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The Beatles' "Yesterday": A Song in Past Tense:



"Yesterday"
By Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon-McCartney), 1965

Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away.
Now it looks as though they're here to stay.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be.
There's a shadow hanging over me.
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.

Why she had to go?
I don't know, she wouldn't say.
I said something wrong.
Now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday love was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Why she had to go?
I don't know, she wouldn't say.
I said something wrong.
Now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday love was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

(Lyrics courtesy of azlyrics.com)

Practicing Simple Past Tense:
1.) In this line from the song, which word is the verb:
            
"Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away."

               Yesterday all my troubles seemed away                   


         

© J. Burton, 2017
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