You got 10 correct out of 10. :D 1. The Barenaked Ladies are a Canadian band: In the Barenaked Ladies song, "If I Had A Million Dollars", the singer says "If I had a million dollars, I'd buy you a house." What does I'd mean? I would I will I could I should I had 2. "If I had a million dollars, I'd ________ ________." is rich be rich am rich being rich 3. Listen to the U2 song "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". Complete the following sentence: "I _________ _______ the highest mountains". climb to climb have climbed have climb 4. In the U2 song, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", the singer says "I have kissed honey lips". Thinking about the grammar, when did this happen? in the past it's happening right now in the future 5. In The Beatles' song "Yesterday", Paul McCartney sings about the past and present: "Yesterday, all my troubles ________ so far away." seems seem seemed have seemed 6. Paul McCartney continues: "Now it _______ as though they're here to stay." is looking looked had looked looks 7. The Canadian singer Michael Buble sings: "I just haven't met you yet." What does this line mean? He did not meet the girl of his dreams and never will. He did not meet the girl of his dreams, but it may happen in the future. He recently met the girl of his dreams. 8. In Marianne Faithful's song, "As Tears Go By", she sings about the present. Complete the line: "I _______________ as tears go by." sit and watch sat and watched am sitting and watching was sitting and watching 9. If you want to practice questions with do and does, listen to Skeeter Davis's song "The End of The World". She sings "Why _____ the stars glow above?" do is does is "stars" is plural, so we use "do" 10. The title of a Bruno Mars song is "I Should've Bought You Flowers". What does Bruno Mars mean when he sings "I should've bought you flowers"? Bruno Mars will buy his girlfriend flowers. In the past, Bruno Mars bought his girlfriend flowers. In the past, Bruno Mars did not buy his girlfriend flowers. Now he regrets it. In the present, Bruno Mars needs to buy his girlfriend flowers.

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