in verb tense in the sentence?

The violinist listens carefully and imitated her teacher.
a. The violinist listened carefully and had imitated her teacher.
b. The violinist will listen carefully and imitates her teacher.
c. The violinist listened carefully and imitated her teacher.
d. The violinist had listened carefully and imitates her teacher.

Answer 1

c is the answer because they both have the right tense of verb

Answer 2

It's c. Both verbs should be in one tense, whether it's past, present, or future. Typically that's the case.