Tony takes his mother's car for a spin when she left him alone with the keys to go into the store.

Question

What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
A.
Change to go to went.
B.
Change left to is leaving.
C.
Change takes to took.
D.
It is correct as is.

Answer 1

C. Change takes to took.

The sentence should be in the past tense to maintain consistency since "left" is in the past tense. The corrected sentence would read: "Tony took his mother's car for a spin when she left him alone with the keys to go into the store."