Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Long forms, contracted forms (short forms)

Similar presentations


Presentation on theme: "Long forms, contracted forms (short forms)"— Presentation transcript:

1 Long forms, contracted forms (short forms)
Long forms, contracted forms of to be (am, are, is) - detailed explanations

2 to be (am, are, is) affirmative negative long form short form I am I'm
I am not I'm not he, she, it: he is he's he is not he isn't or he's not we, you, they: we are we're we are not we aren't or we're not

3 to be (was, were) affirmative negative long form short form
I, he, she, it: he was - he was not he wasn't we, you, they: we were we were not we weren't

4 have got affirmative negative long form short form I, we, you, they:
we have got we've got we have not got we've not got or we haven't got he, she, it: he has got he's got he has not got he's not got or he hasn't got

5 had affirmative negative long form short form
every time regardless the subject (I, he, she, it, we, you, they): I had I'd I had not I hadn't

6 do affirmative negative long form short form I, we, you, they: I do -
I do not I don't he, she, it: he does he does not he doesn't

7 did affirmative negative long form short form
every time regardless the subject (I, he, she, it, we, you, they): I did - I did not I didn't

8 Modals (can, could, must, might, will, would, shall, should, ought to)
affirmative negative long form short form can - cannot can't could could not couldn't must must not mustn't might might not -- need need not needn't will 'll will not won't would 'd would not wouldn't shall shall not shan't should should not shouldn't ought to ought not to oughtn't to

9 The short forms 's and 'd have two different long forms: he's = he is or he has he'd = he would or he had We seldom use short forms after names and nouns. Peter has got a book. = Peter's got a book. The children have visited London. = The children've visited London. When have is a full verb, we do not use the short form. They have breakfast at 6 o'clock.


Download ppt "Long forms, contracted forms (short forms)"

Similar presentations


Ads by Google