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Mary Maloney 1 and Forms of verbs

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Everybody (know)knows's knownknow's knowingI don't know Mary Maloney, don't they? She's the typical devoted and loving housewife. She (marry)marriedgot marriedhas been marriedI don't know to Patrick, a Senior Policeman, whileforsinceduringI don't know at least a decade. At present, her life (illuminate)has illuminatedis being illuminatedilluminatesis illuminatingI don't know by her absolute love for her husband. They're so happy together! ...
Through the years, they (establish)'d establishedwere establishingestablishedhave establishedI don't know a routine : when Patrick (be)will bebewould bewasisI don't know back from work, at 5 pm sharp, he (drink)is drinkingwould drinkhas drunkwill drinkI don't know a little whisky, so as to 'recover' from his hard day at work. Mary's such a thoughtful wife, that she (prepare + already)already preparedhas already preparedhas prepared alreadyI don't know the two glasses ; (she (have)is havinghavehadhas hadI don't know soda as she (expect)expectshas been expectingwas expectingI don't know their first baby for six months.
She heard the tyres on the gravel, and the door creaking a little. Then he came in, he (hand)handedhas handedwas handinghandsI don't know her his coat for her to hang, as usual, but looking at his face, she (notice)noticedwas noticinghas been noticinghas noticedI don't know that,obviously, he wasn't his usual self ... 'He (have)must've hadmay've hadhad to haveI don't know a very hard day,' she thought ... 'Poor darling! He's exhausted! A little rest (do)would dowas doingwill dodiddoesI don't know him good !'
Then, he (order)orderswill orderorderedhas orderedI don't know her to sit still and listen carefully! 'They (go out +not)wouldn't gohadn't gonewon't godidn't goI don't know to the restaurant on that night. He told her (make/ not)made a fussnot to makedon't makemake a fussI don't know a fuss, because he had something extremely important to tell her ... She (listen)would listenhas listenedlistenswill listenI don't know without interrupting him! It (be)must bewould bewill beiswasI don't know alright...'

She (hear)'d be hearinghad hearinghad heardwill hearI don't know her beloved husband's words like in a nightmare ... When he (finished)will finishhad finishedhad been finishingfinishedI don't know, Mary went to her kitchen, like a robot, to get their meal ready ...! She was numb and couldn't feel or think anything!
(to be continued ...)