Rewrite the paragraph below, correcting the shifts in verb tense.

Mr. Firman invited his friend, Mr. Nulty, to come over and have dinner with him and Mrs. Smith. The maid fixes a big dinner for the three of them, and when they were ready for dessert, she brings a cake out for Mr. Nulty because it was his fifty-ninth birthday. The candles were lit and the lights are turned out so that he could blow out the candles in the dark. Mrs. Smith then begins to clear the table of the food and dishes.

Question

Rewrite the paragraph below, correcting the shifts in verb tense.

Mr. Firman invited his friend, Mr. Nulty, to come over and have dinner with him and Mrs. Smith. The maid fixes a big dinner for the three of them, and when they were ready for dessert, she brings a cake out for Mr. Nulty because it was his fifty-ninth birthday. The candles were lit and the lights are turned out so that he could blow out the candles in the dark. Mrs. Smith then begins to clear the table of the food and dishes.

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judging by the first sentence, this dinner happened in the past, since the main verb is in past tense (invited). therefore, looking at the next sentence, "fixes" should be changed to "fixed" and "brings" should be "brought." repeat this process with the rest of the passage.