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1) Type the past simple form of these verbs.    say          call          show       get          can          stand       be           hear        grow       see         think         2) Try to put the verbs in past tense into the text. HOTEL CALIFORNIA – EAGLES On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance, I 1) (see) shimmering light My head 2) (grow) heavy and my sight 3) (grow) dim I 4)(have) to stop for the night There she 5) (stand) in the doorway; I 6) (hear) the mission bell And I was thinking to myself, 'This 7) (can) be Heaven or this 8) (can) be Hell' Then she lit up a candle and she 9) (show) me the way There were voices down the corridor, I 10)  (think) I heard them say... Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) Such a lovely face Plenty of room at the Hotel California Any time of year (Any time of year) You can find it here Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she 11)(get) the Mercedes Benz She 12)  (get) a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat. Some dance to remember, some dance to forget So I 13) (call) up the Captain, 'Please bring me my wine' He 14) (say), 'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine' And still those voices are calling from far away, Wake you up in the middle of the night Just to hear them say... Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) Such a lovely face They livin' it up at the Hotel California What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) Bring your alibis Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice And she 15) (say) 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device' And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast They stab it with their steely knives, But they just can't kill the beast Last thing I remember, I 16) (be) Running for the door I 17)(have) to find the passage back To the place I was before 'Relax,' 18) (say) the night man, 'We are programmed to receive. You can check-out any time you like, But you can never leave!'   3) Listen to the song and check your answers.