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GRAMMAR IN SONGS: MODAL VERBS

Read the lyrics of the song "You Can't Hurry Love" by British singer Phil Collins. You must fill in the gaps ith one of the follo ing modal verbs! "must"" "have to"" "can" or "can't". #hen listen to the song to chec$ your ans ers. "Y%& C'('# H&RRY L%)*"+ PH,L C%LL,(-

, need love" love" to ease my mind , need to find" find someone to call mine .y mama said you can't hurry love (o" you'll /ust 000000000 ait -he said love don't come easy But it's a game of give and ta$e You can't hurry love (o" you'll /ust 0000000000 ait 1ust trust in a good time (o matter ho long it ta$es Ho many heartaches 0000000000 , stand Before , find a love to let me live again Right no the only thing that $eeps me hanging on 2hen , feel my strength" ooh" it's almost gone , remember mama said you can't hurry love (o you'll /ust 0000000000 ait -he said love don't come easy ,t's a game of give and ta$e Ho long 0000000000 , ait Ho much more 0000000000 , ta$e Before loneliness 2ill cause my heart" heart to brea$ (o" , 0000000000 bear to live my life alone , gro impatient for a love to call my o n But hen , feel that ," , 0000000000 go on 2ell" these precious ords $eep me hanging on , remember mama said you can't hurry love

(o" you'll /ust 0000000000 ait -he said love don't come easy 2ell" it's a game of give and ta$e You can't hurry love (o" you'll /ust 000000000 ait 1ust trust in a good time (o matter ho long it ta$es" no brea$ (o love" love don't come easy But , $eep on aiting 'nticipating for that soft voice #o tal$ to me at night 3or some tender arms to hold me tight , $eep aiting" ooh" till that day But it ain't easy 4Love don't come easy5 (o" you $no it ain't easy .y mama said you can't hurry love (o" you'll /ust 000000000 ait -he said love don't come easy ,t's a game of give and ta$e

SONG FACTS #his song as originally recorded by #he -upremes in 6788" and it reached the top five in the &9 that same year. #he -upremes' version is included in the Roc$ and Roll Hall of 3ame's list of ":;; songs that shaped roc$ and roll". #he song as later recorded by Phil Collins 4in 67<=5" and as used in the 677: film "Runa ay Bride" starring 1ulia Roberts and Richard >ere.

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