Listen to the song and fill in the blank with the words you hear :
Listen to the song and fill in the blank with the words you hear Laura and Tommy (1)were loversHe wanted to give her everythingFlowers, presents, but most of all,
a wedding ringHe (2) saw a sign for a stock car raceA thousand dollar prize it readHe couldn't get Laura on the phoneSo to her mother, Tommy (3) saidTell Laura I love herTell Laura I need herTell Laura I may be lateI've something to do, that cannot (4) waitHe (5) drove his car to the racing groundsHe was the youngest driver thereThe crowed roared as they started the raceAround the track they drove at a deadly pace Tell Laura I love her No one (6) knows what happened that dayOr how his car overturned in flamesBut as they (7) pulled him from the twisted wreckWith his dying breath, they heard him sayTell Laura I love herTell Laura I need herTell Laura not to cryMy love for her will never (8) die
Now in the chapel where Laura prays For her poor Tommy, who (9) passed awayIt was just for Laura he lived and diedAlone in the chapel she can (10) hear him cry
Tell Laura I love herTell Laura I need herTell Laura not to cryMy love for her will never die
FINITE :
FINITE Tommy and Laura were lovers.
Tell Laura I may be late.
The crowd roared as they started to race.
My love for her will never die.
Were, may, roared, started, will never are called finite verbs.
Definition:
=> Finite is a verb or part of verb phrase that is affected by subject number (singular / plural), person, and tense (past / present).
FINITE :
FINITE Carries tenses( present/ past)
No one knows what happened that day.
Carries agreement (singular/ plural)
He was the youngest driver there.
Carries polarity (Positive/ negative)
He couldn't get Laura on the phone.
Determines speech functions (imperative/declarative)
Tell Laura I love her!
Carries modality (can, may, must, etc)
Tell Laura I may be late!
Enables negotiation
a sign for a stockcar race. He saw
Finite :
Finite Laura and Tommy were lovers.
He drove his car to the racing ground.
Give information.
Were Laura and Tommy lovers ?
Did he drive his car to the racing ground?
=> Demand information ?
Laura and Tommy were not lovers.
He didn’t drive his car to the racing ground.
=> Deny information
Read the lyrics of the song again and fill in the table below. :
Read the lyrics of the song again and fill in the table below.