Be the cool teacher in your school and connect with your “Swiftie” students while practising past simple verbs in your ESL class with this song, So Long, London from Taylor Swift’s 2024 album “The Tortured Poets Department”. There are 20 different verbs in the simple past tense in this song (12 of which are irregular):…
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Justin Bieber – Love yourself
Practice past simple verbs in your ESL class with this song, Love yourself by Justin Bieber. There are 12 different verbs in the simple past tense in this song (8 of which are irregular): rained, broke, didn’t want, didn’t see, told, hated, was, tried, came, made, fell & felt There is a suggestion on how…
Alan Smith Robertson – Gimme some Love
Practice the prepositions ON, AT & IN with expressions of time with this fun song, Gimme some Love by Alan Smith Robertson. This song’s lyrics include 12 examples of the prepositions on, at & in with different time expressions: ON a Friday, IN April, AT noon, AT the weekend, ON Sunday, IN June, AT 5…
Elvis Presley – Return to Sender
Practice irregular verbs in the past simple in your ESL class with this song, Return to Sender by Elvis Presley. There is 1 regular verb and 7 irregular verbs in this song: dropped, gave, put, brought, wrote, had, sent & came There is a suggestion on how to use this song in your ESL classes…
Frank Sinatra – My way
Practise verb tenses in your ESL class with this song, My Way by Frank Sinatra. The lyrics of this song contain 27 verbs in 4 tenses: There is a suggestion on how to use this song in your ESL classes below, but for more ideas, click here. Lyrics And now, the end is near; And…
The Beatles – A day in the life
Practice the past simple (especially irregular verbs) in your ESL class with this song, A Day in the Life by The Beatles. The 14 irregular verbs in this song are: read, made, was, had, saw, blew, stood, woke, fell, found, drank, spoke, went & were but there are also 6 other regular positive and negative…
Bryan Adams – Summer of ’69
Practice the past simple, and especially irregular verbs, in your ESL class with this song, Summer of ’69 by Bryan Adams. The 13 irregular verbs that appear in this song are: got, bought, bled, was, had, quit, were, spent, met, told, held, knew & went but this song also contains 4 regular verbs: played, tried,…
The Rolling Stones – Sympathy for the devil
Practice the past simple (especially irregular verbs) in your ESL class with this song, Sympathy for the Devil by Rolling Stones. The 11 irregular verbs in this song are: stole, was, had, made, stuck, saw, rode, held, stank, fought & laid and the regular verbs are: killed, rage, scream, seal, shout, wash & watch. Note:…
Celine Dion – Because you loved me
Practice the past simple (especially irregular verbs) in your ESL class with this song, Because you loved me by Celine Dion. The 14 irregular verbs which appear in these song lyrics are: stood, made, brought, found, held, let, saw, were, was, could, gave, lost, said & had. There is a suggestion on how to use this song in your…