Story summary verb tenses I noticed that the story summary uses both past and present verb tenses making the text an awkward mix of the two For example italics added for emphasis Their attempt costs Alphonse his entire body and Edward his left leg In a desperate effort to save his brother Edward sacrificed his right arm to Affix his brother s soul to a suit of armor The story should be told in one tense or the other I personally prefer keeping it in the present tense Their attempt costs Alphonse his entire body and Edward his left leg In a desperate effort to save his brother Edward sacrifices his right arm to Affix his brother s soul to a suit of armor