Learn English – Is “… and go to work by car.” correct in this sentence

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Is the sentence below correct?

"It was not until he bought a car that he started driving and go to work by car."

I know that the following part of the sentence is correct:

"It was not until he bought a car that he started driving."

but the "and go to work by car" part bothers me, because it sounds correct, and it flows well in my text, but the present tense mixing with past tense is a little weird.

Another example:

It was not until he began lifting weights that he started growing and get big.

Best Answer

You're right to be feeling wrong, because the second part of both sentences is incorrect tense-wise.

To be correct, the first sentence should be:

It was not until he bought a car that he started driving and going to work by car.

The second example:

It was not until he began lifting weights that he started growing and getting big.

For purposes of simplicity, it's better in terms of readability to write:

It wasn't until he bought a car that he started driving to work.

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