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keannu

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Is this "brakes down" possible? It should be "broke down".

W:James promises his two children that he will give them a ride to the city library. However, his car brakes down and he takes it to the auto repair shop. Fortunately, James findsout that there is a bus that goes directly to the city library.
 

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It should be breaks down.

The whole thing is written in the present tense. . . a common narrative device.

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