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Easy English Learning Through Song. Vol.1 Compiled by Sean David Burke
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Easy English
Learning through Song
(For ages 13 and older)
Volume ONE: Three Common Verbs
TO BE
TO BE: Infinitive
TO BE: Statements
Present.
Past
Future
TO BE: Questions
Present
Past
Future
TO BE: with modal
verbs
TO HAVE
Contents
TO DO
To be
page
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I am, you are, he is, she is…
I was, you were, she was, we were…
I will be, it will be, they will be…
I’m going to be, you’re going to be
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Am I…? Are you… ? …
Was I…? Were we…? …
Will I be….? Will you be…? …
Must be, should be, can’t be, could you be?, used to
be, got to be, have to be ….
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I have, I’ve got, you have, you’ve got….
I had, you had
I have been; you have seen
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Have I told…?, have you ever…?.
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To do
I do, I don’t, you do , you don’t…
Do I….?, don’t I..?, do you..?, don’t you…..?
Don’t..
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TO HAVE
Present
Past
Present perfect
(statements)
Present perfect
(questions)
TO DO: Infinitive
Statements
Auxiliary, Questions
Auxiliary, negative
Cover photo: jazz diva, Sarah Vaughan
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TO BE
Infinitive
Song
Cruel to be kind, Nick Lowe, 1979
By Nick Lowe and Ian Gomm
..to be..
Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/cruel-to-be-kind-lyrics-nick-lowe.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0l3QWUXVho
Video with Lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MrVrZJAFSo
Born to be wild, Steppenwolf, 1968
By Mars Bonfire
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/steppenwolf/borntobewild.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UWRypqz5-o
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIfvwwPSHCI
It had to be you, Frank Sinatra
By Isham Jones and Gus Kahn, 1924
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/franksinatra/ithadtobeyou.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLUdYLxcBJE
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OTTgH-sNmw
I wanna be loved by you, Marilyn Monroe
By Herbert Stothart, Harry Ruby and Bert Kalmar, 1928
Lyrics: http://www.stlyrics.com/songs/m/marilynmonroe9048/iwannabelovedbyyouyou541510.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=5eDHlgnRuaM
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B0T3xmlZi8
Because I love you, The Master’s Apprentices,
By Doug Ford and Jim Keays, 1970
Lyrics: http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/b/becauseiloveyoumastersapprentices.shtml
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKE2hmgzUgo
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN4hnTdHluA
Holding out for a hero, Bonnie Tyler, 1984
By Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bonnietyler/holdingoutforahero.html
Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f_HsjpSVaI
Video with lyrics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GPZDX9_2oE
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TO BE,
present tense,
Statement
I am
Song
I am a man of constant sorrow, Traditional
Lyrics: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/s/soggy_bottom_boys/i_am_a_man_of_constant_sorrow.html
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08e9k-c91E8
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ5BFivMwxU
Man of colours, Icehouse, 1987
by Iva Davies
Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/man-of-colours-lyrics-icehouse.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9GyV2m8PIc
You are
You are my sunshine,1939
by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/copeland/youaremysunshine.html
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcnNb7Pnmok
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1moWxHdTkT0
He is
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother, The Hollies,1969
by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/hollies/heaintheavyhesmybrother.html
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si7gu9yGz64
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT57tjz9py8
She is
She is love, Parachute, 2009
By Will Anderson
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/parachute/sheislove.html
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr3qfy78iG4&feature=kp
Video with lyrics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaaDwD95Mjw
It is
How sweet it is to be loved by you, Marvin Gaye, 1964
By Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/marvingaye/howsweetitistobelovedbyyou.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQIrwprU1SY
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K98kYsqD1q8
It’s
It’s Magic, Sarah Vaughan, 1948
By Jule Styne, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/tomjones/itsmagic.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhlRrfBpcAE
We are
We are the world, USA for Africa, 1985
By Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/michaeljackson/weretheworldusaforafrica.html
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoDY8ce_3zk
Video with lyrics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzDCBgJLhYw
They are
The times they are a-changin’, by Bob Dylan, 1964
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bobdylan/thetimestheyareachangin.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7qQ6_RV4VQ
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6B8Hnt-W2Y
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TO BE
past tense
statement
I was
Song
I was made for loving you, Kiss, 1979
By Paul Stanley, Desmond Child and Vini Poncia
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/kiss/iwasmadeforlovinyou.html
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmELf8DJAVY
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0r-KZoF8tY
I was only nineteen, Redgum, 1983
by John Schumann
Lyrics: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/r/redgum/i_was_only_nineteen.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urtiyp-G6jY
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrXxACZRx30
You were
You were always on my mind, 1972
by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/willienelson/alwaysonmymind.html
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7f189Z0v0Y
He was
He was my brother, Simon and Garfunkel, 1964
By Paul Kane
Lyrics: http://www.paulsimon.com/us/music/paul-simon-songbook/he-was-my-brother
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daPpeLKdGSw
He was a friend of mine, Traditional
Lyrics: http://www.lyricsmania.com/he_was_a_friend_of_mine_lyrics_willie_nelson.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahc4GbDPEVI
She was
And she was, Talking Heads, 1985
By David Byrne
Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/and-she-was-lyrics-talking-heads.html
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgKOgPu9sEk
Video with lyrics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXa9KMyPWfc
It was
It was the summer of 69, Bryan Adams, 1984
by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bryanadams/summerof69.html
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFjjO_lhf9c
Video and lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKJiuEuDo0Y
We were
The way we were, Barbara Streisand, 1973
Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman (lyrics) and Marvin Hamlisch (music)
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/barbrastreisand/thewaywewere.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-KPGh3wysw
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRg40B9d0Sc
They were
They weren’t there, by Missy Higgins, 2004
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/missyhiggins/theywerentthere.html
Video File: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRlkNNYXH2E
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOVRjJyy3z4
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TO BE
future Tense
statement
I will be
Song
I’ll be there, The Jackson Five, 1970
by Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis, and Willie Hutch
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jackson5/illbethere.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6pAxF2br_U&list=RDJ6pAxF2br_U#t=192
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg2vMrDzoXM
I’m going to be
I’m gonna be (500 Miles) The Proclaimers, 1988
By The Proclaimers, Charlie and Craig Reid
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/proclaimers/imgonnabe500miles.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM0sTNtWDiI
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rynxm_GQEsI
You will be
Girl, you’ll be a woman soon, Neil Diamond, 1967
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/neildiamond/girlyoullbeawomansoon.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc_ZNWBx7-M
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pz6usPgfms
You’re going to
be
I know you’re gonna be there, Luke Bryan, 2011
By Luke Bryan and Ashley Gorley
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/lukebryan/iknowyouregonnabethere.html
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-apWLy-dO4w
He will be
He’ll be a friend, by Johny Cash, 1959
Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/hell-be-a-friend-lyrics-johnny-cash.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGdbfORTgTo
She will be
She’ll be coming round the mountain, Traditional
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jewel/shellbecominroundthemountain.html
Video with lyrics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6l_2iN54Qg
It will be
It will be me, by Melissa Etheridge, 2006
Lyrics: http://www.songlyrics.com/melissa-etheridge/it-will-be-me-lyrics/
Video Link (film): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwEefk0TzBk
Video with Lyrics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLdE6WbpEog
We will be
Soon we’ll be found, by Sia Furler, 2008
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/sia/soonwellbefound.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1x8DMfbYN4
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI_xgoNAOO8
They will be
When everything is beautiful, by Aaron Shust, 2009
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/aaronshust/wheneverythingisbeautiful.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u3qCDablC8
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TO BE
present
tense,
questioning
Am I..?
Song
Am I not pretty enough? By Kasey Chambers, 2002.
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/kaseychambers/notprettyenough.html
Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5rOdF9rUKI&index=27&list=PL70249E373F3E3A35
Are you..?
Are you sleeping, Brother John? Traditional, 18th C?
Lyrics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A8re_Jacques
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPfn3iAdhz0
Is he…?
Who is he? (and what is he to you?) by Bill Withers, 1972
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/billwithers/whoisheandwhatishetoyou.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFf-APwWPU0
Is she…?
Is she really going out with him? By Joe Jackson, 1978
Lyrics: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Is-She-Really-Going-Out-With-Him-lyrics-JoeJackson/6BE9BCF596C57BEC48256A8C0024BA4B
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjfH9mtasgQ&list=RDjcxUTIylUxI
Is it…?
Is it a crime? Sade, 1985
By Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale
Lyrics: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/s/sade/is_it_a_crime.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyz8xs163YU
Are we…?
‘Are we human?’ Human by The Killers, 2008
Lyrics: http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Killers:Human
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIZdjT1472Y&list=RDK0gbr7Y5Ryg
Are they…?
Are they all like you? The Shadows, 1962
by Tim Gale
Lyrics: http://www.lyrics.com/are-they-all-like-you-lyrics-the-shadows.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3HubYjKeyo
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TO BE
past tense
questioning
Was I ?
Song
Was I drunk? Georgia White, 1936
Lyrics: http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/w/wasidrunk.shtml
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlwIHF45rY0
Were
you…?
Were you there when they crucified my lord? Traditional
Lyrics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Were_you_there_when_they_crucified_my_Lord%3F
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeJkbSi0vMA
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLJ0IjLAmOA
Was he…?
Was it…?
Was I drunk? (above)
I know him so well, Chess
by Benny Andersson, Tim Rice, Björn Ulvaeus, 1984
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/steps/iknowhimsowell.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsUUHsYufaM
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDWWM6h51hc
Were
we…?
What were we thinking? Joss Stone, 2007
By Joss Stone and Raphael Saadiq
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jossstone/whatwerewethinking.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXb9Ve1MR0U
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=208UaSjdXvg
Were
they…?
The way, Fastball, 1998
By Tony Scalzo
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/fastball/theway.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbD5dShemps
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m9Woo6UwoI
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TO BE
future tense
questioning
Will I be..?
Song
When will I be loved? The Everly Brothers, 1960
by Phil Everly
Lyrics: (Ronsdadt version) http://www.metrolyrics.com/when-will-i-be-loved-lyrics-linda-ronstadt.html
Video Link: (Everly Brothers 1960) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI0ll5SexV0
(Linda Ronsdadt, 1974) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRGzKut8qfA
Will you
be…?
Will you be my valentine? Emily Muli, 2013
Video Link with Lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXG4h5K8w4c
Will he
be….?
Will he be waiting for me? Dolly Parton, 1972
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/dollyparton/willhebewaitingforme.html
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGrNVdBjC5E
Will she
be…?
Will she be (there for me)? The Wagtails, 2008
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na6rTjqNVss
Will it
be…?
When will it be me? Yasmeen, 2002
By Derek Bramble, Lindy Robbins and Yasmeen Sulieman
Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/when-will-it-be-me-lyrics-yasmeen.html
Video with Lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5D1TVPX0MU
Will we
be….?
When will we be paid? The Staples Singers, 1970
By Randall Stewart
Lyrics: http://www.sojust.net/songs/prince-when-will-we-be-paid.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWhcTu5El0c
When will we be married? Traditional
Lyrics: http://lyrics.wikia.com/Fiddler's_Green:When_Will_We_Be_Married
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylHiMtCPuiE
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TO BE with
modal verbs
Could be
Song
Could you be loved? By Bob Marley, 1980
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bobmarley/couldyoubeloved.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL_BcaI0i0w
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm7muPjevik
Must be
It must be love, Madness, 1981
by Labi Siffri, 1971
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/madness/itmustbelove.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmezIIrFQmY
Video with Lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX4gPaTZdWw
May be
You may be right, by Billy Joel, 1980
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/billyjoel/youmayberight.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo9t5XK0FhA
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoyAg75PsTA
Should be
That should be me, Justin Bieber, 2010
By Justin Bieber, Nasri Atweh, Adam Messinger, Luke Boyd
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/justinbieber/thatshouldbeme.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Jw-T4dVss
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRmpyIao6f4
Can be
You can be the boss, Lana del Ray, 2011
By Elizabeth Grant, Joe Henson and Alexis Smith
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/lanadelrey/youcanbetheboss.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE3qtEZdUNU
Video with Lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdQ_X2j9bHg
Would be
That I would be good, Alanis Morrisette, 1998
By Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/alanismorissette/thatiwouldbegood.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DphH6vsM9-Q
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMt3_p04XaQ
Ought to be
You ought to be with me, Al Green, 1972
By Al Green, Al Jackson, Jr and Willie Mitchell
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/algreen/yououghttobewithme.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHg3VihdRcc
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dZq_JkoSCw
Shall be
I shall be released, Bob Dylan, 1968
Lyrics: http://www.bobdylan.com/us/songs/i-shall-be-released
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsJH8hH8eCA
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtNNUnd6jhI
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TO HAVE
present
tense
statement
I have
Song
I have a dream, ABBA, 1979
By Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/abba/ihaveadream.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r82fyOb8F5w
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_HupoJ2_oc
Can I have this dance? Anne Murray 1980
By Wayland Holyfield and Bob House
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/annemurray/couldihavethisdance.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE3z-6XO2Ds
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nINFT3NzOss
I’ve got
Brand new key, Melanie, 1971
By Melanie Safka
Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/brand-new-key-lyrics-melanie.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCTMTflcuug
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YcuOTXiI7s
You have
When you have a child, Reba McEntire, 2010
By Tom Douglas
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rebamcentire/whenyouhaveachild.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AijwESmpRxE
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6xOwdWTT_E
You’ve got
You’ve got a friend, Carole King, 1971
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/caroleking/youvegotafriend.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qde5NMy7WTU
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XGX98OW4Rc
He’s got
(He’s got) high hopes, Frank Sinatra, 1959
by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn
Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/high-hopes-lyrics-frank-sinatra.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-bD0ZG5_2w
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yMoMxcHTww
She has
She has no time, Keane
By Tim Rice-Oxley, Tom Chaplin,Richard Hughes, James Sanger, 1999
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/keane/shehasnotime.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RZOg3Ybe9M
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k771GhUwD2c
She’s got
She’s got the look, Roxette, 1989
By Per Gessle
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/roxette/thelook.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlVI7ZNiFlI
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylMCfqZpROg
We’ve got
We’ve got tonight, Bob Seger, 1978
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bobseger/wevegottonight.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCBhN4LIyXQ
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTTkZVrvnT0
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TO HAVE
past tense
I had
Song
If I had a hammer, The Weavers, 1949
By Pete Seeger and Lee Hays
Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/if-i-had-a-hammer-the-hammer-song-lyrics-peter-paul-mary.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD-pyWALro4
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSUsyzUFcKs
I never had, Oscar Isaac, 2011
Lyrics: http://www.lyricsty.com/oscar-isaac-never-had-lyrics.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URchUjgghb0
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uljQuVXuMM
You had
If I said you had a beautiful body would you hold it against me?
The Bellamy Brothers, 1979.
By David Bellamy
Lyrics:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bellamybrothers/ifisaidyouhadabeautifulbodywouldyouholditagainstme.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tj8giihiuc
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjNuNhJo8kU
He had
Old Macdonald had a farm, (trad.)
Lyrics: http://www.kidsongs.com/lyrics/old-macdonald-had-a-farm.html
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHjw6Jz6peM
We had
Key Largo, Bertie Higgins, 1981
By Bertie Higgins and Sonny Limbo
Lyrics: http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/bertie_higgins/key_largo.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru2tsT32pHA
Video with lyrics: http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/bertie_higgins/key_largo.html
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HAVE for
present
perfect,
statements
I’ve
I’ve never been to me, Charlene, 1977
By Ron Miller and Kenneth Hirsch
Lyrics: http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/mewithoutyou/iveneverbeentome.htm
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZgIk2b68gQ
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM-okx_yE2Q
Fire and rain, James Taylor, 1970
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jamestaylor/fireandrain145777.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOIo4lEpsPY
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3uaXCJcRrE
Careless, Paul Kelly, 1989
Lyrics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj10EzNKA2M&feature=kp
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02XQ_Ttln9c
Video with Melbourne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAE9ncvMJ2M
You’ve
Cruel to be kind, Nick Lowe, 1979
By Nick Lowe and Ian Gomm
Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/cruel-to-be-kind-lyrics-nick-lowe.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0l3QWUXVho
Video with Lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MrVrZJAFSo
She’s
She’s always been a dreamer, 2010
By Ron Mills and Redrock Studios
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LbXFdfuAKM
We’ve
We’ve only just begun, The Carpenters, 1970
By Paul Williams and Roger Nichols
Lyrics: http://www.elyrics.net/read/c/carpenters-lyrics/we_ve-only-just-begun-lyrics.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__VQX2Xn7tI
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B_o5YDxVfI
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HAVE for
present
perfect,
Questions
Have I …?
Have I told you lately ? by Van Morrison, 1989
Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/have-i-told-you-lately-lyrics-van-morrison.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpq5vDccLTg
Have
you…?
Have you ever seen the rain? Creedence Clearwater Revival,
1970
By John Fogerty
Lyrics: http://rock.rapgenius.com/Creedence-clearwater-revival-have-you-ever-seen-the-rain-lyrics
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS9_ipu9GKw
Have we…?
Have we lost? Flyleaf, 2009
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/flyleaf/havewelost.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0B_FVwqNlY
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06hCYtgomEc
Have
they…?
What have they done to my song, Ma? Melanie, 1970
By Melanie Safka
Lyrics: http://www.lyricsmania.com/look_what_theyve_done_to_my_song_lyrics_melanie_safka.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqg3kcwAgso
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnVKGgPpETs
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TO DO
infinitive
What’s love got to do with it? Tina Turner, 1984
By Terry Britten and Graham Lyle
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/tinaturner/whatslovegottodowithit.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkzSRdiJxWU
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNOZhGvLmtU
All I have to do is dream, The Everly Brothers, 1958
By Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/everlybrothers/allihavetodoisdream.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTYe9eDqxe8
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX0ws6y7p5g
All I really want to do, Bob Dylan, 1964
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bobdylan/allireallywanttodo.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiLdXSV0wrw
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIEV1OanDGY
What to do, Demi Lovato,
By Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/demilovato/whattodo.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsUEfulFW8E
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqr6QAmq-38
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TO DO
statement
I do
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do ABBA, 1975
By Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson
Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/i-do-i-do-i-do-i-do-i-do-lyrics-abba.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW3HN_pvbE4
You do
The way you do the things you do, The Temptations, 1964
By Smokey Robinson and Robert Rogers
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/temptations/thewayyoudothethingsyoudo.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjzBbYr4Eik
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RXLAhgr1P4
Do what you do do well, Ned Miller, 1964
Lyrics:
http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/n/ned_miller/undefined/lyrics/n/ned_miller/do_what_you_do_do_well.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wdDcxTxysU
She does
Every little thing she does is magic, The Police, 1981
by Gordon Sumner (Sting)
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/sting/everylittlethingshedoesismagic.html
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aENX1Sf3fgQ
Video with lyrics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anlBWZ2cplQ
It does
Shine like it does, INXS, 1985
By Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/inxs/shinelikeitdoes.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVaIFdb979A&feature=player_embedded
We do
The things we do for love, 10cc, 1976
By Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman
Lyrics: http://www.lyrics007.com/10cc%20Lyrics/Things%20We%20Do%20For%20Love%20Lyrics.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbAbHsTgxBM
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3WbTU_awCY
They do
Then they do, Trace Adkins, 2003
By Jim Collins and Sunny Russ
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/traceadkins/thentheydo.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYkzRYhlw_U
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTHWFenHx-Y
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TO DO,
auxiliary,
questioning
Do I…?
Do I, Luke Bryan, 2009
By Luke Bryan, Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/lukebryan/doi.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5GVa1yWYZM
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulaj9s7UHc8
Don’t I…?
Don’t I hold you? Wheat, 1999
By Ricky Brennan Jr., Brendan Harney, and Scott Levesque
Lyrics: http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/elizabethtown/dontiholdyou.htm
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrmTRwaHN4M
Do you…?
Do you really want to hurt me? by Culture Club, 1982
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/cultureclub/doyoureallywanttohurtme.html
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nXGPZaTKik
Video with lyrics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MoXSjjERBk
Do you know where you’re going to? Diana Ross, 1975
By Michael Masser and Gerald Goffin
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/mariahcarey/doyouknowwhereyouregoingtothemefrommahogany.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3uatcJqt54
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf3EvfBSxuk
Don’t
you…?
Don’t you remember? Adele, 2011
By Adele Adkins and Dan Wilson
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/adele/dontyouremember.html
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az48W6KMleg
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYM0oL6RPvg
Does he….?
Does he know? One Direction, 2013
By Julian Bunetta, John Ryan, Jamie Scott, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/onedirection/doesheknow.html
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGwmHM7NAYQ
Do we…?
Games people play. Alan Parson’s Project, 1980
By Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/alanparsonsproject/gamespeopleplay.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGbPN1xYlAI
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPbmXkmxexM
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Don’t as
auxiliary
I don’t
I don’t like Mondays, Boomtown Rats, 1979
By Bob Geldof
Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/i-dont-like-mondays-lyrics-boomtown-rats.html
Video Link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaHAvEEbQOE
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6I9qVsXnSQ
You
don’t
You don’t bring me flowers Neil Diamond, 1977
By Neil Diamond, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Lyrics: http://www.elyrics.net/read/n/neil-diamond-lyrics/you-don_t-bring-me-flowers-lyrics.html
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj10EzNKA2M&feature=kp
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA99Gl4NYRQ
Refugee, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 1980
By Tom Petty and Mike Campbell
Lyrics: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/t/tom+petty/refugee_20138454.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7_1R_b4x7Y
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-TBpKGACmw
Don’t stop, Fleetwood Mac, 1977
By Christine McVie
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/fleetwoodmac/dontstop.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjFmaKx9Lw4
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U9p0PpFEec
Don’t go, Yazoo, 1982
By Vince Clark
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/yazoo/dontgo.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLTGs4fqxBk
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2OS9j2XQ44
Don’t you forget about me, Simple Minds, 1985
By Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/simpleminds/dontyouforgetaboutme.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqoNKCCt7A
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jlHz0wF0Ig
We
don’t
We don’t need another hero, Tina Turner, 1985
By Terry Britten and Graham Lyle
Lyrics: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/t/tina+turner/we+dont+need+another+hero_10232469.html
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq4aOaDXIfY
Video with lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMAULOwDY1Q
Easy English Learning Through Song. Vol.1 Compiled by Sean David Burke
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