Past Simple with Celine Dion

Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me

Listen to the first part of the song and write the past simple of verb given in brackets.

For all those times you (1) ________ (stand) by me

For all the truth that you (2) _______ (make) me see

For all the joy you (3) _________ (bring) to my life

For all the wrong that you made right

For every dream you made come true

For all the love I (4)_________ (find) in you

I'll be forever thankful, baby

You're the one who (5) ______ (hold) me up

Never let me fall

You're the one who (6) ______ (see) me through through it all

You (7) ________ (to be) my strength when I (8) _____ (to be) weak

You were my voice when I (9) ________ (can’t) speak

You were my eyes when I couldn't see

You (10) _______ (see) the best there (11) ______ (to be) in me

(12) _______ (Lift) me up when I couldn't reach

You (13) ________ (give) me faith 'cause you (14) ________ (believe)

I'm everything I am

Because you (15) _______ (love) me

Look up the meaning of the words in the box. Listen to the next part of the song and fill in the gaps using these words.

       tall         wind         grateful

       star        light          faith

       know      touched    because

       always   wings        lies

       true        inspiration

You gave me _______ and made me fly

You __________ my hand I could touch the sky

I lost my _______, you gave it back to me

You said no ______ was out of reach

You stood by me and I stood ______

I had your love I had it all

I'm __________ for each day you gave me

Maybe I don't _______ that much

But I know this much is _________

I was blessed _________ I was loved by you

You were _________ there for me

The tender _______ that carried me

A ________  in the dark shining your love into my life

You've been my __________

Through the _________ you were the truth

            Match the past simple verbs in column A with their present simple form in column B.

o    found                                      o lose

o    flew                                       o say

o    was                                        o find

o    lost                                        o have

o    believed                                o believe

o    touched                                 o touch

o    knew                                     o is

o    said                                      o fall 

o    had                                       o am

o    were                                     o fly

o    fell                                       o know

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