Songs to Teach English Grammar

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Songs for teaching present simple

1. Eric Clapton / Wonderful Tonight (lyrics)
2. The Beatles / She Loves You (lyrics)
3. Bette Midler / From A Distance (lyrics)

Songs for teaching present continuous

1. Fool's Garden / Lemon Tree (lyrics)
2. Rod Stewart / Sailing (lyrics)
3. Suzanne Vega / Tom's Diner (lyrics)

Songs for teaching past simple

1. The Beatles / Yellow Submarine (lyrics)
2. Gloria Gaynor / I Will Survive (lyrics)
3. Celine Dion / Because You Loved Me (lyrics)

Songs for teaching past continuous

1. John Lennon / Jealous Guy (lyrics)
2. Oasis / Champagne Supernova (lyrics)
3. Aerosmith / Cryin' (lyrics)

Songs for teaching present perfect

1. Michael Buble / Haven't Met You Yet (lyrics)
2. U2 / Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (lyrics)
3. Chris de Burgh / Lady In Red (lyrics)
4. Sinead O'Connor / Nothing Compares To You (lyrics)
5. Queen / We Are The Champions (lyrics)

Songs for teaching present perfect continuous

1. Anastacia / Left Outside Alone (lyrics)
2. Led Zeppelin / Since I've Been Loving You (lyrics)
3. Foreigner / Waiting For A Girl Like You (lyrics)

Songs for teaching past perfect  

1. James Blunt / Goodbye My Lover (lyrics)
2. Maddness / My Girl (lyrics)
3. Simon & Garfunkel / I Had The Strangest Dream (lyrics)

Songs for teaching used to

1. Erik Hassle / Hurtful (lyrics)
2. Madonna / This Used To Be My Playground (lyrics)
3. Dandy Warhols / We Used To Be Friends (lyrics)
4. Bruce Springsteen / The River (lyrics)
5. Pet Shop Boys / The Way It Used To Be (lyrics)

Songs for teaching going to future

1. Jamie Cullum / Next Year Baby (lyrics)
2. Jack Johnson / We're Going To Be Friends (lyrics)

Songs for teaching will future

1. Savage Garden / Truly Madly Deeply (lyrics)
2. James Blunt / You're Beautiful (lyrics)
3. Gloria Gaynor / I Will Survive (lyrics)
4. The Rembrandts / I'll Be There For You (lyrics)
5. Whitney Houston / I'll Always Love You (lyrics)

Songs for teaching future continuous

1. The Police / Every Breath You Take (lyrics)
2. Ottis Redding / Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay (lyrics)

Songs for teaching future perfect

1. Faith Hill / You Will Be Mine (lyrics)
2. Sheryl Crowe / It's Only Love (lyrics)

Songs for teaching 1st conditional

1. Frank Sinatra / If You Go Away (lyrics)
2. Simply Red / If You Don't Know Me By Now (lyrics)
3. Cyndi Lauper / Time After Time (lyrics)
4. Beautiful South / I'll Sail This Ship Alone (lyrics)

Songs for teaching 2nd conditional

1. Red Hot Chili Peppers / If (lyrics)
2. Eric Clapton / Tears In Heaven (lyrics)
3. Enrique Iglesias / Hero (lyrics)
4. The Beatles / If I Fell (lyrics)
5. The Beatles / With A Little Help From My Friends (lyrics)
6. Beyonce Knowles / If I Were A Boy (lyrics)
7. Gwen Stefani / Rich Girl (lyrics)
8. Barenaked Ladies / If I Had $1,000,000 (lyrics)
9. Hoobastank / If I Were You (lyrics)
10. Joan Osborne / One Of Us (lyrics)
11. Norah Jones / Painter Song (lyrics)
12. ABBA / Money Money Money (lyrics)
13. Johnny Cash / If I Were A Carpenter (lyrics)

Songs for teaching 3rd conditional

1. Lisa Stansfield / Change (lyrics)
2. Gloria Gaynor / I Will Survive (lyrics)

Songs for teaching "wish"  

1. Pearl Jam / Wishlist (lyrics)

Songs for teaching passive voice

1. Westlife / Written In The Stars (lyrics)
2. Offspring / Kirsty Are You Doing Okay? (lyrics)
3. Gloria Gaynor / Let's Mend What's Been Broken (lyrics)

Songs for teaching reported speech

1. The Beatles / Norwegian Wood (lyrics)
2. Stereophonics / Mama Told Me Not To Come (lyrics)
3. The Killers / Somebody Told Me (lyrics)

Songs for teaching similes

1. Lenka / Everything At Once (lyrics)

Songs to teach collective nouns

1. Carrie Newcomer / A Crash of Rhinoceros (lyrics)

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