Simple Past and Past Continuous

songs for the simple past tense

California dreamin'
The Mamas & The Papas



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The Mamas and the Papas
All the leaves are brown
And the sky is ___________________
I've been for a walk
On a winter's ___________________
I’d be safe and warm
If I was in ___________________
California dreamin'
On such a winter's ___________________
Stopped into a church
I passed along the ___________________
Well, I got down on my knees
And I pretend to ___________________
You know the preacher likes the cold
He knows I'm gonna ___________________
California dreamin'
On such a winter's ___________________
All the leaves are brown
And the sky is ___________________
I've been for a walk
On a winter's ___________________
If I didn't tell her
I could leave ___________________
California dreamin'
On such a winter's ___________________

Tasks

  1. Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with the missing words. What do they all have in common?
  1. Find in the song.
a.       A verb in the simple present (affirmative form) - ___________________________________
b.       A regular verb in the simple past (affirmative form) - ________________________________
c.       An irregular verb in the simple past (affirmative form) - ______________________________
d.       A verb in the simple past (negative form) - ________________________________________
e.       A conditional clause - ________________________________________________________

3.   Work in pairs to answer the questions about the song.
a.       Where is the person in the song?
b.       Where would the person in the song like to be? Why?
c.       Why did the person in the song stop into a church? Why do you think the person in the song pretended to pray?
d.       Why does the preacher like the cold?
e.       Can the person in the song leave today? Why not?
f.         Who do you think she is in the verse ‘if I didn’t tell her’?

  1. Now work with a partner. Talk about the city you live in. Do you like it? Where would you like to live if you didn’t live where you live today?

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Jealous Guy
John Lennon