Which verb shift occurs in the sentence?

The cat went outside and chases a butterfly into the neighbor's yard.

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Responses

present to future
present to future

future to present
future to present

past to present
past to present

present to past

1 answer

The verb shift that occurs in the sentence is past to present. The verb "went" is in the past tense, while "chases" is in the present tense.