Shadowing Practice: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect | The Birthday Wish - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey, Bob.
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So, why weren't you at work yesterday?
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Hi, Sam.
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Oh, I had a really crazy day.
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If I tell you, you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone.
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Oh no, it sounds serious.
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I promise I won't say a word.
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My mouth is sealed.
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What happened?
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Well, it all started at the train station.
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I was waiting for the train.
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When I saw a beautiful woman walk by,
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I couldn't believe my eyes.
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She was stunning.
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Honestly, she was like something from the movies.
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She suddenly stopped and started talking to me.
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I was talking to her when the train that I was supposed to get on stopped.
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I missed my train because she was asking me questions.
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And I couldn't stop talking to her.
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She was asking me what train she should take when my train arrived.
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Of course, I had to help her.
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It would have been rude to just jump on my train.
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So, I helped her find her way.
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Anyways, I was checking the train schedule for the next train I could take when she invited me for coffee.
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I checked my watch and I was already late for work,
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so I didn't know what to do.
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Should I go for a coffee and call in sick?
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Or should I politely explain that I was running late for work and miss a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?
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That's when she told me that she was only visiting.
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She was planning to go back to her hometown after she visited her grandma at the hospital.
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There was a chance that I'd never see her again if I didn't go for coffee.
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It was then that I decided to call in sick.
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We hopped on the train and went to Central Station.
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There's a really quiet and fancy coffee shop very close to the station that I decided to take her to.
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We started walking when she received a message from her friend.
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She was replying to her friend when a man selling flowers walked by.
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I quickly bought a rose for her when she wasn't looking.
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I gave her the rose and she screamed with joy.
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Thanks, thanks, thanks.
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She was really thrilled.
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We were walking to the coffee shop when she suddenly stopped
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and told me that she needed to call her grandma and tell her she would be a little bit late.
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When I was standing on the street,
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waiting for her to finish talking to her grandma,
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I noticed our boss Cindy out of the corner of my eye.
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I quickly covered my face with a bag as she was walking by.
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I don't think she saw me,
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but I was a little bit worried.
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Anyways, she finished talking to her grandma,
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and we continued walking to the coffee shop.
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We got there, and it was completely full.
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There were no seats in the place.
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Just my luck.
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That is when she suggested that we wait.
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We were sitting in the waiting area when an old loud man came in.
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He looked at her and said, Wow!
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Are you from heaven?
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I think I'm in love with you.
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She smiled and thanked the old man.
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Then she did something that I wasn't expecting at all.
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She invited the old man to join us for coffee.
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He happily accepted her invitation.
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After waiting for nearly an hour, we got a table.
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We were looking at the menu and trying to decide what to order.
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When the old man suddenly passed out on the table,
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We looked at each other and started laughing hysterically.
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We were laughing when suddenly,
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out of the blue, an older-looking woman walked in the door.
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It was her grandma.
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That confused me.
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Since she had told me several times that visiting her grandma in the hospital was the whole purpose of her trip,
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I was thinking to myself, was she lying?
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Or did her grandma really make a sudden recovery?
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Her grandma was walking towards us with a huge smile on her face.
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Then she looked down and noticed the old man passed out at our table.
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She stopped in her tracks and screamed loudly.
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What is he doing here?
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Well, that really confused me.
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How did all of these strangers happen to know each other?
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I was thinking to myself,
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well, then her grandma started dancing to a song that came on the radio.
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The old man woke up and he suddenly started singing.
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We were clapping and laughing when the waitress came over with a birthday cake.
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Everyone in the coffee shop started to sing happy birthday to me.
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I couldn't understand why since my birthday was last month.
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It was really hot and I was sweating because I didn't know what was happening.
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I closed my eyes, made a wish and blew out the candles.
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That's when I woke up and realized it was all just a dream.
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I'd forgotten to set my alarm clock and slept in.
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Well, I was running late and decided to use a personal day to catch up on some errands.
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Well, that was a pretty entertaining dream and story.
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I'm relieved to hear that everything is okay with you, Bob.
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Next time, you can just give me the short answer.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: train, grandma, coffee, suddenly, walking. Deze video bevat 93 zinnen en 883 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 9:11. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 96 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 85% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| grandma zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡɹænmɑː/ | oma |
| scream werkwoord | /skɹiːm/ | schreeuwen |
| invite werkwoord | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | uitnodigen, nodigen |
| errand zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɛɹənd/ | boodschap |
| clap werkwoord | /klæp/ | klappen |
| waitress zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈweɪ.tɹɪs/ | serveerster |
| thrill werkwoord | /θɹɪl/ | opwinden |
| relieve werkwoord | /ɹɪˈliːv/ | opluchten |
| entertain werkwoord | /ˌɛntəˈteɪn/ | vermaken, amuseren |
| candle zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkæn.dəl/ | kaars |
| hometown zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/ | vaderstad, geboorteplaats |
| sweat werkwoord | /swɛt/ | zweten, transpireren |
| invitation zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/ | uitnodiging |
| rude bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɹuːd/ | grof, onbeschoft |
| menu zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɛn.juː/ | menu |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| wake up werkwoord | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | wakker worden, ontwaken |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- So, why weren't you at work yesterday?
- I promise I won't say a word.
- I couldn't believe my eyes.
- Should I go for a coffee and call in sick?
- I was thinking to myself, was she lying?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig was | was waiting · was talking · was asking |
| Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgd | started talking · stop talking · started walking |
| Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee is | should take · Should I go · should I politely |
| Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig is | have to promise · had to help · needed to call |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 16 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals couldn't, didn't, I'd. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/, errand /ˈɛɹənd/, relieve /ɹɪˈliːv/, rude /ɹuːd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: grandma /ˈɡɹænmɑː/, clap /klæp/, candle /ˈkæn.dəl/, happily /ˈhæp.ə.li/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/, waitress /ˈweɪ.tɹɪs/, sweat /swɛt/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als grandma, scream, invite.
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