Shadowing Practice: Learn to Speak German in ALL Tenses | Shadowing - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello, today you learn to speak German in all times.
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Vergangenheit, Gegenwart, Zukunft.
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All of it.
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But no worry.
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We learn this without grammatical.
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No rules.
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No tabelles.
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You hear a sentence and speak it just after.
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Your brain learns automatically.
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Trust your mind.
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I say it twice.
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Speak loud with.
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Activate the subtitles to understand everything.
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I have my first book about my life in Germany.
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You find the link in the comments.
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Are you ready?
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Let's start!
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I drink every morning coffee.
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I drink every morning coffee.
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I drive every day with the bus to work.
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I eat most of the day a sandwich.
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I'm coming home at 5.00 pm.
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Pause.
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You understand German really well.
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But understanding and speaking are two different worlds.
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We build a 30-day-Sprach-System for people like you,
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who live in Germany or want to live, but still don't agree.
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No boring grammar, only 15 minutes a day.
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You can now save your place and 30% of the course on the course.
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The link is in the description.
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I come home at 5.00.
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I cook for my family.
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I cook for my family.
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I sleep about 8 hours per night.
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Am Wochenende treffe ich meine Freunde.
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Ich gehe dreimal pro Woche ins Fitnessstudio.
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I would like to read a good book.
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I learn every day new German words.
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Good made.
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That was the present.
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You speak already like a German.
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No thinking.
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Just speaking.
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Now we are going to the past.
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I was just a morning on the floor.
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I bought yesterday in the supermarket.
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Just breathe.
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How much have you now understood?
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You really do it.
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Stay with it!
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For all of our videos, we have something special.
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We have written a book with real everyday stories.
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with vocabulary and interactive questions, so that you can improve your German every day.
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The link is in the comments below.
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And now, you can do it!
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I bought it yesterday in the supermarket.
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Let's go to the end of the show.
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Let's go to the show.
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I had just been with my mother.
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It had yesterday the whole day regnet.
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I worked in the night.
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We went last week to a great restaurant.
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Letzten Sommer bin ich nach Italien gefahren.
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I feigned my birthday last month.
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Als Kind habe ich kein Deutsch gesprochen.
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Als Kind habe ich kein Deutsch gesprochen.
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Sehr gut.
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Die Vergangenheit sitzt schon.
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Dein Kopf macht das automatisch.
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Just trust him.
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We'll go into the future.
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Tomorrow I'll wake up early.
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Next weekend I'll visit my parents.
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Next week I will visit my parents.
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Next summer I will fly to Spain.
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In a year I will speak German.
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In a year I will speak German.
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I will start the next month a new place.
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I will start the next month a new place.
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Today evening I will watch a movie.
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Tomorrow morning I will walk a hour.
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I will learn all German times this year.
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Today I will cook pasta with tomato sauce.
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Eines Tages werde ich in Deutschland leben.
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Fantastisch!
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Du sprichst schon in drei Zeiten.
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Einfach so.
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Ohne Grammatik.
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Genau so funktioniert echtes Deutsch lernen.
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Jetzt mischen wir alles zusammen.
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Bleib dran!
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Von Forjom Gestern war ich müde.
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Heute fühle ich mich gut.
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Gestern war ich müde, heute fühle ich mich gut.
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Gestern hat es geregnet, heute scheint die Sonne.
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Letzte Woche konnte ich das nicht, heute kann ich es.
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Letzte Woche konnte ich das nicht, heute kann ich es.
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Ich wollte gestern kochen, aber ich habe bestellt.
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Today I learn German, tomorrow I speak it.
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Früher habe ich keinen Sport gemacht,
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jetzt laufe ich jeden Tag.
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I started a year and now I speak much better.
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This week was stressful.
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Next week will be better.
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I was not in Berlin, but next summer I will go.
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I learned a lot today and tomorrow I will learn more.
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I have learned a lot today and tomorrow I will learn more.
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You mix the times very naturally.
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So you speak German.
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No thinking.
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Just talking.
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Letzter Block.
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You can do it.
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As a child I wanted to be a pilot.
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In the school I learned English and French.
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I worked five years long in a large company.
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I had a very important decision at that time.
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Ha!
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I started learning German before three years.
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I woke up today well.
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We spoke yesterday about our future plans.
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In 2 years I will grise my own company.
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I swear to every day, German speaking.
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I am proud of how far I have come.
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I learned many languages in my life.
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In 10 years I will speak fließend several languages.
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Today was a good day and tomorrow will be better.
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I learned something important today.
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Ab heute spreche ich Deutsch ohne nachzudenken.
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Ab heute spreche ich Deutsch ohne nachzudenken.
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Fantastisch!
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Du hast heute Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft auf Deutsch geübt.
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Ganz ohne Grammatik.
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Dein Gehirn hat das einfach gemacht.
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Genauso funktioniert echtes Sprachlernen.
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Sprich jeden Tag und du wirst automatisch besser.
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Schreib einen Kommentar und sag mir, welche Zeit dir am leichtesten gefallen ist.
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Gib mir ein Like, wenn dir das Video geholfen hat.
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Abonniere den Kanal für mehr Deutsch-Videos.
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Wir sehen uns im nächsten Video.
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Das hast du sehr gut gemacht.
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Now is the next step, to speak, to speak.
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I'm going to make your place in our 30-Tage-Kurs and get 30% Rabatt.
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Link in the description.
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See you next time!

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What This Video Helps You Achieve

This video targets a key fluency milestone: speaking German naturally across tenses without overthinking grammar. By focusing on shadow speech—repeating phrases immediately after hearing them—you train your brain to process and produce language automatically. This method is perfect for learners who want to move beyond understanding and start speaking confidently, whether they’re living in Germany or preparing to move. It’s a practical way to learn English with videos too, as the shadowing technique works for any language.

Essential Phrases to Practice

Here are reusable expressions from the dialogue to add to your phrase bank:

  • "I drink every morning coffee" (present habit)
  • "I'm coming home at 5:00 pm" (present continuous for future plans)
  • "I bought yesterday in the supermarket" (past action)
  • "I would like to read a good book" (future intention)
  • "Am Wochenende treffe ich meine Freunde" (weekend routine, German for "On the weekend I meet my friends")

Repeat these aloud to build muscle memory for common sentence structures.

Improve Pronunciation and Rhythm

The video’s shadowing approach directly addresses weak spots in pronunciation and rhythm. Many learners struggle with speaking in real time, but by mimicking the speaker’s tone, speed, and stress, you’ll start to sound more natural. Pause and replay sections if needed—focus on matching the intonation of phrases like "I cook for my family" or "Ich gehe dreimal pro Woche ins Fitnessstudio." For extra practice, use a shadowing app to record yourself and compare it to the original. This active practice is far more effective than passive listening for improving English pronunciation or German fluency. Remember: the goal is to speak without hesitation, and shadowing helps you achieve that by training your brain to react quickly.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowhave you now understood · have written · have learned
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionWe'll go · I'll wake · I'll visit

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →