INSTRUCTIONS: Edit the following paragraphs for consistent verb tense only. Identify the tense in the first sentence as present or past, and then make the remaining sentences match that tense. Tense __________ After one year of college and eighteen years of living at home, I needed a change, so I joined the Navy. Two months later, I encounter the real world. On a cold, damp Wednesday afternoon in
mid-October, I leave Detroit for my Basic Training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. By the time I arrive at the Naval base, it was 1:00 a.m. I am really tired and need to sleep. As soon as I am assigned a bunk, I fall asleep; however, at 5:00 a.m., I was awakened by my drill sergeant who flips on all the lights and begins yelling at the top of his lungs for everyone to "Heave to and trice up." I had no idea what that meant, but I figured my night's sleep was over. As I drag myself out of my bunk, I realized it was Friday the 13th and I was no longer at home.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Tense past (Verbs that need to be changed are in boldface.)
After one year of college and eighteen years of living at home, I needed a change, so I joined the Navy. Two months later, I encountered the real world. On a cold, damp Wednesday afternoon in mid-October, I left Detroit for my Basic Training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. By the time I arrived at the Naval base, it was 1:00 a.m. I was really tired and needed to sleep. As soon as I was assigned a bunk, I fell asleep; however, at 5:00 a.m., I was awakened by my drill sergeant who flipped on all the lights and began yelling at the top of his lungs for everyone to "Heave to and trice up." I had no idea what that meant, but I figured my night's sleep was over. As I dragged myself out of my bunk, I realized it was Friday the 13th and I was no longer at home.
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