Today we went through the various tenses used when narrating a story. A good way to learn when and how to use these tenses is reading stories. Listening to a song which tells a story is also very useful. Martin asked us to go through the following song lyric, locate the verbs and their different tenses:
"She Hates Me" (PUDDLE OF MUDD LYRICS)
Met a girl, thought she was grand [past simple, past simple, past simple]
fell in love, found out first hand [past simple, past simple]
went well for a week or two [past simple]
then it all came unglued [past simple]
in a trapped trip I can't grip [present simple]
never thought I'd be the one who'd slip [past simple, past simple, past simple]
then I started to realize [past simple]
I was living one big lie [past continuous]
She fucking hates me [present simple]
trust
she fucking hates me [present simple]
la la la love
I tried too hard [past simple]
and she tore my feelings like I had none [past simple, past simple]
and ripped them away [past simple]
She was queen for about an hour [past simple]
after that shit got sour [past simple]
she took all I ever had [past simple, past simple]
no sign of guilt
no feeling of bad, no
In a trapped trip I can't grip [present simple]
never thought i'd be the one who'd slip [past simple, past simple, past simple]
then I started to realize [past simple]
I was living one big lie [past continuous]
[Chorus]
that's my story, as you see
learned my lesson and so did she [past simple, past simple]
now it's over and i'm glad [present simple, present simple]
'cause i'm a fool for all i've said [present simple, present perfect]
[Chorus]
la la la la la la la la la love
Trust
la la la la la la la la la love
Trust
and she tore my feelings like I had none [past simple, past simple]
she fucking hates me [present simple]
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