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

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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.

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Answer 1

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.