🔴 Verbs · Módulo 19

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Las contracciones o formas cortas son muy comunes en inglés hablado e informal.

Las contracciones o formas cortas son muy comunes en el inglés hablado e informal. Se forman uniendo dos palabras y reemplazando letras por un apóstrofo (').

📊 Contracciones con "to be"

Forma completaContracciónEjemplo
I amI'mI'm a student.
You areYou'reYou're welcome.
He isHe'sHe's my brother.
She isShe'sShe's beautiful.
It isIt'sIt's raining.
We areWe'reWe're going home.
They areThey'reThey're playing.

🚫 Contracciones negativas

Forma completaContracciónEjemplo
is notisn'tShe isn't here.
are notaren'tThey aren't ready.
was notwasn'tIt wasn't me.
were notweren'tWe weren't there.
do notdon'tI don't like it.
does notdoesn'tHe doesn't know.
did notdidn'tThey didn't come.
will notwon'tI won't forget.
cannotcan'tShe can't swim.
could notcouldn'tWe couldn't see it.
should notshouldn'tYou shouldn't go.
would notwouldn'tHe wouldn't listen.

📌 Otras contracciones comunes

Forma completaContracciónEjemplo
I haveI'veI've seen that movie.
I would / I hadI'dI'd like some water.
I willI'llI'll call you later.
Let usLet'sLet's go!
There is / There hasThere'sThere's a cat outside.
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it's vs its It's (con apóstrofo) = "it is" o "it has". Its (sin apóstrofo) = posesivo, como "su". "The dog wagged its tail" ≠ "It's a big dog".
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they're vs their vs there They're = "they are". Their = posesivo ("su/sus"). There = lugar ("allí"). Suenan igual pero significan cosas distintas.

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