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contrazioni... contractions (con - trac - tions)

Le contrazioni sono costituite dalla combinazione di due parole. Sono spesso un pronome e un verbo uniti.
Contractions are formed by the combining of two words.
Often they are a pronoun and a verb combined.

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

Contractions - Pronoun combined with the "is/are/am" verb.
Italiano
Pronoun
Verb
Contraction
Sentence
Italiano
  I am I'm I'm going to the store. Sto andando al deposito.
voi you are you're Miss, you're next to enter. Sig.na, siete vicino a entrate.
lui he is he's He's going on holidays. Sta andando sulle feste.
lei she is she's She's going with him. Sta andando con lui.
esso it is it's The proud father said, "It's a baby girl!" Il padre fiero detto, "è una ragazza del bambino!"
noi we are we're We're all going to stay after school. Siamo tutti che vanno rimanere dopo la scuola.
  they are they're They're all entering the contest. Sono tutti che entrano nel concorso.
chi who is who's Who's staying after school? Chi ha rimanere dopo la scuola?

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