Song Activity

Present Perfect continuous

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Running On Faith

performed by Eric Clapton

by Jerry Lynn Williams

from the album "Unplugged"



Lately I've been running on faith

What _____ can a _____ boy do?

But my world will ____ right

When love _____ over you



Lately I've been ________ in my sleep

I can't ______ what I'd have to say

Except my world will ___ right

When love ______ back your way



I've always ______ One to take each and every day

______ like by now

I'd find a love who_____ just for me



Then ____ go running on faith

All of our dreams _____come true

And our world will ___right

When love _____over me and you



Chorus

Then _____ go running on faith

All of our dreams _____come true

And our world will____ right

When love ____over me and you

When love ______ over you



answers:

Running On Faith

performed by Eric Clapton

by Jerry Lynn Williams



Lately I've been running on faith

What else can a poor boy do?

But my world will be right

When love comes over you



Lately I've been talking in my sleep

I can't imagine what I'd have to say

Except my world will be right

When love comes back your way



I've always been

One to take each and every day

Seems like by now

I'd find a love who cares just for me



Then we'd go running on faith

All of our dreams would come true

And our world will be right

When love comes over me and you



Chorus

Then we'd go running on faith

All of our dreams would come true

And our world will be right

When love comes over me and you

When love comes over you





1.Follow- up Exercise to "Running on Faith"



Note the use of the Present Perfect continuous in this song. Notice that in this construction, the action begins in the past and continues in the present:



Lately I’ve been running on faith

talking in my sleep



It is important to remember that , when using frequency adverbs, you should use the present perfect tense, and never the present perfect continuous:

I’ve always been one to take each and every day



2. Write five sentences using the Present Perfect continuous:



a.__________________________________________________________

b.__________________________________________________________

c.__________________________________________________________

d.__________________________________________________________

e.___________________________________________________________



prepared by Ernest silveira

I use this kind of activity a lot, and I will soon include more of this kind

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