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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Mr. Firman invited his friend Mr. Nulty, to come over and have dinner with him and Mrs. Smith. The maid fixed a big dinner for them. And when they were finally ready for dessert, she brought out a cake for Mr. Nulty since it was his fifty-ninth birthday. The candles were lit and the lights were turned low so that he could blow out the candles in the dark. Once the candles were blown and the cake was eaten, Mrs. Smith began to clear the table of food and dishes.

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