Improve your listening and writing skills by filling in the blanks in the song lyrics. These activities are designed for Beginners and Intermediates to learn new vocabulary related to a specific topic in a quick and fun way.
For this week’s lyrics we bring you an iconic song from ABBA: Mamma Mia. The song was ABBA‘s first number 1 in the UK since “Waterloo” in 1974. Enjoy it!
Exercise
Fill in the missing words: strong – missed – really – know – end – Why – Blue – missed – count – resist – fire – look – again – slam – show. ⇩
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This activity is case sensitive so make sure to use capital letters when needed.
Grammar
Present perfect (affirmative)
We make the present perfect when we add have + past participle of a verb.
We use the present perfect to talk about something that began in the past and continues in the present:
Brett has worked here for two weeks.
We have lived on this street for twelve years.
We also use the present perfect to talk about our experience until just now:
I have listened to this song already!
We‘ve seen that film before.
Christina has played piano since she was a child.
My wife has been pregnant for seven months now.
In these cases, to make an affirmative statement with the present perfect we place the subject + have + verb, and then we often place a prepositional phrase (for six months, already, in this city).
We can use the present perfect when we talk about something that happened in the past but is now important in the present:
Kelsey won’t answer your messages, she has left the office.
I’ve lost my cell phone, so I can’t call you.
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Great song!
Hello Sunny
I liked the song.
Its lyrics is pretty.
In Mexico the most important member of a family is the mother.
That’s I liked the song. It’s a song to the love to a mother.
Thank you
Hi,
Very important topic, in spanish it is common that we use the present perfect, therefore, it is good to know how to use it
Thanks, you’ve a Nice day
Beautiful song!
Very amazing!