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Fill in the lyrics: Underdog

Grammar 5 min Lyrics

Vocabulary - 8 Contextual Words

Grammar - To be in the past simple

Pronunciation - American

Improve your listening and writing skills by filling in the blanks of the song lyrics. Today we propose a pop-soul song by Popstar Alicia Keys: “Underdog”. She wrote this uplifting anthem with the collaboration of Ed Sheeran to celebrate people who make it against all odds, especially now, when we need more than ever to be reminded of our strength and resiliency. Check out the empowering lyrics and music video below. Have you heard this song before? Do you like it?

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Exercise

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Grammar – “To be” in the Past Simple

The verb TO BE is irregular and it’s the only verb in English that completely changes its form in every tense.

We use its PAST SIMPLE form of TO BE to describe things that were true in the past.

SINGULAR

I was
You were
He / She / It was

PLURAL
We were
You were
They were

Examples:
– I was at home yesterday night.
– You were my best friend at school.
– She was late for the meeting.
– It was a really nice restaurant.
– Mary and I were happy to be at the concert.