Please tell me what is correct....
"I wrote your name in a paper, but accidently threw it away" here is it "throw it away" or "threw it away"? What is more suitable? I heard that in one sentence there can't be more than one past tence.... please correct my question also....and if there are no errors in my question please let me know that also..

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Please tell me what is correct....
"I wrote your name in a paper, but accidently threw it away"  here is it "throw it away" or "threw it away"? What is more suitable? I heard that in one sentence there can't be more than one past tence.... please correct my question also....and if there are no errors in my question please let me know that also..

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In a sentence, everything should be in the same tense." Wrote" is in the past tense, therefore, "throw" should be in the past  tense. "Threw it away" is correct.

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both should be in the past

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It is ok to stay in the past tense, since both actions have completed in the past.  "Threw" is correct.

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