Contractions Chinese Simple Esl

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Conntractions (con -trac - tions)

Contractions are formed by the combining of two words.
Often they are a pronoun and a verb combined.

Contractions - Pronoun combined with the "have/has" verb.
	Pronoun	Verb	Contraction	Sentence
	I	have	I've	I've got to get out of here.
	you	have	you've	You've got to leave!
	he	has	he's	He's going on holidays.
	she	has	she's	She's going with him.
	it	has	it's	The proud father said, "It's a baby girl!"
	we	have	we've	Mister, we've heard enough.
	they	have	they've	They've formed a rock band.
	who	has	who's	Who's staying after school?

Contractions - Pronoun combined with the "is/are/am" verb.
	Pronoun	Verb	Contraction	Sentence
	I	am	I'm	I'm going to the store.
	you	are	you're	Miss, you're next to enter.
	he	is	he's	He's going on holidays.
	she	is	she's	She's going with him.
	it	is	it's	The proud father said, "It's a baby girl!"
	we	are	we're	We're all going to stay after school.
	they	are	they're	They're all entering the contest.
	who	is	who's	Who's staying after school?

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