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I w a s y o u r m a n
Isabelle Monette Marie Durand-Fernandes Benoit Uson

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WHEN I WAS YOUR MAN

By Bruno Mars

Word Bank: Words or expressions to discover tear me down selfish apologize mess pride haunts ego

In teams of two, use a dictionary to find the meaning of the words below. Afterwards, you will share your answers in class. 1. tear me down: to destroy someone emotionally 2. apologize: to express regret for doing or saying something wrong

3. pride: 4. ego: 5. selfish: 6. mess: 7. haunts:

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WHEN I WAS YOUR MAN

By Bruno Mars

Same bed but it feels just a little bit bigger now

Our song on the radio but it don't sound the same When our friends talk about you, all it does is just tear me down Cause my heart breaks a little when I hear your name It all just sounds like oooooh Mmm, too young, too dumb to realize That I should hav e bought you flowers And held your hand Should hav e gave you all my hours When I had the chance Take you to every party Cause all you wanted to do was dance Now my baby's dancing But she's dancing with another man My pride, my ego, my needs, and my selfish ways Caused a good strong woman like you to walk out my life Now I never, never get to clean up the mess I made, ohh And it haunts me every time I close my eyes
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 It all just sounds like oooooh Mmm, too young, too dumb to realize That I should have bought you flowers And held your hand Should h ave gave you all my hours When I had the chance Take you to every party Cause all you wanted to do was dance Now my baby's dancing But she's dancing with another man Although it hurts I'll be the first to say that I was wrong Oh, I know I'm probably much too late To try and apologize for my mistakes But I just want you to know I hope he buys you flowers I hope he holds your hand Give you all his hours When he has the chance Take you to every party Cause I remember how much you loved to dance Do all the things I should ha ve don e When I was your man Do all the things I should h ave done When I was your man
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You tell me
Guided Questions
In teams of four, discuss and answer the following questions. Afterwards, you will share your answers in class. 1. Examine the title and the verb tense that is used. According to these details, who are the two people who play the main roles in this song?
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2. What are the feelings expressed by the writer of the lyrics? Give an example from the song where these feelings are expressed.
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3. What are two examples of actions that are the cause of these feelings?
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Modal Auxiliary
Should
1. We can use 'should have' to talk about past events that did not happen. 2. We can also use 'should (not) have' to regret past actions. The modal auxiliary should has a past form, should have, which is used before the past participle of a verb. When this past form is used, should and have are very often contracted to should've (sounds like: shudov):

Should + have + verb (past participle)

should have been / should've been should have done / should've done should have worked / should've worked should have stopped / should've stopped

This past form may also be negative (should not have + the past participle); the full negative with not is also contracted to shouldn't have ( + past participle) very often:

Should + NOT + have + verb (past participle)

should not have been / shouldn't have been should not have done / shouldn't have done should not have worked / shouldn't have worked . should not have stopped / shouldn't have stopped

* Should have and shouldnt have are used with all the personal pronouns (I, you, he/she/it, we they)
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Modal Auxiliary
Should
*Fill in the blanks with the proper structure of the modal should when regret is expressed or a past action did not happen.
1. Amlie ____________________________________________(buy) the iPod from the Apple store. 2. I _________________________________________________(not, drive) so fast to go to the party. 3. Yesterday, at McDonalds, I _______________________________________(order) an extra cheeseburger. 4. We _______________________________________________(not, tell) Zack that Emma was with James.

* Write two personal examples using the proper structure of the modal should when regret is expressed or a past action did not happen. Write one positive example and one negative example. 1. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 2. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
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 By Bruno Mars If you were in the shoes of Bruno Mars, what should you have done for your girlfriend or your boyfriend to keep a good relationship?

WHEN I WAS YOUR MAN

Complete the lyrics of the song, in teams of two, with your own suggestions. Follow the structure below, which combines parts of the chorus.

It all just sounds like oooooh Mmm, too young, too dumb to realize That I_____________________________________________ And_______________________________________________ When I had the chance ________________________________________________________ Cause all you wanted to do was ___________________________________ I_____________________________________________ And_______________________________________________ When I had the chance ________________________________________________________ Cause all you wanted to do was ___________________________________