LBCC E-ESL Online Learning
Contractions with To Be
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Introduction
This is a lesson about using contractions the simple present conjugationof the verb, to be. The main purpose of this lesson is to providemany interactive quizzes so that students may practice using contractions.
Contractions Using To Be
Contractions are made by taking two words and combining them
by droppingthe first letter of the be verb and using an apostrophe to replace
it. The contracted forms are shown below.
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Pronoun + Be Verb |
Contracted Form |
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I am |
I'm |
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he is |
he's |
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she is |
she's |
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it is |
it's |
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you are |
you're |
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they are |
they're |
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we are |
we're |
Quizzes
Last Updated, May 18, 2001 by Harold Foot