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Happiness _________ her like a train on a track

Coming towards her stuck still no turning back


She _________around corners and she _________under beds
She _________it with kisses and from it she _________
With every bubble she _________with her drink
And _________it away down the kitchen sink

The dog days are over


Use the verbs in the past simple to complete the lyrics
The dog days are done
The horses are coming as you listen to the song.
So you better run

Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
Complete the sentences below using the
Leave all your loving, your loving behind
You can't carry it with you if you want to survive
verbs in the past simple:
1. When Sid _____________ me
The dog days are over yesterday, the storm __________. [to
The dog days are done call; to start]
Can you hear the horses? 2. Sarah _______________ completely
'Cause here they come everything I __________. [to understand;
to explain]
And I never _________anything from you 3. Are you sure Melissa ________ to the
Except everything you _________and what was left after that too, oh bowling alley with Jeff on Friday? [to go]
Happiness _________her like a bullet in the back 4. I couldn’t sleep because that stupid
Struck from a great height by someone who should know better than that bird __________ through the night. [to
sing]
The dog days are over 5. I _______________ the baby crying
The dog days are done yesterday. ______ he _____ the whole
Can you hear the horses?
night? [not to hear; interrogative: to
'Cause here they come
sleep]
6. The secretary _________ Steve but
Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
couldn’t get through because he _______
Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
Leave all your loving, your loving behind
away on business. [to call; to be]
You can't carry it with you if you want to survive 7. Karen _________ to cry as soon as the
clown _____________. I guess she
The dog days are over __________ afraid. [to start; to appear; to
The dog days are done be]
Can you hear the horses? 8. The Smiths ___________ a new house
'Cause here they come by the lake with the comp he __________
after his accident. [to buy; to get]
The dog days are over 9. Mariah ___________ his father
The dog days are done ______ home when she _______ the door
The horses are coming open. [to think; to be; to see]
So you better run (Here they come) 10. Jean _________ home late over the
traffic jam. [to get]
The dog days are over
The dog days are done
The horses are coming
So you better run

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