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Tense Consistency Practice

Activity 3

Read these sentences and identify any errors in verb tense.

  1. Whenever Maudeline goes to the grocery store, she made a list and stick to it.
  2. This experiment turned out to be much more complicated than Felipe thought it would be. It ended up being a procedure that was seventeen steps long, instead of the original eight that he had planned.
  3. I applied to some of the most prestigious medical schools. I hope the essays I write get me in!


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