Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay lesson

SITTIN' ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY lyrics by Otis Redding 1967

Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come [ comes ]
Watching the ships roll in
And then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah.

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time.

I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco bay
'Cause I've had nothing to live for
look like nothin's gonna come my way. [It looks like/ going to come]

So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time.

Look like nothing's gonna change. [It looks like/going to change]
Everything still remains the same.
I can't do what ten people tell me to do,
So I guess I'll remain the same, yes.

Sittin' here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone.
It's two thousand miles I’ve roamed
Just to make this dock my home.

Now, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay [going to sit]
Watching the tide roll away
Oooo-wee, sittin' on the dock of the bay.
Wastin' time. (whistle)

1. Present progressive tense tells what someone IS DOING RIGHT NOW.
verb BE (am, is, are) + ING

Right now, I am sitting in the morning sun.

Can you find any other present progressive tense verb in the song?
a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________________________

Now you write a sentence using the present progressive tense.
e. ______________________________________________________________

2. Future progressive tense tells what someone WILL BE DOING in the
verb WILL BE + ING FUTURE

I’ll be sitting here when the sun sets.
I will be sitting here when the evening comes.

Now you write a sentence using the future progressive tense.
a. ______________________________________________________________

3. verb BE GOING TO + infinitive (base form of the verb) = FUTURE

I’m going to eat at 5:00.

Can you find any other FUTURE BE GOING TO verbs in the song?
a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________

Now you write a sentence using a FUTURE BE GOING TO verbs.
d. ______________________________________________________________

4. future tense = WILL + base for of the verb

I will eat at 5:00.

Can you find any other FUTURE verbs in the song?

a. _________________________________
Now you write a sentence using a FUTURE verb.
b. ______________________________________________________________

5. HAVE + past participle = present perfect tense (is a PAST tense)

I have eaten already.
She has not seen that movie yet.

Can you find any other present perfect verbs in the song?

a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________

Now you write a sentence using a verb in the present perfect tense.

c. ______________________________________________________________


6. The PAST TENSE tells about something that happened in a past time.

I ate a hamburger for lunch yesterday.

Can you find any other PAST TENSE verbs in the song?

a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________

Now you write a sentence using a PAST TENSE verb.

c. ______________________________________________________________

Find 6 present tense verbs.
a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________________________
e. ______________________________________________________________
f. ______________________________________________________________

What words rhyme (or almost rhyme)?

a. ________ rhymes with __________
b. ________ rhymes with __________
c, ________ rhymes with __________
d. ________ rhymes with __________
e. ________ rhymes with __________
f. ________ rhymes with __________
g. ________ rhymes with __________