Verb tense consistency is one thing I struggle with in writing as well as speaking. I tend to start speaking or writing in one tense and finish the sentence in an opposite tense. That probably makes me seem a little crazy. So, I decided this would be a really good thing to brush up on, because who likes to look crazy?
Here are some examples:
Incorrect: The ocean contains rich minerals that washed down from rivers and streams.
Corrected: The ocean contains rich minerals that wash down from rivers and streams.
Incorrect: Yesterday we had walked to school but later rode the bus home.
Corrected: Yesterday we walked to school but later rode the bus home.
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