Pratique du Shadowing: Learn All English Verb Tenses (Easiest Method) - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Hi, I'm Brian Wiles, and in this video I'm going to explain how to use all 12 tenses in English.
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Let's get started.
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As you might be aware, English has four present tenses, and you're probably familiar with the present simple,
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as in "I study." We use this tense when talking about facts, habits, and schedules.
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That is my phone.
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Fact.
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He studies every day habit.
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On weekends, we play soccer.
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Schedule.
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The present simple is by far the most common verb tense in English, so you'll get plenty of practice with this over time.
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The present continuous: I am studying.
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We use the present continuous to describe actions that are happening right now, as in: you are watching this video right now.
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I am speaking on camera.
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An airplane is flying through the sky.
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With this tense, the action is happening as we speak.
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The Present Perfect I have studied.
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We use the present perfect when talking about how an action from the past describes the subject now,
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as in, "I have studied English for three years." In this sentence, "have studied English" is a past action,
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but we're using it to describe who I am now.
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It's my experience.
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And we often use the present perfect to talk about someone's experience or lack of experience.
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She has eaten breakfast already.
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He has lived there all his life.
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They have never been to Mexico.
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We're using past experience to describe who the subject is now, and that's why this is a present tense.
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And finally, the present perfect continuous:
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"I have been studying." We use the present perfect continuous to talk about an action
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that started in the past and continues non -stop into the present.
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"I have been studying Spanish for eight years." In other words, I started studying eight years ago,
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I never stopped, and I'm still learning now.
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I have been studying.
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We often use this tense to emphasize when an ongoing action first started, He has been sleeping for 12 hours.
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She has been working two jobs since February.
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They have been traveling for five weeks.
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OK, ready to talk about the past?
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Let's do it.
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And again we have four tenses.
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First up is the past simple: "I studied." This tense is very straightforward and very common.
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We use it when talking about an action that started in the past and finished in the past.
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For example, "She worked last night." In other words, "She started work last night,
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and she finished work last night." he ate eggs for breakfast.
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He ate eggs then, he's not eating them now.
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I lived in Chicago when I was a child.
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I lived there then and I don't live there now.
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Why?
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Because an action in the past simple is always finished in the past.
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Great, now we have the past continuous.
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I was studying.
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We use the past continuous to describe an action
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that continued over a period of time in the past: "I was studying." But more specifically,
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we almost always use this tense to give context
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or background for another action: "I was studying
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when the phone rang." "We were living in Canada when we got engaged." "He was running when he caught the ball."
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The past perfect: "I had studied." This tense is also used to provide context for another action in the past.
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But the past perfect always comes beforehand.
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Sarah had already left by the time he got home.
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In other words, Sarah left before he got home.
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It could have been a minute before, an hour before, or a year before.
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All we know is she had already left.
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Let's look at two more examples.
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I had already booked the tickets when the concert sold out.
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In other words, I booked the tickets before the concert sold out.
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We had eaten a big lunch so we weren't hungry when we got to the hotel.
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In other words, we ate a big lunch before we got to the hotel, so we weren't hungry.
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And finally, the past perfect continuous: "I had been studying." And again, we almost always use this tense to give context.
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But the past perfect continuous describes an action that continued over time and then stopped at the moment of another action.
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"I had been watching TV when the power went out." I was watching, I was watching, I was watching, power went out, no more watching.
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pizza every day when he started the diet.
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Eating pizza, eating pizza, eating pizza, started the diet.
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We had been talking about going to France for years and finally decided to go.
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Talking about going, talking about going, talking about going, decided to go.
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Congratulations, we've now covered all the past tenses of English.
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Excellent work.
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We're on to the final stretch, the future.
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And again, we've got four tenses.
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Let's begin with the future simple: I will study.
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We use the future simple to talk about actions that we believe will happen in the future.
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I will call you tomorrow.
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"We'll bring cupcakes to the party." "He'll be there by 6 :00 p .m." And yes,
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most of the time, English speakers shorten the word "will" to "ll," as in "I'll study," "You'll study," "He'll study," etc.,
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etc. And there's another form of the future simple that you might already be familiar with going to or gonna,
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as in, I'm going to call you tomorrow.
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We're gonna bring cupcakes to the park.
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He's gonna be there by 6 :00 p .m.
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The will and going to forms have the same meaning, but going to or gonna is more casual.
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The Future Continuous: I will be studying.
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We use the Future Continuous to talk about an action
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that we believe will continue over a period of time in the future.
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For example, "We will be eating dinner from 6 to 7 p .m." "I'll be running errands all afternoon." And again,
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we can also use "going to" instead of "will." they're going to be traveling all summer.
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the baby's gonna be sleeping when you arrive.
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The future perfect: "I will have studied." We use the future perfect to talk about actions
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that will be finished by a certain time in the future.
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For example, "She will have moved to a new apartment before the end of the year." In other words,
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here's the end of the year and she'll move to a new apartment sometime before
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that could be a day before a week before a month before any time Let's look at two more examples.
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He will have finished his homework by the time dinner is ready.
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So, dinner is ready and he finished his homework sometime before that.
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They will have come home by the spring.
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So, spring comes and they came home sometime before that.
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The action will be finished before a given time in the future.
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And finally, the future perfect continuous: I will have been studying.
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So this time we're talking about a continuous action that will be completed at a given time in the future.
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He will have been driving for six hours straight when he arrives.
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Now honestly, English speakers rarely use this tense, but when we do, it's to emphasize the duration of an action, how long it will take.
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We will have been living in Los Angeles for a decade this December.
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at the company for 40 years when she retires.
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And that's it!
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We've covered all 12 tenses of English.
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Congratulations!
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If you have any questions or comments, please let me know, and as always, thanks for watching.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau B1 s’appuie sur la vidéo « Learn All English Verb Tenses ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : action, tense, continuous, present, perfect. Cette vidéo contient 111 phrases et 1257 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 8:52. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 142 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. 87 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc facile à suivre.
Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo
Les 15 mots les plus avancés de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| tense nom | /tɛns/ | temps, temps verbal |
| continuous adjectif | /kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/ | continu, continuel |
| sometime adverbe | /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/ | un jour ou l’autre |
| cupcake nom | /ˈkʌpkeɪk/ | cupcake |
| emphasize verbe | /ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/ | souligner, accentuer |
| homework nom | /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ | devoirs |
| habit nom | /ˈhæb.ɪt/ | habitude |
| errand nom | /ˈɛɹənd/ | course |
| shorten verbe | /ˈʃɔɹtn̩/ | raccourcir, écourter |
| beforehand adverbe | /bɪˈfɔɹhænd/ | préalablement, auparavant |
| verb nom | /vɝb/ | verbe |
| straightforward adjectif | /ˌstɹeɪtˈfɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/ | facile, aisé |
| airplane nom | /ˈɛɹˌpleɪ̯n/ | avion, aéroplane |
| retire verbe | /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/ | se retirer, prendre sa retraite |
| duration nom | /dʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ | durée |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Sens |
|---|---|
| go out verbe | sortir |
| sold out adjectif | épuisé, complet |
Des phrases à répéter
Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :
- I never stopped, and I'm still learning now.
- Let's look at two more examples.
- We're on to the final stretch, the future.
- We're gonna bring cupcakes to the park.
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continu have/has been + -ing — une action commencée avant et toujours en cours | have been studying · has been sleeping · has been working |
| Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenant | have studied · has eaten · has lived |
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | is always finished · will be finished · will be completed |
| Passé continu was/were + -ing — une action en cours à un moment du passé | was studying · were living · was watching |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 30 contractions et formes réduites, comme gonna, we're, I'm. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: shorten /ˈʃɔɹtn̩/, duration /dʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: homework /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/, habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/, beforehand /bɪˈfɔɹhænd/
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: errand /ˈɛɹənd/, shorten /ˈʃɔɹtn̩/, beforehand /bɪˈfɔɹhænd/, straightforward /ˌstɹeɪtˈfɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/, airplane /ˈɛɹˌpleɪ̯n/
Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo
- Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
- Répétez phrase par phrase à vitesse normale, en reprenant chacune jusqu’à ce que votre rythme corresponde à celui du locuteur.
- Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme tense, continuous, sometime.
Qu'est-ce que la technique du Shadowing ?
Le Shadowing est une technique d'apprentissage des langues fondée sur la science, développée à l'origine pour la formation des interprètes professionnels. Le principe est simple mais puissant : vous écoutez de l'anglais natif et le répétez immédiatement à voix haute — comme une ombre suivant le locuteur avec un décalage de 1 à 2 secondes. Les recherches montrent une amélioration significative de la précision de la prononciation, de l'intonation, du rythme, des liaisons, de la compréhension orale et de la fluidité.