How would I rewrite this paragraph using past tense.
The jockey drives his pickup truck to the race track. He strides into the stalls where the horses are kept. His head swims with thoughts of the coming race. He springs into the saddle and rides to the starting gate. They speed around the first turn. The crowd grows tense, and excitement spreads as the horsed sweep across the finish line.
The jockey DROVE his pickup truck to the race track. He STRODE into the stalls where the horses are kept.
Take it from there.
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The jockey drove his pickup to the race track. He strolled into the stalls where the horses were kept. His head swam with thoughts of the coming race. He sprang into the saddle and rode to the starting gate. They sped around the first turn. The crowd grew tense, with excitement as the horses rode across the finish line.
The Jockey drove his pick up truck to the race track. He strode into the stalls where the horses were kept. His head was full of thoughts of the coming race. He swang into the saddle and rode to the starting gate. They sped around the first turn. The crowd grew tense, and excitement spread as the horses swept across the finish line.
To rewrite the paragraph using past tense, you would need to make the verbs agree with the past tense context. Here's the revised paragraph:
The jockey drove his pickup truck to the race track. He strode into the stalls where the horses were kept. His head swam with thoughts of the coming race. He sprung into the saddle and rode to the starting gate. They sped around the first turn. The crowd grew tense, and excitement spread as the horses swept across the finish line.