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What can I do The corrs - present perfect vs past simple




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What can I do ? by The corrs

1. Watch the following video and complete the lyrics of the song :

I��(to sleep)�at all in days
It �(to be) so long since we've talked
And I� (to be) here many times
I just don't know what I �(to do) wrong

What can I do to make you love me
What can I do to make you care
What can I say to make you feel this
What can I do to get you there

There's only so much I can
And I just got to let it go
And who knows I might feel , yeah
If I �(to try) and I �(to hope)

What can I do to make you love me
What can I do to make you care
What can I say to make you feel this
What can I do to get you there

No more , no more, aching...
No more , no more, trying...

Maybe there's �more to say
And in a funny way I'm calm
Because the power is not mine
I'm just� to let it fly

What can I do to make you love me
(What can I do to make you love me)
What can I do to make you care
(What can I do to make you care)
What can I say to make you feel this
(What can I do to make you love me)
What can I do to get you there
(What can I do to make you care)
What can I do to make you love me
(What can I do to make you love me)
What can I do to make you care
(What can I do to make you care)
What can I change to make you feel this
(What can I do to make you love me)
What can I do to get you there
(What can I do to make you care)

And love me... love me...
2. Complete the following biography of the Corrs with the present perfect or the past simple :

The Corrs are an Irish quartet composed of three sisters and a brother, who �(to sell) over 40m albums. Jim, Andrea, Caroline and Sharon Corr �(to form) the band in 1990, fusing modern rock and traditional Irish music. John Hughes, their future manager,�� (to discover) them while looking for musicians to take part in Alan Parker's film, The Commitments.

The band��(to sign)�with Atlantic Records, and �(to release) their debut in 1995, �Forgiven Not Forgotten�. It��(to sell)�more than eight million copies worldwide. Their second album, 1997's �Talk on Corners���(to be)�even more successful, that album �(to go)�on to sell millions and��(to go)�Gold or Platinum in 24 countries. At one point their first two albums �(to achieve) the Beatles-like feat of occupying the top two places in the UK chart. As the band �(to tour) tirelessly and the world��(to clamour)�for a new record, they��(to satisfy)�the demand by recording an "MTV Unplugged" album, it �(to sell) over two and a half million copies, and went Gold or Platinum in 21 countries.

In 2000 the band� �(to release) �In Blue�, which��(to sell)� in excess of 2 million copies within 14 days of its European release, that album cemented the band as one of the most successful bands in the world. In 2002 they released their "Best of" album containing some of their biggest hits including �Only When I Sleep�, �Dreams� and �What Can I do�.

While the height of their popularity��(to peak)�their fourth studio album �Borrowed Heaven� also sold well and the band continue to tour and record.