UNIT 2: GET THE MESSAGE

GRAMMAR

WRITING: A STORY

Past Continuous vs. Past Simple: ELISSA AND THE MYSTERIOUS STALKER

Past Continuous Tense vs. Past Simple: The Mysterious Stalker (Suspense Thriller Short
- ESL Video)

Complete with the correct tense:

On a cold, dark night, Elissa

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_________________ (work) late at the office. It
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was already midnight when she finally
_________________ (finish) her work. While she
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_________________ (leave) her office, she
_________________ (realise) the streets were now empty and that she was all alone.

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As she __________________ (walk) back home, she ________________ (hear) some footsteps
behind her. *Flap, flap, flap*. She 7 _________________ (turn) around to look, but no one was there.
She continued walking but she 8________________ (can) still hear footsteps behind her.

*Flap, flap, flap* Elissa 9 _________________ (be) really scared now so she started to run. The
footsteps behind her 10 __________________ (get) louder and faster. *FLAP! FLAP! FLAP!* She was
certain that someone 11 _________________ (chase) her!

While she 12__________________ (run), she 13

_________________ (see) a cemetery. She quickly 14

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_________________ (run) into the cemetery and _________________ (hide) there. While Elissa
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_________________ (hide), the footsteps stopped. Maybe she had lost him. Just then, Elissa
_________________ (remember) there was a 24 hour convenience store nearby. She could go there for
help.

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She quickly _________________ (run) to the store. She __________________ (go) inside and
begged the man for help. “Please help me! Someone is following me. I can hear his footsteps!” But
the man 20_______________ (say) to her “Lady, the footsteps are yours. The soles of your shoes came
off.”