Tense exercise

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It's noon. I am at a restaurant. have finished eating my lunch about twenty minutes ago and am drinking hot black coffee. I am finishing reading today's newspaper and when I finish reading it, I will be leaving here and go home. When I arrive home, I will turn on TV and watch the 6 o'clock news, as I always do, unless there is some mportant matters I have to attend to immediately. Before coming to this restauant, I was at school doing school work. I finished school at around 3 p.m. today and came here right after. I have been staying here for one hour eating, reading and resting. Any time soon, I will be leaving and heading home since I have promised my mother I would be back home before four thirty three days ago -- a promise is a promise, especially binding one that is when it is one made with your deal mother.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

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I have underlined some problem areas:

It's noon. I am at a restaurant. have finished eating my lunch about twenty minutes ago and am drinking hot black coffee. I am finishing reading today's newspaper and when I finish reading it, I will be leaving here and go home. When I arrive home, I will turn on TV and watch the 6 o'clock news, as I always do, unless there is some mportant matters I have to attend to immediately. Before coming to this restauant, I was at school doing school work. I finished school at around 3 p.m. today and came here right after. I have been staying here for one hour eating, reading and resting. Any time soon, I will be leaving and heading home since I have promised my mother I would be back home before four thirty three days ago -- a promise is a promise, especially binding one that is when it is one made with your deal mother.
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Anonymous · Answer

Thank you. I made some changes. How does it look to you now? Sorry, I couldn't do much about the underlining.

It's noon. I am at a restaurant. I finished eating my lunch about twenty minutes ago and am drinking hot black coffee. I am finishing reading today's newspaper, and when I finish reading it, I will be leaving here and heading home. When I arrive home, I will turn on TV and watch the 6 o'clock news, as I always do, unless there is some important matters I have to attend to immediately. Before coming to this restaurant, I was at school doing school work. I finished school at around 3 p.m. today and came here right after. I have been here for one hour eating, reading and resting. I will be leaving and heading home a few minutes later since I gave my word to my mother I would be back home before four-thirty p.m. three days ago -- a promise is a promise, especially if it is one that is made with your dear mother.
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Mister Micawber · Answer

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Here's the rest of my suggestions:

It's noon. I am at a restaurant. I finished eating my lunch about twenty minutes ago and am drinking hot black coffee. I am reading today's newspaper, and when I finish reading it, I will be leaving here and heading home. When I arrive home, I will turn on (the) TV and watch the 6 o'clock news, as I always do, unless there are any important matters I have to attend to immediately. Before coming to this restaurant, I was at school doing school work. I finished school at around 3 p.m. today and came here right afterwards. I have been here for an hour eating, reading and resting. I will be leaving and heading home in a few minutes, since I gave my word to my mother three days ago that I would be back home before four-thirty. A promise is a promise, especially if it is one that is made to your dear mother.
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Anonymous · Answer

Thank you. Your suggestions are accepted with gratitude.

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