This future continuous listening exercise uses famous Police song “Every Breath You Take”. The Police had
many hits, but this is their most famous.
The song uses the future continuous. Take a look at the main lyric for the song:
- I’ll be watching you.
That’s future continuous. It uses this structure:
Subject + will + be + verb(ING)
Here are some more examples:
- I will be waiting.
- She will be singing.
- They will be dancing.
Although the verb tense is not that common, you can see an example here in this Police song. Click on the image to hear the song, and try the listening comprehension exercise below.
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Fill in the blanks with the correct lyrics.
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Every breath you take and every (move) you make
Every bond you break, every step you take, I'll be (watching) you
Every single day and every word you say
Every game you play, every (night) you stay, I'll be watching you
Oh, can't you see you (belong) to me
How my poor heart aches with every (step) you take
Every move you make, every vow you break
Every (smile) you fake, every claim you stake, I'll be watching you
Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace
I dream at night, I can only see your (face)
I look around but it's you I can't replace
I feel so (cold) and I long for your embrace
I keep crying, "Baby, baby, please"
Oh, can't you see you belong to me
How my poor (heart) aches with every step you take
Every move you make and every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake, I'll be watching you
Every move you make, every step you take, I'll be watching you
I'll be watching you
Every breath you take and every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take (I'll be watching you)
Every single day and every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay (I'll be watching you)
Every move you make, every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake (I'll be watching you)
Every single day and every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay (I'll be watching you)
Every breath you take and every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take (I'll be watching you)
Every single day and every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay (I'll be watching you)
Every move you make, every vow you (break)
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake (I'll be watching you)
Every single day and every word you say
Every game you play, every (night) you stay (I'll be watching you)
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Every breath you take and every (move) you make
Would you like more listening exercises? Try these songs:
- Simple Present – Coldplay – Fix You
- Simple Present – Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight
- Simple Past – The Beatles – Yesterday
- Simple Future – The Beatles – All My Loving
- Present Continuous – Fool’s Garden – Lemon Tree
- Future Continuous – The Police – Every Breath You Take
- Past Continuous – John Lennon – Jealous Guy
- Present Perfect – U2 – Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
- Future Perfect – Faith Hill – You Will Be Mine
- Zero Conditional – The Beatles – Rain
- First Conditional – If You Don’t Know Me
- First Conditional – If You Tolerate This
- Second Conditional – Beyonce
- Second Conditional – Barenaked Ladies
- Second Conditional – Cher
- Third Conditional – Taylor Swift
- Third Conditional – Brian McKnight
- Third Conditional – The Beatles