Correct the sequence of tenses in the sentences below by correcting the underlined verbs on the lines at the left.

_bought_ Abigail went into the furniture store and buys a mahogany chest for her bedroom.

_____________ 1. After Sally chose the puppy, she takes it home in a doll’s baby buggy.

_____________ 2. Tricia’s new lipstick lasts for nine hours, but it smelled and tasted like turpentine.

_____________ 3. Regina never feels satisfied with what she does and wanted a better life for herself.

_____________ 4. When Manny was in college, he wins his first orchid contest.

_____________ 5. Luella will decide to drink bottled water after she tasted the tap water here.

_____________ 6. After Maureen writes in her diary, she hid it in the secret drawer of her roll-top desk.

_____________ 7. When Vicky retired, she starts belly dancing lessons.

_____________ 8. Brad can never remember telephone messages, but he had memorized hundreds of sports statistics.

_____________ 9. The goliath beetle we caught was more than four inches long and weighs three-and-a half ounces.

_____________ 10. Marlon’s lawn mower does not start on cold days unless he put it in a sunny spot for at least half an hour.

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