A2 · Elementary

Shape of You — Ed Sheeran

Learn Past Simple and vocabulary of love and daily life with Ed Sheeran's global hit.

🅵 Grammar focus: Past Simple · Imperatives · Vocabulary: relationships

💡 How to use: Watch the video, read the lyrics below, check the grammar notes. Double-click any word to look it up and save to your dictionary.

🎤 Lyrics with Grammar Notes

📚 Key Vocabulary

conversationa talk between two or more people
trustto believe someone is honest and reliable
althougheven though; used to introduce a contrast
magnetused here to describe strong attraction between people
jukeboxa machine that plays music when you put money in
The club isn't the best place to find a lover isn't = is not — contracted negative
So the bar is where I go So = therefore · where I go = relative clause
Me and my friends at the table doing shots doing shots = drinking quickly
Drinking fast and then we talk slow fast / slow = adverbs of manner
 
Come over and start up a conversation with just me come over = move towards someone
And trust me I'll give it a chance now give something a chance = try something
Take my hand, stop, put Van the Man on the jukebox imperative verbs: take, stop, put
And then we start to dance start + to-infinitive
 
I'm in love with the shape of you in love with = phrasal: feel love for
We push and pull like a magnet do push and pull = attract and repel each other
Although my heart is falling too although = even though (contrast connector)
I'm in love with your body

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