試寫情歌

許多人學英文從聽英文歌開始，英文歌中的文法不見得正確，不過情歌中透露出的時態用法卻是合乎常理的，多多體會，對時態背後隱藏的意思就能了解了。

1. 初入情網，腦中全是對未來美好的想像，這時，用現在及將來式就足夠了。少年Beatles這樣唱：Oh, yeah, I'll tell you something/ I think you'll understand / When I say that something, I want to hold you hand .../ and when I touch you I feel happy inside/ It's such a feeling that my love, I can't hide, I can't hide ... /And please, say to me, you'll let me hold your hand ... (I Want to Hold Your Hand)
如果你也是初入情網，寫出你的感覺吧，隨便寫都成，像這樣：Oh, beautiful girl, look at me, you'll find I am a very sweet guy ...

2. 戀愛後回味當日，仍是非常甜蜜，Beatles用過去式繼續唱道：
Well, she was just 17,
You know what I mean,
And the way she looked was way beyond compare.
So how could I dance with another (ooh) When I saw her standin' there.
Well she looked at me, and I, I could see
That before too long I'd fall in love with her.
She wouldn't dance with another (whooh)When I saw her standin' there.
Well, my heart went "boom,"
When I crossed that room,
And I held her hand in mine... (I Saw Her Standing There)
你也寫出你初遇見她時的感覺吧，When she was 20, I met her at a coffee shop, the way she looked at me, ooh ... my heart took a flight to the moon ...
要敍述戀愛和人生，必然感慨萬千，要能用英文感慨萬千，時態一定要學好，下次再談。