Verbs in the Simple Form in the Song “I Don’t Care”

a) Listen to the song "I Don't Care” by Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber. As you listen, write
the missing words in the sentences below. All the missing words are verbs in the simple form.

be - deal - hear - stay - tell - care - feel - say - take - think - dance - fit - sneak - talk - wear

1. I'm at a party I don’t want to ______________________ at.

2. I don't ever ______________________ a suit and tie.
3. I wonder if I could ______________________ out the back.
4. You ask me, "Shall we ______________________?"
5. You know I love you—did I ever ______________________ you?
6. I don't ______________________ I fit in at this party.
7. Everyone's got so much to ______________________.
8. Who wants to ______________________ in anyway?
9. I don't ______________________ when I'm with my baby.
10. You make me ______________________ that maybe I am somebody.
11. I can ______________________ with the bad nights when I'm with my baby.
12. You can ______________________ me anywhere. 13. We are trying to
______________________, but we can't ______________________ ourselves.
14. I think that we should ______________________.

b) Read each sentence in Column A. Then write your answer in Column B. You do not
need to write complete sentences.
A B
1) Name somewhere you don't ever want to
be.
2) Name something you don't ever wear.
3) Name something you wonder if you could
do.
4) Name something you don't care about.
5) Name a place where you don't think you fit
in.
6) Name a situation in which everybody's got
 a lot to say.
7) Name a noisy place where people try to
talk but can't hear themselves.
8) Name someone or something that helps
you deal with bad nights.
9) Name someone or something that makes
you feel happy.

c) Work with a partner. Take turns reading the sentences in Column A and your answers in
Column B aloud