{"id":52148,"date":"2017-01-03T01:40:57","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T01:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-secrets-real-listening-bonus-16-track-native-speaker-tenses-english\/"},"modified":"2021-12-03T15:28:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T15:28:11","slug":"aee-secrets-real-listening-bonus-16-track-native-speaker-tenses-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-secrets-real-listening-bonus-16-track-native-speaker-tenses-english\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE Secrets to Real Listening Bonus 16: How to Track Native Speaker Tenses in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you struggle in conversations with native English speakers?<\/p>\n<p>Do they seem to move from one tense to another constantly?<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a hard time figuring out what they are saying because you don\u2019t know why they are changing tenses?<\/p>\n<p>Native speakers change tenses all of the time.<\/p>\n<p>When you study <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/non-textbook-english-phrases\/\">English in a textbook<\/a> you usually study one tense at a time but that does not reflect reality.<\/p>\n<p>It does not prepare you for what you need to be able to do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to track native speaker tenses:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best way to practice this skill is to sit down with one clip of a spontaneous and natural conversation.<\/p>\n<p>You should listen closely and track each tense that the speakers use.<\/p>\n<p>Write down the tense that has been used on the transcript.<\/p>\n<p>Next, go back and try to figure out why they used that tense at that moment.<\/p>\n<p>Do this many times with many different clips and you will start to feel more in control.<\/p>\n<p>The only way to finally feel in control when you listen to natives is to slow down, isolate your challenge, and practice it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to practice this with us:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is exactly what you do in our course in the lesson called Tracking Teen Tenses.<\/p>\n<p>We bring you to an interview with two teenagers from the Gay Pride celebration in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>This material is native, natural, spontaneous, and interesting.<\/p>\n<p>If you are ready to get started with this lesson and the course <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/adventure\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Only the first 100 people get in!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you struggle in conversations with native English speakers? 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