Contents
- Description of routines in the past (used to)
- Permission and possibility in the past (could, be able to)
- Past
Progressive: affirmative, negative sentences, yes/no and information questions
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Listen to the song and fill in the blanks.
Fill in the blanks with the correct of “used-to” and the given verb. Then discuss with a partner what each verse is about.
Part Two
Listen to the song to check your answers. Pay attention to the /d/ sound at the end of “used.”
You ______________________ to me like (talk)
I was the only one around.
You ______________________ on me like (lean)
The only other choice was falling down.
You ______________________ with me like (walk)
We had nowhere we needed to go,
Nice and slow, to no place in particular.
[REFRAIN]
We ______________________ this figured out; (have)
We ______________________ without a doubt. (breathe)
When nights were clear, you were the first star that I'd see.
We ______________________ this under control. (have)
We never thought.
We ______________________. (know)
At least there's you, and at least there's me.
Can we get this back?
Can we get this back to how it ______________________? (be)
I ______________________ for you when (reach)
I got lost along the way.
I ______________________. (listen)
You always had just the right thing to say.
I ______________________ you. (follow)
Never really cared where we would go,
Fast or slow, to anywhere at all.
[REFRAIN]
I look around me,
And I want you to be there
'Cause I miss the things that we shared.
Look around you.
It's empty, and you're sad
'Cause you miss the love that we had.
You ______________________ to me like (talk)
I was the only one around,
The only one around.
Part Two
Listen to the song to check your answers. Pay attention to the /d/ sound at the end of “used.”
You ______________________ to me like (talk)
I was the only one around.
You ______________________ on me like (lean)
The only other choice was falling down.
You ______________________ with me like (walk)
We had nowhere we needed to go,
Nice and slow, to no place in particular.
[REFRAIN]
We ______________________ this figured out; (have)
We ______________________ without a doubt. (breathe)
When nights were clear, you were the first star that I'd see.
We ______________________ this under control. (have)
We never thought.
We ______________________. (know)
At least there's you, and at least there's me.
Can we get this back?
Can we get this back to how it ______________________? (be)
I ______________________ for you when (reach)
I got lost along the way.
I ______________________. (listen)
You always had just the right thing to say.
I ______________________ you. (follow)
Never really cared where we would go,
Fast or slow, to anywhere at all.
[REFRAIN]
I look around me,
And I want you to be there
'Cause I miss the things that we shared.
Look around you.
It's empty, and you're sad
'Cause you miss the love that we had.
You ______________________ to me like (talk)
I was the only one around,
The only one around.
Past Progressive
Activities
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