it aides the reader in predicting future events in the story
The tense of a verb indicates
B-whether a verb is regular or irregular
(Tense<span> expresses when in time--past, present, or future)</span>
<span>Tom maintains his miserly attitude at the very end, even so far as to deny that he has profited from his work as a usurer. It is fitting that the devil arrives in this moment at Tom's "invitation" to take him away to hell.</span>
