Past Continuous vs.

Past Simple: Elissa and the Mysterious Stalker

Watch the video and complete the script with the past continuous or past simple form.

On a cold, dark night, Elissa was working late at the office. It was already midnight
when she finally finished her work. As she _ was leaving her office, she
realised the streets were now empty… she was all alone. While she
was walking back home, she heard some footsteps behind her. She
turned around to look, but no one was there. So she
continued walking but she could still hear footsteps behind her. Elissa is really scared
now and she started to run. But the footsteps behind her got louder and faster.
Someone was chasing her! As she was running , she saw a cemetery. She
quickly ran into the cemetery and hid there.

When Elissa was hiding , the footsteps stopped . Maybe she lost him. Just
then, Elissa remembered there’s a 24 hour convenience store nearby. She can go there for help. She
quickly ran to the store. She went inside and begged the man for
help. “Please help me! Someone is following me. I can hear his footsteps!” But the man said to her “Lady,
the footsteps are yours. The soles of your shoes came off.”

Andrés González Mesta

MI61D

Simple Past vs. Past Progressive (the mysterious stalker)

Watch the video “The Mysterious Stalker” and write down the sentences you hear in which they use
simple past or past continuous.

Simple past Past Continuous

she finally finished her work Elissa was working
she realised . It was already midnight
she heard some As she _ was leaving her office
footsteps behind her the streets were now empty
She turned around to look she was all alone
And she started to run While she
was walking back home
But the footsteps behind her got louder and
but no one was there
faster
she saw a cemetery . So she continued walking
She quickly ran into the cemetery Someone was chasing her!
and hid there ! As she was running
the footsteps stopped When Elissa was hiding
Maybe she lost him
, Elissa remembered there’s a 24 hour
convenience.
She quickly ran to the store
She went inside and begged the man
for help.
But the man said to her
The soles of your shoes came off