Alex and the animals

A little bit of grammar with U2 & Bruce Springsteen

Complete the song.

1. (climb) => present perfect

2. (high) => superlative

3. (run) => present perfect

I ________________ (1) the (2)___________ mountain

I ______________ (3) through the fields

Only to be with you (x 2)

4. (run) => present perfect

5. (crawl) => present perfect

6. (scale) => present perfect

7. (this) => plural

I ________________(4), I _______________ (5)

I _________________(6) __________(7) city walls

____________(7) city walls

Only to be with you

8. (find) => pres. perfect - neg

9. (I/look for) => pres. cont.

But I still _______________(8) what ______________(9) for

10. (kiss) => pres. perfect

11. (speak) => pres. perfect

12. (hold) => pres. perfect

13. (hot) => the opposite

I ____________________(10) honey lips

Felt the healing in her fingertips

It burned like fire

This burning desire

I ____________________(11) with the tongue of angels

I ____________________(12) the hand of a devil

It was warm in the night

I was ___________ (13) as a stone

But I still ...

14. (believe) => present simple

15. (bleed) => future

16. (run) => pres. continuous

I _____________(14) in the kingdom come

Then all the colors ____________(15) into one

Bleed into one

Well, yes, I'___ still ____________(16) .

17. (break) => past simple

18. (loose) => past simple

19. (carry) => past simple

20. (know) => present simple

21. (believe) => present simple

You ____________ (17) the bonds and you

________________ (18) the chains

________________ (19) the cross

And all my shame

All my shame

You ______________ (20)I ________________ (21) it 

But I still ...

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