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CONTRACTIONS for HAVE, BE, WOULD, WILL: ’d, ’s, ’ve, ’re, ’m, ’ll
Using contractions is an essential part of sounding like a native English speaker. Some contractions are easier to understand than others. For example, “I will” becomes “I’ll”, and “I am” becomes “I’m”. But when looking at the contractions’s and ’d, the many possibilities can lead to confusion. For example, is ’s a contraction for “he has” or “he is”? Is ’d a contraction for “she had” or “she would”? In this lesson, I will teach you how to use contractions correctly every time. Whether you are using the verb “to have”, “to be”, or other modal verbs, I will show you rules you can use to transform your verbs into contractions effortlessly. Plus, I will give plenty of examples to solidify your learning.
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Dear James! Thank you for very useful and interesting lesson. But why in the seven question the right answer is ”I’m”?
(7. A: Are you meeting with the Board of Directors soon?
B: ____________ scheduled to meet them on Wednesday.
I’ll
I’re
I’m
I’d)
Isn’t ”scheduled” pp?
Dear Serdan,I’m quite sure that Mr. James will answer your question, but I also want to help You. This sentence is a sentence in the passive voice, so it must be: I am scheduled….., it means that I’m not the doer of the action, the action is directed at me. Thank you!
Thank you ; )
Thank you.
Yes, you are right, I was confused.Thank you so much.
I think,”scheduled” is un adjective so like “planned” and not pp for “to schedule”
Exactly!
i’ll review the lesson again, maybe i’d get better result if i focused for the second time.
YES SCHEDULED IS PP I AGREE WITH YOU
Yes even I had selected option D but it showed wrong and right answer was C.
Dear James,
What about passive forms? Do contractions apply to them? and How?
I am a new student, please help me!
Thank James =))
I love your teasing method. Thank james,
Thanks and admires for the beautiful and tricky lesson but it was just a little bit longer.
Thanks James!
80 not bad I think) thanks bro
Great lesson!Very useful.
I’m going to meet my lecturer this afternoon and I hope I’ll graduate this year. Amen.
i hope you get even more than 100% on your test.
Got 09. Thank you James. Super awesome lesson!
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Wow, Great class! I did think it awesome, very good!!!
I got 8/10. The lesson is a little bit difficult. Thank Jame and hope see you soon
James, you’re awesome!
Thank you a lot!
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6. I’m not a native English speaker.
Thank you for this useful material. I got 8 out of 10.
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very helpful, thanks James.
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thank you James for the video. I got 100% on my quiz
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If, I were a teacher, I’d like be as you.
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Why grammar is very difficult. I’d been studying for quite a while but don’t know if my grammar is ready to take the ielts.
Why grammar is very difficult. I’d been studying for quite a while but don’t know if my grammar is ready to take the ielts.
Hi James! Thank you for the great lesson!
Could you please help with one more question… What if the third form of the irregular verb doesn’t change? I mean the verbs like: put, cut,fit and so on. How can we know the correct time? Like in these two examples:
1) He sad he’d(had)put it on the table.
2) He sad he’d(would)put it on the table.
Do we guess the right meaning only from the context?
thanks James for this lesson I got 9/10 all ‘Lycan’ tell you is that you ‘rock’
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8 out of 10 I think that’t not bad.
I have a question and it is can you do contraction in all writing? thanks.
cincerely i dont really know
Oh I ask Mr. James.
I’ve got 7 0f 10. This was a little bit difficult lesson for me. Thank you!
Thanks so much for this helpful lesson
I got 9 out of 10
I got 9! Congrats to me! 😃
very clear, however we see the end of the exercise :)
I’ve got 10 out of ten
congrats me
1.We’ve been walking for 3 days to get to the top of the mountain.
2.He’d learnt to speak Korean when he was seventeen.
3.She’s gone to bed because she is tired.
4.They’re much bigger than you think.
5.I’m going to buy a new running shoe.
6.He’s very lucky to win the prize.
7.If she was not absent, she’d not be missing the lesson.
8.I’ll do my homework after i finish listening to music.
If it wes free(small mistake)
thank you for amazing luctuer
Hi, on the whiteboard “I’d see that movie if it were free.” sentence.
Is it should be “if it WAS free”?
Interesting!
i loved how he looks to the camera and check if i understand what he was explaining!
I’ll take the QUIZ too!
1-she’s seen me at the party.
2-i’d watched the movie.
3-they’v gone long time before i was born.
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4-they’re playing football.
5-He’s smart boy.
6-i’m disappointment of my quiz result.
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7-they’d come to our symposium.
8-He’ll book the ticket.
Hi, I’m Max.
I’ve been watching your video for a month.
You’re cool English teacher.
I’ll continue to watch your videos.
I’d like to take Skype lessons from you
Thank you Mr. James very much.
The best lesson I’ve seen at this website,without doubt. I was with problems about this subject by years and confused all the time.
Thank you James.