You've Got A Friend by James Taylor

Pre-intermediate exercise designed by Viv Quarry (www.vivquarry.com)

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. If no verb is given put a suitable structure in the gap. The structures used are 'have got', 'will', 'should', 'can' and infinitive. The tenses in the song are the present simple, present continuous and will future.

When you _____________ (be) down and troubled,

and you _____________ (need) a helping hand,

and nothing, whoa, nothing _____________ (go) right.

Close your eyes and _____________ (think) of me

and soon I _____________ (be) there

to brighten up even your darkest nights.

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You just _____________ (call) out my name,

and you _____________ (know) where ever I_____________ (be),

I_____________ (come) running, (oh yes I _____________,)

_____________ (see) you again.

Winter, spring, summer or fall,

all you _____________ (do) is call,

and I_____________ (be) there, yeah, yeah, yeah.

(You _____________ a friend.)

If the sky above you,

_____________ (turn) dark and full of clouds,

and that old north wind _____________ (begin) _____________ (blow),

_____________ (keep) your head together, and _____________ (call) my name out loud,

and soon I_____________ (be) knocking upon your door.

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Hey, ain't it good _____________ (know) that you _____________ a friend?

People _____________ (be) so cold,

they_____________ (hurt) you and _____________ (desert) you.

Well they_____________ (take) your soul if you _____________ (let) them.

Oh no, but _____________ (you not let) them.

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