When the sun came up, I pull open the blinds.Which word causes an inappropriate verb tense shift?

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Sometimes, in compound sentences, students will use inappropriate shifts in the verb tense. These must be corrected. Other times, a shift may occur in a sentence with a dependent clause. First, the students must be able to identify them by looking at the tense of each verb in the sentence.


When the sun came up, I pull open the blinds.<br>Which word causes an inappropriate verb tense shift?