Verb exercisesStef Berghmans
Exercise 1Exercise 2RevisionExercise 3Exercise 4
Exercise 1Listen to Coldplay - Fix you and fill in the gaps (use an extra sheet of paper)
VERSE 1When you ............... your best, but you ..............,When you .............. what you want, but not what you ..............,When you .............. so tired, but you can't sleep,.............. in reverse. VERSE 2When the tears .............. streaming down your face,When you .............. something you can't replace,When you .............. someone, but it .............. to waste,Could it be worse? CHORUSLights .............. you homeAnd (.......).............. your bonesAnd I .............. to fix you. VERSE 3High up above, or down below;When you’.............. too in love to let it go,If you never .............. you'...... never ..............,What you are worth Correction
Correction VERSE 1
When you TRY your best, but you DON’T SUCCEEDWhen you GET what you want, but not what you NEED,When you FEEL so tired, but you can't sleep,STUCK in reverse. VERSE 2When the tears COME streaming down your face,When you LOSE something you can't replace,When you LOVE someone, but it GOES to waste,Could it be worse? CHORUSLights WILL GUIDE you homeAnd IGNITE your bonesAnd I WILL TRY to fix you. VERSE 3High up above, or down below;When you’RE too in love to let it go,If you never TRY you‘ WILL never KNOWWhat you are worth HOME
Exercise 2Listen to Avril Lavigne
- Things I'll never say
Fill in the gaps on the next page (use an extra sheet of paper)
Avril Lavigne – Things I’ll never say I ................................ (tug) at my hair
I ................................ (pull) at my clothesI ................................ (try) to keep my coolI ................................ (know) it showsI ................................ (stare) at my feetMy cheeks ................................ (turn) redI ................................ (search) for the words inside my head
(Cause) I ................................( feel) nervous(I) ................................ (try) to be so perfect'Cause I ................................ (know)
You................................ (be) worth itYou ................................ (be) worth itYeah
ChorusIf I could say what I ................................ (want) to sayI'd say I ................................ (want) to blow you awayBe with you every night................................ (I squeeze) you too tightIf I could say what I ................................ (want) to seeI ................................ (want) to see
you ................................ (go) downOn one kneeMarry me todayYes, I................................ (wish) my life awayWith these things I’ll never say Correction
I’m TUGGING at my hairI’m PULLING at my clothesI’m TRYING to keep my coolI KNOW it showsI AM STARING at my feetMy cheeks ARE TURNING redI AM SEARCHING for the words inside my head
(Cause) I AM FEELING nervous(I AM) TRYING to be so perfect'Cause I know YOU ARE worth itYOU ARE worth itYeah
ChorusIf I could say what I WANT to sayI'd say I WANT TO blow you awayBe with you every nightAM I SQUEEZING you too tightIf I could say what IWANTto seeI WANTt to see you go downOn one kneeMarry me todayYes, I AM WISHING my life awayWith these things I’ll never say HOME
REVISIONThe tense in the first song is: …
The tense that was added in the second song is: …
If you don’t know the answer, check this site.
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Exercise 3Indicate the correct answer
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Paris and her friend are shopping.
Paris and her friend shop.
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the theory again.
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Every day she goes to school by bus
.Every day she is going to school by bus.
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the theory again.
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The sheep watches TV.The sheep is watching TV.
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Exercise 4Watch this fragment:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4i8SpNgzA4&feature=related
Make 3 sentences about this fragment with: To run/ to be fat/ to practise.
Write them down. Afterwards have a look at the correction.
CorrectionHomer is running.
Homer is fat.
Homer is practising.
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