SONG EXERCISE
Summer Nights – Grease
1. Fill in the blanks with the simple past form of the verbs in parentheses.
Summer lovin' _____________ (have) me a blast
Summer lovin' _____________ (happen) so fast
I _____________ (meet) a girl crazy for me
_____________ (meet) a boy cute as can be
Summer days driftin' away, to uh-oh those summer nights
(Uh Well-a well-a well-a huh) Tell me more, tell me more
_____________ (you / get) very far?
Tell me more, tell me more
Like does he have a car? (Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh)
She _____________ (swim) by me, she _____________ (get) a cramp
He _____________ (run) by me, _____________ (get) my suit damp
I _____________ (save) her life, she nearly _____________ (drown)
He _____________ (show) off, splashing around
Summer sun, something's begun, but uh-oh those summer nights
(Uh well-a well-a well-a huh) Tell me more, tell me more
_____________ (be) it love at first sight?
Tell me more, tell me more
_____________ (she / put) up a fight? (Uh-huh-uh-huh-uh-huh-uh-huh)
_____________ (take) her bowling in the arcade
We _____________ (go) strolling, _____________ (drink) lemonade
We _____________ (make) out under the dock
We _____________ (stay) out 'till ten o'clock
Summer fling, don't mean a thing, but uh-oh those summer nights
(Uh well-a well-a well-a huh) Tell me more, tell me more
But you don't gotta brag
Tell me more, tell me more
Cos he sounds like a drag (shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop,shoo-bop bop, YEH)
He _____________ (get) friendly, holding my hand
While she _____________ (get) friendly down in the sand
He _____________ (be) sweet, just turned eighteen
Well she _____________ (be) good you know what I mean
Summer heat, boy and girl meet, but uh-oh those summer nights
(woo, woo, woo) Tell me more, tell me more
How much dough _____________ (he / spend)?
Tell me more, tell me more
_____________ (can) she get me a friend?
It _____________ (turn) colder - that's where it ends
So I _____________ (tell) her we'd still be friends
Then we _____________ (make) our true love vow
Wonder what she's doing now
Summer dreams _____________ (rip) at the seams,
bu-ut oh, those su-ummer nights....
By Lilian Marchesoni