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Tenses in a text : Billy Weaver (1)

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Billy Weaver, 17, has already travelledwill travel alreadyhad already travelledhave already been travellingI don't know West from London but he had been neverhad never beenhas never beenhas been neverI don't know in Bath before. He had been toldwould be toldwould tellwas tellinghad been tellingI don't know it was a beautiful town and he was quite happy to be there to start his new job on the following day. 'Where I could finddid I findto findam I findingshall I findI don't know lodgings ?', he wondered. At the station, he had askedwas askingwould askdid askedI don't know the porter who had suggested a pub : 'The Bell and Dragon'. So, he had headinghad headedwas headingwould headingI don't know for the nearest pub where he could findis findinghas foundcould have foundI don't know a room. The night air could beiswould have beenwashad beenI don't know deadly cold and cutswas cutscuttingI don't know like a blade of ice.
He would not knewhad not knownnot knewdidn't knowI don't know anyone in Bath as it was his first stay there. On his way to the 'Bell and Dragon', he noticedwas noticingwould noticenoticesI don't know a sign at a window : 'BED and BREAKFAST', it said. He peeredhas been peeredis peeringhad peeredI don't know through the window of a pleasantly furnished living room. On a thick carpet a cute little dog had peacefully been curlingwas peacefully curledwas peacefully curlI don't know up in front of a bright and warm fire-place. At the back of the room, a caged parrot completescould completecompletedis completingI don't know the wonderful picture : 'Here, I would be feltis feelingwill feelhad been feelingI don't know at home!', he thought and the bell runghas been ringingringswas ringingrangI don't know before he had realisingbeen realisingwas realisinghad realisedI don't know it.
A smiling middle-aged woman 's appearingwas appearingappearingappearedI don't know at once, like a 'Jack-in-the-box' ! Surprised, Billy asked her how much she will chargewould chargewould chargedwould have chargedI don't know for a room in her B&B ! He was delightfully surprisedsurprised delightfullywas surprised delightfullydelightfully was surprisedI don't know when she announced how cheap it was ! Then he was showingwas shownhas shownhas been showingI don't know his future room : a wonderful and comfortable one.
He was unpackingunpackedwill unpackhas unpackedI don't know his case and came down for the papers, as he was askinghad askedhad been askedwill be askedI don't know to. Putting his name in the 'guest book', he noticed only two other names have writtenhave been writingshould have been writtenhad been writtenI don't know before his : Christopher Mullholland, 17 and Gregory Temple, 28. Why on earth will these names ringthese names runghad these names rangdid these names ringI don't know a bell in his mind ? The landlady was living on the first floor, Billy must have sleptmust sleepwould sleephas been sleepingwill sleepI don't know on the second one, and the other two guests were on the third one,' he was told. 'Of course, they hadn't leftcannot leavehaven't leftshouldn't leaveI don't know, and they never wouldwould neverhad neverought to nevernever willI don't know ! Are youHave you beenAre you beingWere youI don't know ready for a nice cup of tea and a biscuit '? Billy sippeddidn't siphas sippedshouldn't sipwill sipI don't know the tea which pleasantly tasted like bitter almonds... 'Yes ! I shouldn't likeI did likeI have likedI likedI do likeI don't know this place! ', he thought...

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