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Mary Maloney 1 and Forms of verbs

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Everybody (know)'s knownknow's knowingknowsI don't know Mary Maloney, don't they? She's the typical devoted and loving housewife. She (marry)marriedhas been marriedgot marriedI don't know to Patrick, a Senior Policeman, forsincewhileduringI don't know at least a decade. At present, her life (illuminate)is being illuminatedis illuminatinghas illuminatedilluminatesI don't know by her absolute love for her husband. They're so happy together! ...
Through the years, they (establish)established'd establishedhave establishedwere establishingI don't know a routine : when Patrick (be)wasbeiswould bewill beI don't know back from work, at 5 pm sharp, he (drink)will drinkwould drinkis drinkinghas drunkI 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)has already preparedalready preparedhas prepared alreadyI don't know the two glasses ; (she (have)is havinghavehas hadhadI don't know soda as she (expect)has been expectingwas expectingexpectsI 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)was handinghandedhas handedhandsI don't know her his coat for her to hang, as usual, but looking at his face, she (notice)was noticinghas been noticinghas noticednoticedI don't know that,obviously, he wasn't his usual self ... 'He (have)had to havemust've hadmay've hadI don't know a very hard day,' she thought ... 'Poor darling! He's exhausted! A little rest (do)would dowas doingdidwill dodoesI don't know him good !'
Then, he (order)has orderedorderswill orderorderedI don't know her to sit still and listen carefully! 'They (go out +not)didn't gowouldn't gowon't gohadn't goneI don't know to the restaurant on that night. He told her (make/ not)make a fussmade a fussdon't makenot to makeI don't know a fuss, because he had something extremely important to tell her ... She (listen)has listenedlistenswould listenwill listenI don't know without interrupting him! It (be)must beiswould bewaswill beI don't know alright...'

She (hear)had heard'd be hearinghad hearingwill hearI don't know her beloved husband's words like in a nightmare ... When he (finished)had been finishinghad finishedwill finishfinishedI 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 ...)