1.
I am hungry.

Me too, I'm really hungry! Let's get some food!
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2.
They are doctors.

No they're not, they're teachers.

Oh, you're right!
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3.
Hi Sylvia, how's it going?

Oh, I'm OK, but I'm so tired. I don't want to study.

Me too, these days we're very busy. Let's study tomorrow. I want to go to the movies!

Oh, I don't want to miss class. Let's study!

You're right, let's go to class. Then we aren't busy, we're free!

That's great!

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hungry
let's
get
some
food
doctor
right
OK
so
tired

want
study
too
these days
tomorrow
miss
class
busy
free

1. Contractions

Many verbs have short forms which are used particularly in spoken English. For example: "I am happy today" = "I'm happy today". The short forms of the verb "to be" are as follows:

I am = I'm

You are = You're

He is = He's

She is = She's

It is = It's

We are = We're

You are= You're

They are = They're

Be careful not to confuse it's with its. It's means "it is", but its is a possessive form we'll study later.

There are two main short forms for the negative of the verb "to be": "You are" becomes "You're not" or "you aren't". For example:

- She is not happy = She isn't happy = She's not happy.
- We are not singers = We aren't singers = We're not singers

The short forms for the negative verb "to be" are as follows:

I am not = I'm not = I amn't*

You are not = You're not = You aren't

He is not = He's not = He isn't

She is not = She's not = She isn't

It is not = It's not = It isn't

We are = We're not = We aren't

You are= You're not = You aren't

They are = They're not = They aren't

You can say "I am not", and you can say "I'm not", but you can't say "I amn't".

Simple Present negatives contract in two ways: "do not" becomes "don't" and "does not" becomes "doesn't". For example:

- Statement: I do not like pizza = I don't like pizza.
- Questions: He does not drive a car = He doesn't drive a car.

And just in case you need it, here's a table of Simple Present contractions.

I do not = I don't

You do not = You don't

He does not = He doesn't

She does not = She doesn't

It does not = It doesn't

We do not = We don't

You do not = You don't

They do not = They don't

Now give some exercises a try!

Many verbs have short forms which are used particularly in spoken English. For example: "I am happy today" = "I'm happy today". The short forms of the verb "to be" are as follows:

I am = I'm

You are = You're

He is = He's

She is = She's

It is = It's

We are = We're

You are= You're

They are = They're

Be careful not to confuse it's with its. It's means "it is", but its is a possessive form we'll study later.

There are two main short forms for the negative of the verb "to be": "You are" becomes "You're not" or "you aren't". For example:

- She is not happy = She isn't happy = She's not happy.
- We are not singers = We aren't singers = We're not singers

The short forms for the negative verb "to be" are as follows:

I am not = I'm not = I amn't*

You are not = You're not = You aren't

He is not = He's not = He isn't

She is not = She's not = She isn't

It is not = It's not = It isn't

We are = We're not = We aren't

You are= You're not = You aren't

They are = They're not = They aren't

You can say "I am not", and you can say "I'm not", but you can't say "I amn't".

Simple Present negatives contract in two ways: "do not" becomes "don't" and "does not" becomes "doesn't". For example:

- Statement: I do not like pizza = I don't like pizza.
- Questions: He does not drive a car = He doesn't drive a car.

And just in case you need it, here's a table of Simple Present contractions.

I do not = I don't

You do not = You don't

He does not = He doesn't

She does not = She doesn't

It does not = It doesn't

We do not = We don't

You do not = You don't

They do not = They don't

Now give some exercises a try!