Short Form
Short Form
Short Form
The apostrophe
’
The verb to be – Short form
The apostrophe is a
punctuation mark.
In English is used for
three purposes
The verb to be – Short form
is
am are
The verb to be – Short form
‘s
’m ‘re
The verb to be – Short form
I am It is
You are We are
He is You are
She is They are
The verb to be – Short form
I’m It’s
You’re We’re
He’s You’re
She’s They’re
When to use the verb to be
I’m Japanese.
Yo soy japonesa.
When to use the verb to be
I am not It is not
You are not We are not
He is not You are not
She is not They are not
Negative short form
I’m a student.
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He is an artist.
He’s an artist.
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She is a
businesswoman.
She’s a
businesswoman.
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It is a dog.
It’s a dog.
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We are in the English class.
You’re classmates.
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They are very happy.
He isn’t my cousin.
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She’s from New York.
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She isn’t from New York.
It’s an elephant.
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It isn’t an elephant.
We’re Mexican.
We aren’t Mexican.
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You’re my friend.