Moon Goblins story narrative tenses

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QUESTION 1

Last night I ___ (walk) by the river when something strange ___ (happen) to me. It was late at night and I ___ (have) a few beers at the pub before that.

was walkinghappened had had

walkedhappened had

was walkinghad happened had

QUESTION 02

I ___ (sit down) on some steps very close to the water and looked up at the big yellow moon and wondered if it really was made of cheese. I felt very tired so I ___ (close) my eyes and quickly ___ (fall) asleep.

was sitting downwas closing was falling

sat downclosed fell

sat downhad closed fell

QUESTION 03

When I woke up, it was very dark and cold. The wind ___ (blow) and an owl ___ (hoot) in a tree above me.

blewhooted

was blowingwas hooting

was blowinghad hooted

QUESTION 04

I started to get up, when suddenly I ___ (hear) a splash.

was hearing

heard

had heard

QUESTION 05

I ___ (look) down at the water and saw something -something terrible and frightening, unlike anything I ___ (ever/see) before.

lookedhave ever seen

lookedhad ever seen

had lookedever saw

QUESTION 06

Something green and ugly ___ (come) out of the water and ___ (start) moving towards me.

had comehad started

camestarted

was comingwas starting

QUESTION 07

I was so scared that I couldn’t move. I ___ (never be) so scared in my life.

never was

had never been

have never been

QUESTION 08

Then 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.

had jumpedwore

jumpedwas wearing

was jumpingwore

QUESTION 09

He shouted, “Get Back!” There was a bright flash and the monster ___ (disappear).

was disappearing

disappeared

had disappeared

QUESTION 10

I looked up at the man. “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 are you?” I asked him.

never heard

had never heard

was never hearing

QUESTION 11

“You can call me… The Doctor,” he said. Then he ___ (turn) around and ___ (disappear).

turneddisappeared

was turningdisappeared

had turneddisappeared

QUESTION 12

What on earth were Moon Goblins, and who was the mysterious Doctor? I was determined to find the answers to these strange questions. I stood up, ___ (look) at the moon and quickly ___ (walk) home.

lookedwas walking

lookedwalked

had lookedwalked

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