1. The boy’s name was Percy. 2. He never went to bed on time. 3. He liked to sit by the fireplace and listen to his mother’s fairy tales. 4. He didn’t want to go to sleep too early. 5. They argued about it every day. 6. One day mother left Percy sitting alone by the fire. 7. She said that the Old Fairy would come and take him because he didn’t listen to his mother. 8. But Percy wasn’t afraid of old fairies.

The celebration was nearly over when the guests were offered tea. But it turned out that host had run out of it as the company had been having tea the whole day through. To put things in order the host used all available cans of coffee. Standing upright among the guests he offered them to compete who would try and sell out the greatest number of cans. The competition took place in the garden and became a great adventure demonstrating the crowd's creativity in trying to sell the greatest quantity of can though that was not exactly what the host had had initially in mind.

1. Bill has been away from work all this week.
2. Glenda worked extremely hard when she was a student.
3. Pippa __has been__rather unfriendly recently.
4. Eric ___had opened___the door before I rang the bell.
5. How long __hasNeil ___had___his present job?
6. ___Has___Tina__visited___her parents since she got married?
7. Why ___didyou putyour coat on? It’s not cold.
8. Jock __complained___to me about his problems last night.
9. Fred ___forgot___his map. We’ll have to go back for it.
10. Jane __ernedmore money in her last job, but she enjoys this one more.