Nancy Sinatra – Bang Bang
(A class with the famous song by Nancy Sinatra to practice verbs in the Past Simple)
Who was Nancy Sinatra?
Can you name any of her songs?
What relationship is she to Frank Sinatra
Ex 1: While listening to the song put the verbs in brackets into the past simple.
Verse 1
I ………..(be) five and he ……….. (be) six
We ……….. (ride) on horses made of sticks
He ……….. (wear) black I ……….. (wear) white
He would always win the fight
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Choras 1
Bang bang, He ……….. (shoot) me down
Bang bang, I ……….. (hit) the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby ……….. (shoot) me down
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Verse 2
Seasons ……….. (come) and ………..(change) the time
When I ……….. (grow) up I ……….. (call) him mine
He would always laugh and say
Remember when we ……….. to play
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Choras 2
Bang bang, I ……….. (shoot) you down
Bang bang, You ……….. (hit) the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, I ………. to shoot you down
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Refrain
Music ……….. (play) and people ……….. (sing)
Just for me the church bells ……….. (ring)
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Verse 3
Now he`s gone, I don’t know why
Until this day, sometimes I cry
He ……….. (not say) even say good bye
He ………..(not take) the time to lie
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[Repeat chorus 1]
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Exercise:
Try and put “used to” into sentences.
- I used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day
- I used to play tennis but now I go to the gym for exercise.
- We used to visit my grandparents every Sunday.
Try to put “didn’t used to” into sentences.
1. I didn’t use to like garlic, but now I eat it all the time.
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Understanding the lyrics:
1. Take a look at the line in the first verse
“we rode on horses made of sticks” – What game were they playing?
2. next, take a look at the first chorus – Who won the first fight?
3. Take a look at the line in the second verse
“when I grew up I called him mine” – What does the phrasal verb “grow up” mean?
in reference to time, what has happened in this verse?
4. next, take a look at the second chorus – Who won the second fight?
5. In the Refrain, what does the reference to “church bells” mean?
6. Finally, what happened in the third verse?
Pronunciation with Regular verbs
Take a look at the the 3 regular verbs below
Seasons came and changed the time
When I grew up I called him mine
He would always laugh and say
Remember when we used to play
Question: In each example, which sound does the -ed ending have?
Note: I used to has a [t] sound. [I use+t to]
The negative is formed in a regular manner – “I didn’t use to” and has a similar sound.
