Arbeitsblatt: English tenses

English tenses (mixed) They first met when they were 25 years old, back in July 1997. few months later, they married and since then they ve spent their lives together. Eric and Paula are couple. Their home is on nice road in quiet suburb of Chicago. Their house consists of two floors and huge garage for the two cars, which Eric had brought into their marriage. Paula has many friends that like her way of thinking. They often step by for an inspiring chat whereas Eric prefers staying alone and moreover people think hes strange and theres hardly ever anyone who knocks at the front door to see him but not his wife Paula. Paula normally enjoys having all those people at their house. It makes her forget her own problems. Her issues that she has with Eric, relationship problems that theyve had for years and years. Usually the neighborhood is rather calm but recently some strange things have happened. Garbage cans have disappeared, someone has torn the mailboxes, someone has stolen the bicycles, someone has broken the front windows. Not to forget last weeks incident ( Ereignis) when she was looking out of the window. She saw some weird- looking men who were wandering around and who were drawing racist slogan onto other peoples house walls. Paula turned to Eric: « What mess! » she said. He followed her sight and replied, «What are they doing? What are they thinking?!». He was full of rage. He opened the door and shouted at them: Go away from here. Youre causing lot of trouble for Gods sake!. Stop shouting at them, Paula said, it wont change anything. They will continue to destroy our neighborhood, not matter what. They are crazy, Eric added, havent finished yet Paula said angrily. The gazed ( anstarren) at each other. Paulas thoughts were racing in her head and then one question rose to the surface and came across her lips slowly: » Have you ever thought about leaving this place? » Eric turned away from her gaze and stared to the floor. Finally, after 10 eternal ( ewig) minutes, he faced her and said: am going to leave this place he interrupted shortly, and Im going to leave everything behind – you included. Paula burst in tears. You ‘ve never said anything like that to me. Eric: know, but ve come to the conclusion that after having lived life full of boredom and solitude ( Einöde) will build up new business in New York. desperately need to have new plans and new aims. Paula had an exhausted look on her face. Sadly, but controlled she whispered: Ok, Im going to move to my sisters house in San Francisco then. Lets sell our house. On the next day they put up for sale sign on to their lawn. After they ate brief lunch – each of them in separate places – the doorbell rang. Eric opened and the air stuck in his throat. Again, the weird- looking men which they had seen the previous day. Mischievous and squeezed eyes, bold heads and curled lips, tightly pressed. We want your house, were going to buy it right now, the one with the big and twisted nose said firmly. Yes, and then, if its possible my brother will move in too. Paula and Erich were speechless. Well, what surprise. Were happy to sell you our house so that youll live happily ever after.