Hello

• By: Adele
• Album: 25

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
signal /ˈsɪgnəl/ B1	noun - a transmitted electronic signal
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to telephone someone noun - an act of calling someone on the phone
hear /hɪər / A1	verb - to perceive sound
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
time /taɪm/ A2	noun - a measured or measurable period
heal /hiːl/ B2	verb - to become healthy again
dream /driːm/ B1	verb - to experience dreams during sleep noun - a series of images or thoughts during sleep
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ B2	verb - to fail to remember
difference /ˈdɪfərəns/ B2	noun - a point or way in which people or things are dissimilar
world /wɜːld/ A2	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - organ that pumps blood
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - place where one lives
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to attempt to do something

Grammar:

• I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet.

  ➔ Past continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "I was wondering" uses the past continuous tense to express a thought that was ongoing in the past.

• They say that time's supposed to heal ya.

  ➔ Passive voice

  ➔ The phrase "time's supposed to heal" uses the passive voice to indicate that time is expected to perform the action of healing.

• But when I call, you never seem to be home.

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "you never seem to be home" uses the present simple tense to express a general truth or habitual action.

• At least I can say that I've tried.

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase "I've tried" uses the present perfect tense to indicate an action that has relevance to the present.

• It's so typical of me to talk about myself.

  ➔ Infinitive phrase

  ➔ The phrase "to talk about myself" is an infinitive phrase that functions as the subject complement.

• Did you ever make it out of that town?

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "Did you ever make it out" uses the past simple tense to ask about a completed action in the past.

• There's such a difference between us.

  ➔ There is/are structure

  ➔ The phrase "There's such a difference" uses the 'there is' structure to indicate the existence of a difference.