🎶 Nine Songs That Teach You Grammar 🎶
1. Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
Grammar: Present Simple
“She puts on her make-up and brushes her long blonde hair.”
Describes actions in sequence using the Present Simple, as in storytelling.
2. Lemon Tree – Fool’s Garden
Grammar: Present Continuous
“I’m sitting here in a boring room…”
Shows an action happening right now, useful for temporary states.
3. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
Grammar: Past Simple
“At first I was afraid, I was petrified…”
Recounts completed past events. Great for narratives.
4. Jealous Guy – John Lennon
Grammar: Past Continuous
“I was dreaming of the past…”
Describes a continuous action in the past for emotional storytelling.
5. We Are the Champions – Queen
Grammar: Present Perfect
“I’ve paid my dues, time after time…”
Highlights experiences or actions relevant to now.
6. My Girl – Madness
Grammar: Past Perfect
“I thought we’d sorted it out…”
Used to describe something completed before another past event.
7. The River – Bruce Springsteen
Grammar: Would for Past Habits
“We’d go down to the river and into the river we’d dive…”
“Would” expresses repeated actions in the past.
8. I’ll Sail This Ship Alone – The Beautiful South
Grammar: First Conditional
“If you think that this is for the best, then I’ll sail this ship alone.”
Describes real possible future conditions and their results.
9. Norwegian Wood – The Beatles
Grammar: Reported Speech
“She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh.”
Illustrates how we report what others said in the past.
