past continuous music

John Lennon
Jealous Guy

Fill in the spaces with the correct words

I was of the past.
And my heart was beating fast,
I began to lose control,
I began to lose control,


I didn't mean to you,
I'm sorry that I mad you cry,
I didn't want to hurt you,
I'm just a guy,


I was insecure,
You might not love me any more,
I was shivering inside,
I was shivering inside,


I didn't mean to hurt you,
I'm sorry that I mad you cry,
I didn't want to hurt you,
I'm just a jealous guy


I didn't mean to hurt you,
I'm sorry that I mad you cry,
I didn't want to hurt you,
I'm just a jealous guy


I was to catch your eyes,
Thought that you were trying to hide,
I was swallowing my pain,
I was swallowing my pain.


I didn't mean to hurt you,
I'm sorry that I mad you cry,
I didn't want to hurt you,
I'm just a jealous guy





"Jealous Guy" is a song by John Lennon from The
Beatles.  Jealous is an adjective that describes a person
who wants what other people have.  

The song is good to practice English because it uses the
past continuous.  The past continuous uses this structure:

Subject  +  Was/Were  +  Verb (ING)

Examples:

  • I was sleeping.
  • They were dancing.


In the song, Lennon talks about what he was doing.

Listen to the music video and try the listening exercise
below.

Jealus Guy - The Beatles

Business English