Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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shopping ˈʃɑːpɪŋ A1 |
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discount dɪsˈkaʊnt A2 |
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abuse əˈbjuːs B1 |
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advantage ədˈvæntɪdʒ A2 |
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cheating ˈtʃiːtɪŋ A2 |
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kill kɪl A1 |
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borrow ˈbɒrəʊ A1 |
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stolen ˈstoʊlən A2 |
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receipt rɪˈsiːt A2 |
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excellent ˈɛksələnt A2 |
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apologize əˈpɒləˌdʒaɪz A2 |
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caught kɔːt A1 |
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occur əˈkɜːr B1 |
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lunch lʌntʃ A1 |
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girlfriend ˈɡərlˌfrɛnd A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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yeah i forget which ones
➔ Simple Present Tense
➔ The verb "forget" is in the simple present tense, showing a current mental state.
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that's okay I'll get it
➔ Future Simple with "will"
➔ The contraction "I'll" contains "will", which forms the simple future to express a decision made at the moment of speaking.
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anyone who wants to come with me and take advantage of it
➔ Relative Clause
➔ The word "who" introduces a relative clause that adds information about "anyone".
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I have to take my grandmother to the vet
➔ Modal verb "have to" for obligation
➔ "Have to" functions like a modal verb to express an external obligation: I am required to take my grandmother to the vet.
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you can't go shopping with her
➔ Negative modal "can't"
➔ "Can't" is the contracted form of "cannot" and is used to express inability or prohibition.
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if you were at lunch alone how come it cost you uh 53
➔ Second Conditional (past simple in if‑clause)
➔ The past form "were" in the if‑clause is used to talk about an unreal or hypothetical situation in the present.
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someone must have stolen my credit card
➔ Modal verb "must have" for deduction
➔ "Must have" + past participle expresses a strong logical conclusion about a past event: the speaker deduces that the theft happened.
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one thing led to another and before i knew it we were shopping
➔ Past Progressive
➔ "Were shopping" uses the past progressive to describe an ongoing action that was happening at a specific past moment.
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did you go with her to bloomingdale's
➔ Past Simple question with "did"
➔ "Did" is the auxiliary used to form a past‑simple question; the main verb "go" stays in its base form.
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