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When I was your man




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When I was your man by Bruno Mars

  1. Listen to the song and fill in the gaps with the missing verbs.

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Same bed, but it feels just a little bit bigger now
Our song on the radio, but it don't sound the same
When our friends 1. about you all that it does is just � � �2.�me down
Cause my heart breaks a little when I hear your name
And it all just sounds like uh, uh, uh

Hmmm, too young, too dumb to realize
That I should have bought you flowers and held your hand
Should have gave you all my hours when I had the chance
Take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was dance
Now my baby is dancing, but she's dancing with another man.

My pride, my ego, my needs and my selfish ways
Caused a good strong woman like you to 3.�out my life
Now I never, never get to clean up the mess I 4.
And it hunts me every time I close my eyes
It all just sounds like uh, uh, uh, uh

Too young, too dumb to realize
That I should have bought you flowers and held your hand
Should have gave all my hours when I had the chance
Take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was dance
Now my baby is dancing, but she's dancing with another man.

Although it 5. �I'll be the first to say that I was wrong
Oh, I know I'm probably much too late
To 6. �and apologize for my mistakes
But I just want you to know
I hope he buys you flowers, I hope he holds your hands
Give you all his hours when he has the chance
Take you to every party cause I remember how much you loved to dance
Do all the things I should have done when I was your man!
Do all the things I should have done when I was your man!

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2. There are two grammar mistakes in the song. One of them occurs twice. Can you find them and correct them?

� Wrong phrase Correct phrase

- It�� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � It�

- Should�� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �Should�

3. �Listen again and say if the following sentences are true or false.

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-�������� The singer used to have a girlfriend. � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��� � � � � � � �

-�������� He always bought flowers to her. � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� � � � � � � ��

-�������� He always held her hand. � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� � � � � � � ��

-�������� They went to parties because she wanted to dance. � � � � � �� � � � � � � ��

-�������� He doesn�t think he was wrong. � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� � � � � � � ��

-�������� They split up. � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��� � � � � � � ���