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Mystery Stories

The narrator falls asleep by the river Thames after a long day and drinks at the pub. When they wake up, a strange green arm comes out of the water to grab their leg. A mysterious man called the Doctor saves them and warns them about moon goblins before disappearing in a flash of blue light. The narrator is left with many questions about what happened and who the Doctor is.

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Mystery Stories

The narrator falls asleep by the river Thames after a long day and drinks at the pub. When they wake up, a strange green arm comes out of the water to grab their leg. A mysterious man called the Doctor saves them and warns them about moon goblins before disappearing in a flash of blue light. The narrator is left with many questions about what happened and who the Doctor is.

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Mystery Stories

Narrative Tenses

A. Write the verbs in the Simple Past, Past Continuous or Past Perfect.

Last night I _________________ (walk) home next to the river Thames, when something strange
_________________ (happen) to me. It was late at night and I _________________ (have) a long and difficult
day at work. There was a large full moon in the sky and everything was quiet. I was tired and lonely and I
_________________ (just have) a few pints of beer in my local pub, so I decided to stop by the riverside and
look at the moon for a while.
I _________________ (sit) on some steps very close to the water’s edge and looked up at the big yellow moon.
I felt very tired so I _________________ (close) my eyes and after a few minutes, I _________________ (fall)
asleep. When I woke up, the moon _________________ (move) behind a cloud and it was very dark and cold.
The wind _________________ (blow) and an owl _________________ (hoot) in a tree above me. I rubbed my
eyes and _______________(get up) when suddenly I _________________ (hear) a splash. I
_________________ (look) down at the water and saw something. Something terrible and frightening, and
unlike anything I’d ever seen before. Something _________________ (come) out of the water and
_________________ (move) towards me. Something green and strange and ugly. It was a
long green arm and it _________________ (stretch) out from the water to grab my leg. I
was so scared that I couldn’t move. I _________________ (never be)
so scared in my whole life. The cold green hand
_________________ (move) closer and closer when suddenly
there was a blue flash and a strange noise from behind me. Someone
_________________ (jump) onto the stairs next to me. He _________________
(wear) strange clothes and he had a crazy look in his eyes. He shouted “Get Back!”
and _________________ (point) something at the monster in the water. There was a
bright flash and the monster hissed and disappeared.
I looked up at the man. He looked strange, but kind. “Don’t fall asleep by the river when there’s a
full moon”, he said “The Moon Goblins will get you.” I _________________ (never hear) of moon
goblins before. I didn’t know what to do. “Who… who are you?” I asked him. “You can call me… The
Doctor.” He said. I _________________ (try) to think of something else to say when he turned
around and said, “Watch the stars at night, and be careful of the full moon”. I was trying to
understand what he meant, when there was another blue flash and I closed my eyes. When I
opened them again, he _________________ (go).
I couldn’t believe what _________________(happen). What on earth were Moon Goblins, and
who was the mysterious Doctor? And why had he saved me? I was determined to find the answers
to these strange questions. I stood up, looked at the moon and quickly walked home.

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