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A Ghost STory

Chapter 2
Chapter 1
But it WASN’T (not/be) the right time. I
DO you BELIEVE (believe) in ghosts? Ghosts
STARTED (start) to shiver and I SAW (see) a
LIVE (live) everywhere and they ARE (be)
flash of light outside. It WASN’T/ISN’T raining
invisible. Well, let me tell you what
(not/rain) at the moment, so it couldn’t be a
HAPPENED (happen) to me last year. I
thunder storm. Now I WAS SHAKING (shake)
SLEEPING (sleep) soundly in my warm, cozy
in terror. Ghosts NEVER SHOW UP
bed, when all of a sudden I HEARD (hear) a
(never/show up) at my house. This is crazy! It
strange sound. What WAS (be) that? I WAS
was 3 o’clock in the morning. Who was at the
(be) scared. Maybe it was my dog, Morty
front door, I wondered. OK let’s think straight.
making that noise. But no, Morty WAS Ghosts DON’T EXIST (not/exist) in real life.
LYING (lie) right outside my bedroom door Ghosts LIVE (live) only in stories. They HAUNT
on his favorite rug. He WAS even SNORING (haunt) castles, but they DON’T APPEAR
(snore) loudly. Someone WAS KNOCKING (not/appear) in real people’s houses. They
(knock) on the front door! (not/make) AREN’T MAKING noises now- I
hope.

Chapter 4
Chapter 3
Calm down! Now I REMEMBER (remember) a
The night was very dark. Oh no! Someone scary story the teacher READ (read) to us in
or something WAS MOANING (moan) school yesterday. It was all about ghosts and
downstairs while DRAGGING (drag) a chain goblins. So I am dreaming about that ghost
around the living room. It must be a ghost! story- this isn’t real. However, the strange
No, impossible. And what was that? The noises continued. OK, so something IS GOING
dogs outside WERE HOWLING (howl) and (go) on at the moment. Then my mother
then I SAW (see) something move in front suddenly CAME (come) into my bedroom,
of me. A voice SAID (say): Don’t be scared. I both of us HEARD (hear) the sound of
think I AM IMAGINING (imagine) things at dragging chains and ghostly moans again and
the moment. The wind WAS BLOWING SAW (see) flashes of lightning in the sky. We
(blow) very fiercely. So it was the wind. I both screamed (scream) loudly. I almost
AM GOING (go) back to bed right now and I JUMPED (jump) out of my skin. And then I
am going to hide under the covers. There is WOKE (wake) up- it WAS (be) only a
nothing to be afraid of. This is not real nightmare! Whew!

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