Every Breath You Take
The Police · 1983
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Every move you make
- And every vow you break
- Every smile you fake
- Every claim you stake
Echo the hook
- I'll be watching you
- Every single day
- And every word you say
- Every game you play
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Every breath you take
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Every bond you break
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I'll be watching you
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Every game you play
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Oh, can't you see
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Every ? you take
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
I'll be ? you
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Oh, ? you see
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Every ? you fake
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
How my poor ? aches
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "every" in the whole song?
"every"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "i'll" in the whole song?
"i'll"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- (Every smile you fake)
- Every breath you take
- You belong to me?
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- (Every game you play)
- And every move you make
- I'll be watching you
Exercise 26
Rewrite the chorus of "Every Breath You Take" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 27
If you had to summarize "Every Breath You Take" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 28
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Every Breath You Take" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
i'll→can't→you've→i've→it's→
Exercise 30
Who in your life would you dedicate "Every Breath You Take" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?