THE BEATLES LYRICS
“Yesterday”
Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away.
Now it looks as though they’re here to stay.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Suddenly I’m not half the man I used to be.
There’s a shadow hanging over me.
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
Why she had to go, I don’t know, she wouldn’t say.
I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday love was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Why she had to go, I don’t know, she wouldn’t say.
I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday love was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
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MEANING / MESSAGE OF SONG
“Now I need a place to hide away” are we to hide? Yesterday is yesterday. Yesterday was not a regret, because it could only makes you weak. But yesterday was an experience which could make us even better. What we got and what we had yesterday might not be the best for us.. believe that good things will come in good ways for good peoples. So plant goodness, although goodness it was only a mustard seed.
GRAMMAR
Modal
Example from part of the song
“Why she had to go, I don’t know, she wouldn’t say”
Wouldn’t a negative of would, modal can be tested if the verb changed from the infinitive to negative . Would used to reveal the habits and tendencies. Would have two function :
1. Used in past future
• To show an action that will do in the past
• To show a repeated action in the past
Example :
My mother would tell me a story if I wanted to go to sleep when I was child.
2. Used in polite request / sentence
Example :
Would you like to help me, please?
To be
Example form part of the song “Love was such an easy game to play”
Used tobe was , if noun in past tense
Example :
a. They were crazy
b. I was a student but now I’m a teacher
Example form part of the song “ I’m not half the man I used to be”
To be is, am, are can used in simple present/cont
Example :
a. I’m able to do the task
b. She is going to the jungle
In the whole lyrics, it only uses 3 sentece patterns :
1) Simple Present Tense
Digunakan untuk kejadian yang berulang-ulang
Formula : (+) S + V1 + O
(-) S + Do/Does + Not + V1 + O
S + To be + V1 + O ( Kalimat Nomina )
Example form part of the song “Now it looks as though they’re here to stay. Oh, I believe yesterday.”
Problem :
1. John going / goes to his office
2. John doesn’t / didn’t go to his office
2) Simple Past Tense
Digunakan untuk kejadian atau peristiwa yang terjadi di masa lampau, yang kejadiannya diketahui.
Formula : (+) S + V2 + AOT Lampau
(-) S + Did + Not + V1 + AOT lampau
S + Was / Were + V2 + AOT Lampau ( Kalimat Nomina )
Example Form part of the song “Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away.”
Problem :
1. She is / was beautiful
2. My mother bought / buy a bag last year
3) Present Continues Tense
Digunakan untuk menyatakan aksi yang sedang berlangsung sekarang (present) atau rencana di masa depan (future).
Formula : (+) S + To Be + Verb+ing + O
(-) S + To Be + Not + Verb+ing + O
Example Form part of the song “There’s a shadow hanging over me”
Problem :
1. I am writing / Write a book now..
2. I’m spend / spending my holiday on Kuta beach next month.
Multiple Choice
1. ….. all my troubles seemed so far away
A. Tomorrow
B. Today
C. Yesterday
D. Now
2. Oh, I believe … yesterday
A. In
B. At
C. On
D. An
3. Who is the singer of the song?
A. Nirvana
B. The Beatles
C. Maroon 5
D. The Fray
4. “Oh, yesterday came suddenly “
Verb1 from the underline
A. Come
B. Came
C. Come + ing
D. Come + es
5. Yesterday love … such an easy game to play
A. Were
B. I’m
C. Is
D. Was
6. You …throw litter from your vehicle because it can pose a risk to the environment.
A. won’t
B. mustn’t
C. shouldn’t
D. couldn’t
7. which is modals?
A. will, can, to
B. would, can, could
C. should, shall, is
D. are, am, is
8. what “would” function is?
A. used in past future & polite request
B. used in simple present & polite request
C. used in future continous & polite interrogative
D. used in past future & polite interrogative
9. if I ask question about your past, … you answer it?
A. Would
B. Will
C. Can
D. Could
10 you… pay credit card bill immediately
A. should
B. could
C. would
D. must
11 Which is the formula of Simple Present Tense?
A. S + V1 + O
B. S + V2 + O
C. S + V3 + O
D. S + Had + V1 + O
12 My father is so tired since he… our garden all day for planting vegetables
A. Has prepared
B. Has been preparing
C. Prepared
D. Prepare
13 At this time yesterday Reny and I…our classmate
A. Are paying a call
B. Were paying a call
C. Paid a call
D. Pay a call
14 which sentence below that shows the simple past tense?
A. Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away
B. Oh, I believe yesterday
C. There’s a shadow hanging over me
D. Now I need a place to hide away
15 “I’m spending my holiday to Kuta beach next month” what tenses of the following sentence?
A. Present continous tense
B. Simple present tense
C. Simple past tense
D. Future continous tense
16 We sometimes …. By chance in the convenience store
A. Meets
B. Meet
C. Met
D. Mets
17 I had slept when you…last night
A. Called
B. Call
C. Calling
D. Calles
18 …the scholarship application?
A. Have you completed
B. Have you complete
C. Has you completed
D. Has you complete
19 Who …towards the post office?
A. Is walking
B. Walks
C. Walk
D. Walked
20 Does your child …to eat all the time?
A. Wants
B. Want
C. Wanted
D. wanting
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