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 dark cold night, Elisa was working late at the office. It was already midnight
when she finally finished her work. As she was leaving her office, she realized the
streets were now empty. She was so 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. Elisa 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 Elisa was hiding, the footsteps
stopped. Maybe she lost him. Just then Elisa remembered there´s a 24 hour open
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
the footsteps” but the man said: “lady the footsteps are yours. The soles of your
shoes came off”
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

when she finally finished her work. Elisa was working late at the office.
she realized the streets were now It was already midnight.
empty. As she was leaving her office.
She was so alone. while she was walking back home.
she heard some footsteps behind her. she continued walking but she could
She turned around to look but no one still hear footsteps behind her.
was there. someone was chasing her!
Elisa is really scared now and she she was running
started to run. When Elisa was hiding.
the footsteps behind her got louder
and faster.
she saw a cemetery.
She quickly ran into the cemetery and
hid there
the footsteps stopped.
Maybe she lost him.
Elisa remembered there´s a 24 hour
open store nearby, she can go there
for help.
She quickly ran to the store.
She went inside and begged the man
for help.