Question

When editing your essay for verb tense, it is important to

Answer 1

When editing your essay for verb tense, it is important to check action word used if its past, present and future. Perfect tenses serves a portraying the verb or the action word as something that already happened or is completed, thus the term ‘perfect’. If it is present perfect tense, it means that the action was already done relatively to the present (has/have with past participle). If it is past perfect tense, action is already finished relatively to the past (had with past participle and if it is future perfect tense, action is complete relatively to the future (will have with past participle).  

Answer 2

The correct answer for Gradpoint users is to ensure that each paragraph maintains the same verb tense throughout. Hope this helps!