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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

What is the tense?

I have to do an assignment with the lyrics of a song. I am unsure of the tenses in the song.

Am I correct to say it starts off with present perfect (clothes are all dirty) and the goes to future perfect (we'll have to find a way) and then to past perfect for the next paragraph?

Most importantly however, what tense is the chorus 'I'll get stuck in a small room with you, any day now' in??

Lyrics:

Clothes, clothes are all dirty

We know that

We’ll have to find a way

To the closest Laundromat

Well, I knew I was in a hotel room

When I saw that painting on the wall

Like a scene out of a Mills and Boon

Like a rip-off of a Tretchikoff

Two lonely boats next to the sea

A seagull flying, a house and a tree

And I looked at you

And you looked at me

And I thought to myself

(Chorus) x2

I’ll get stuck in a small room with you

Any day, any day now

How I know you

How I’d show you

Shows, shows are so many

Every different place

Place your faith in another

I’ll be there to help you keep face

Well, I wish I would say what I really mean

But the words arrange me in between

If you could read my mind, or see my soul

I’d never have to let you know

I’d never have to let you know

(Interlude) x2

I’ll be your friend forever, boy

Even when we act so clever, boy

(Chorus) x9

I’ll get stuck in a small room with you

Any day, any day

Any day now

  

Top answer

Anonymous what tense is the chorus 'I'll get stuck in a small room with you, any day now' in?? If you look at it as "I will become stuck," it's simple future, in my opinion. " It's hard to tell with poetry.

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  • Anonymous what tense is the chorus 'I'll get stuck in a small room with you, any day now' in??
  • If you look at it as "I will become stuck," it's simple future, in my opinion.
  • " It's hard to tell with poetry.
  • Anonymous Am I correct to say it starts off with present perfect (clothes are all dirty) and the goes to future perfect (we'll have to find a way) and then to past perfect for the next paragraph?
  • "Clothes are all dirty" is simple present .
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Anonymouswhat tense is the chorus 'I'll get stuck in a small room with you, any day now' in??
If you look at it as "I will become stuck," it's simple future, in my opinion.

But in casual conversation, it's often intended as equivalent to "I'd get stuck in a small room with you any day!"
OR "I would be willing to get stuck with yo
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