Tom’s Diner by Suzanne Vega (simple present/present continuous) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGctzCGjeU8 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct verb tense. Doo, doo, doo, doo… I ___________________ in the morning at the diner on the corner I __________________ at the counter for the man to pour the coffee And he __________ it only halfway and before I even __________ He ___________________ out the window at somebody coming in Doo, doo, doo, doo… "It ______ always nice to see you," _______ the man behind the counter To the woman who has come in she ____________________ her umbrella And I _______ the other way as they _____________________ their hellos And I’ ________________ not to see them and instead I ________ the milk Doo, doo, doo, doo… I ____________ up the paper there's a story of an actor Who had died while he was drinking it was no one I had heard of And I’ ______________ to the horoscope and ___________ for the funnies When I' ____________ someone watching me and so I ________ my head Doo, doo, doo, doo… There’ ___ a woman on the outside looking inside, _____ she ______ me? No, she ________ really _______ me cause she ______ her own reflection And I’ ___________ not to notice that she’ _______________ up her skirt And while she' _____________ her stockings her hair has gotten wet Doo, doo, doo, doo... Oh, this rain it will continue through the morning as I' ________________ To the bells of the cathedral I ______________ of your voice Doo doo doo doo… LunaFlor Learning jennsmetzteacher@gmail.com Tom’s Diner by Suzanne Vega (simple present/present continuous) ANSWERS I am sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner I am waiting at the counter for the man to pour the coffee And he fills it only halfway and before I even argue He is looking out the window at somebody coming in "It is always nice to see you," says the man behind the counter To the woman who has come in she is shaking her umbrella And I look the other way as they are kissing their hellos And I'm pretending not to see them and instead I pour the milk I open up the paper there's a story of an actor Who had died while he was drinking it was no one I had heard of And I'm turning to the horoscope and looking for the funnies When I'm feeling someone watching me and so I raise my head There's a woman on the outside looking inside, does she see me? No, she does not really see me cause she sees her own reflection And I'm trying not to notice that she's hitching up her skirt And while she's straightening her stockings her hair has gotten wet Oh, this rain it will continue through the morning as I'm listening To the bells of the cathedral I am thinking of your voice LunaFlor Learning jennsmetzteacher@gmail.com
