'When I was your man', by Bruno Mars

ESO 3 & 4 Students,

We bring you another fine contribution from your Music teacher, MJ Barbosa. This time she has chosen a beautiful song, 'When I was your man', by Bruno Mars, so that you can practise not only your listening skills, but also some verb tenses and modal forms. If you click on the Read more » link down below you can access a 'fill in the blanks' drill based on this song lyrics she has prepared for you.

Don't forget to congratulate MJ and thank her for her work next time you see her! Enjoy the song!

Same bed, but it ______ just a little bit ________ ________

Our ______ on the _______, but it _____ ________the same

When our friends _______ about you all that it does is just tear me down

Cause my heart _______ a little when I ________ your _________

And it all just ________ like uh, uh, uh

Hmmm too _________, too _________ to __________

That I ________ ________ ________ you ________ and ________ your hand

________ ________ ________ you all my hours when I _________ the chance

________ you to every _______ cause all you _________ to do was _________

Now my baby ____ __________, but she'__

My ______, my ego, my _________ and my _________ ways

___________ a good strong woman like you to ________ _______ my life

Now I _______, ________ get to ________ ________ the mess I ________

And it haunts me every time I ________ my ________

It all just __________ like uh, uh, uh, uh

Too _________, too _________ to __________

That I ________ ________ ________ you ________ and ________ your hand

________ ________ ________ you all my hours when I _________ the chance

________ you to every _______ cause all you _________ to do was _________

Now my baby ____ __________, but she'__

___________ with another ________.

___________ with another ________.

Although it ________ I'll be the first to ________ that I _______ wrong

Oh, I _______ I'm probably much too late

To try and _____________ for my mistakes

But I just ______ you to __________

I hope ____ __________ you ____________, I hope _____ _________ your hand

_______ you all his _________ when he _______ the ___________

_________ you to every party cause I ____________ how much you __________ to _________

______ all the things I ________ _________ _______ when I _________ your _________!

____ all the things I ________ _________ __________ when I _______ your ______!

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