Acceptable in the 80's
Lyrics:
[English]
It was acceptable in the 80s
It was acceptable at the time
It was acceptable in the 80s
It was acceptable at the time
I've got love for you
If you were born in the 80s, the 80s
I've got hugs for you
If you were born in the 80s, the 80s
I'll do things for you
If you were born in the 80s, the 80s
I've got hugs for you
If you were born in the 80s
Yeah
It was acceptable in the 80s
It was acceptable at the time
It was acceptable in the 80s
It was acceptable at the time
...
I've got love for you
If you were born in the 80s, the 80s
I've got hugs for you
If you were born in the 80s, the 80s
I'll do things for you
If you were born in the 80s, the 80s
I've got hugs for you
If you were born in the 80s
Yeah
It was acceptable in the 80s
It was acceptable at the time
It was acceptable in the 80s
It was acceptable at the time
...
Vocabulary in this song:
| Vocabulary | Meanings |
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acceptable /əkˈseptəbəl/ B2 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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born /bɔːrn/ A2 |
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hugs /hʌɡz/ A2 |
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things /θɪŋz/ A1 |
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Grammar:
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It was acceptable in the 80s
➔ Past simple tense
➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense to indicate that something was true in the past.
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I've got love for you
➔ Present perfect tense
➔ The present perfect tense is used to express an action that has relevance to the present.
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If you were born in the 80s
➔ Second conditional
➔ The second conditional is used to talk about hypothetical situations in the present or future.
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It was acceptable at the time
➔ Past simple tense
➔ This line also uses the past simple tense to refer to a specific time in the past.
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I'll do things for you
➔ Future simple tense
➔ The future simple tense is used to express actions that will happen in the future.
