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COMMON CONTRACTIONS IN ENGLISH

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Created on April 19, 2020

Contractions

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Common

CONTRACTIONS

In English

We use contractions (i'm, we're) in everyday speech and informal writing.Contractions, sometimes called "short forms" combine a pronoun or noun and a verb or a verb and not. Contractions are usually NOT apropiate in FORMAL writing.

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CONTRACTIONS

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TO BE

pronoun + verbI'm/you're/she's/he's/It's we're/ they're

verb + notI'm not /you aren't/she isn't/he isn't/It isn't we aren't/ they aren't

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Auxiliary verbs In NEGATIVE

Do not: don'tDoes not: doesn't Have not: haven't Has not: hasn't Did not: didn't Will not: won't

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Other contractions

  • Mary has got 3 cats: Mary's got 3 cats
  • They have dinner at 7: They've dinner at 7
  • I will to to England: I'll go to England

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