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Hi, everyone.
I'm Lynn.
In today's video, I'm going to teach you eight basic contractions combining pronouns
and the 'be' verb.
Now, it's important to memorize these contractions.
And you have to know how to make them and how to say them.
Pronouncing these contractions correctly in English will help you sound like a native speaker.
Let's get started.
Okay, here's my list of eight common contractions using pronouns and 'be' verbs.
I will say each example two times.
The first time, I will say it slowly.
The second time, I will say it at a normal speed like a native speaker.
It's really important that you repeat along after me,
so don't be shy.
And repeat after each example.
Okay First example, 'I am' goes to 'I'm'.
'I'm waiting for my friend.'
Okay, one more time.
I'm waiting for my friend.
Next, 'he is' - 'he's' 'He's walking home.'
Again, 'he's walking home'. 'she is' – 'she's'.
'She's reading a book.'
And again.
'She's reading a book'.
The next one, 'It is' = 'it's'.
'It's a nice day.'
And again, 'It's a nice day'.
Next one, 'You are' = 'you're'.
'You're a nice person.'
And again, 'You're a nice person'. 'we are' = 'we're'.
'We're ready for the test.'
'We're ready for the test.'
Next one, 'they are' = 'they're'.
'They're very happy.'
'They're very happy.'
The last one, 'Lynn is' = 'Lynn's'.
'Lynn's teaching English.'
'Lynn's teaching English.'
Good job, everyone.
Let's move on.
Okay, now, we're going to take a look at some dialogues.
These will help you know how and when to make contractions.
And how to pronounce them correctly.
Conversation 1.
Adam says: “I am going to work.”
Brian says: “You are late.”
Adam says: “No.
It is still early.”
Which words can be changed into contractions?
Yes, these ones..
“I'm going to work.”
“You're late.”
“No.
It's still early.”
Let's look at another conversation.
Conversation 2.
Tim says: “I like Steve.
He is a nice guy.”
Julie says: “His girlfriend is Sara.
Sarah is a nice girl.”
Tim says: “They are a nice couple.'
Which words can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“I like Steve.
He's a nice guy.”
“His girlfriend is Sara.
Sara's a nice girl.”
“They're a nice couple.”
Let's look at another conversation.
Pete says: “Are you a teacher?”
Sally says: “Yes, I am.
Pete says: “Ss your brother a teacher?”
Sally says: “Yes, he is.”
Which of these words can be changed into contractions?
Right.
None of them.
As you can see, 'I am' and 'he is' cannot be used as contractions at the end
of a sentence.
All right, great job, everybody.
We practiced a lot today.
And I know you worked hard, so keep on working hard because these contractions,
if you master them, they will help you sound like a native speaker.
Be sure to let me know how you're doing in the comments and see you in the next video.
Bye.
Hi, everyone.
It's Lynn.
Welcome back to my video.
Today, I'm going to be talking about six common contractions using the question form
and the 'be' verb.
Now, it's important to pay close attention to these contractions.
Because if you memorize them, and pronounce them correctly, you'll sound more like a native speaker.
Let's take a look.
Okay, here's my list of six common contractions using question 'be' verbs.
And I will say each example twice.
The first time, I will say it slowly.
And the next time, I will say it quickly like a native speaker.
Now, it's really important that you repeat after me each time so you can memorize them well.
Okay, here we go.
First one, 'what is' = 'what's'.
'What's my name?'
'What's my name?' 'where is' = 'where's'
'Where's the bus stop.'
'Where's the bus stop.'
Next one.
'why is' = 'why's'.
'Why's she late?'
'Why's she late?'
Next. 'who is' = 'who's'.
'Who's your favorite singer?'
'Who's your favorite singer?' 'when is' = 'when's'.
'When's your birthday?'
'When's your birthday?'
Last one.
'how is' = 'how's'.
'How's the weather?'
'How's the weather?'
Great.
Good job, everyone.
Let's move on.
Okay, now, we're going to take a look at some dialogues.
These will help you know how and when to make contractions and how to pronounce them correctly.
Conversation 1.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“What's in the box?”
“I'm not sure.”
Conversation 2.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Where's he going?”
“I think he's going to work.”
Conversation 3.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Why's she crying?”
“She's had a bad day.”
Conversation 4.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Who's coming to dinner?”
“Robin's coming to dinner.”
Conversation 5..
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“When's your wedding anniversary?
“It's in May.”
Conversation 6.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“How's your new car?”
“My car's great.”
Alright.
Good work today, everyone.
We learned a lot.
And make sure you keep on practicing because the more you practice the better your English will be.
Let me know how it's going in the comments.
And see you in the next video.
Bye.
Hi, everyone.
It's Lynn again.
Welcome to my video.
Today, we're going to be talking about making negative contractions using 'not'.
Now, this is one that you should pay really close attention to because if you memorize
it properly and you pronounce it properly, you're going to sound just like a native speaker.
Let's take a look.
Okay, let's take a look at my list of four common contractions using negative sentences.
Now, I will repeat each example twice.
I'll say the first one slowly and the second time I'll say it quickly like a native speaker.
So remember it's really important that you repeat after me out loud each time, okay.
The first one, 'is not' = 'isn't'.
'He isn't home.'
'He isn't home.'
Next. 'are not' = 'aren't'.
'They aren't coming to dinner.'
'They aren't coming to dinner.'
'do not' = 'don't'.
'I don't like doing homework.'
'I don't like doing homework.'
'does not' = 'doesn't'.
'She doesn't study very well.'
'She doesn't study very well.'
Great job, everybody.
Let's move on.
Okay, now we're going to take a look at some dialogues.
These will help you know how and when to make contractions and how to pronounce them correctly.
Conversation 1.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Why is he not here?”
“He doesn't like to come to class.”
Conversation 2.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Are her parents rich?”
“No, they're not.”
or “No, they aren't.”
Conversation 3.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“She doesn't like spicy food.”
“She's had a bad day.”
Conversation 4.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Let's go eat lunch.”
“I don't feel hungry yet.”
Conversation 5.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Is he tired?”
“No, he isn't.” or
“No, he's not.”
Conversation 6.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Are they working?”
“No, they aren't.” or “No, they're not.”
Okay, good job today, everyone.
That was a lot of information and I'm sure you worked hard.
Don't forget to keep on practicing and let me know how everything is going in the comments.
And be sure to check out my other videos and I'll see you next time.
Hi, everybody.
It's Lynn again.
Welcome back to my video.
Today, we're going to be talking about eight common contractions using the future tense
'will'.
These are ones that you really want to memorize and try hard to get them in your brain
because if you memorize them well, and you pronounce them correctly, you're going to
sound more like a native speaker.
Let's get started.
All right, now, we're going to take a look at my list of eight common contractions using
the future tense 'will'.
I will say each example two times.
The first time, I will say it slowly.
And the second time I will say it quickly like a native speaker.
It's really important that you repeat after me out loud after each example.
Okay, here we go.
First one, 'I will' = 'I'll'.
'I'll make lunch soon.'
'I'll make lunch soon.'
Next, 'he will' = 'he'll'.
'He'll be late for dinner tonight.'
'He'll be late for dinner tonight.'
Then, 'she will' = 'she'll'.
'She'll wash the dishes after dinner.'
'She'll wash the dishes after dinner.'
'It will' = 'it'll'.
'It'll be a great evening.'
'It'll be a great evening.'
'you will' = 'you'll'.
'You'll have a great time at my wedding.'
'You'll have a great time at my wedding.'
'we will' = 'we'll' 'We'll go on vacation in May.'
'We'll go on vacation in May.'
'they will' = 'they'll' 'They'll visit their mom in the summer.'
'They'll visit their mom in the summer.'
The last one is a negative form.
'will not' becomes 'won't'.
'I won't go to work tomorrow' 'I won't go to work tomorrow'
Great job, guys.
Let's move on.
Alright here are some dialogues.
And if you pay really close attention to these, these are going to help you master these contractions.
Conversation 1.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“When will you buy a new car?
“I'll buy one next month.”
Conversation 2.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“It'll be nice to meet her next week.”
“Yes she'll be happy to see you, too.”
Conversation 3.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Will you help the other team?”
“If they'll help us we'll help them back.”
Conversation 4.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Susan won't work her shift tomorrow.”
“You'll have to work instead of her.”
Great job, today.
That was a lot of information about contractions.
But I know you guys are working hard.
And I know you're going to keep working hard.
So tune in for the next video and thanks for watching.
Let me know how you're doing in the comments.
See you later.
Hi, everyone.
It's Lynn.
Welcome back to my video.
Today, we're going to be talking about contractions using the auxiliary verbs 'would' and 'had'.
Now these can be a little bit confusing because they have similar contracted forms,
so make sure you pay close attention in order to memorize these and you'll be on your way
to sounding like a native speaker.
Let's take a look.
Alright, let's take a look at the list of common contractions using 'would' and 'had'.
Now this can be pretty confusing because 'would' and 'had' both have the same contracted form
but we're going to do it together.
We're going to look at 'would' first and then look at 'had'.
I'm going to say each example twice.
The first time, I'll say it slowly.
And then I'll say it like a native speaker speed so make sure you repeat after me each time,
that's really important.
Okay, here we go.
First one, 'I would' = I'd.
'I'd like to help you make dinner.'
'I'd like to help you make dinner.'
'he would' = 'he'd' 'He'd be a good choice for president.'
'He'd be a good choice for president.'
'she would' = 'she'd' 'She'd be very happy if you helped her.'
'She'd be very happy if you helped her.'
'it would' = 'it'd' 'It'd be nice if you visited us.'
'It'd be nice if you visited us.'
'you would' = 'you'd' 'You'd love being on vacation in Hawaii.'
'You'd love being on vacation in Hawaii.'
'we would' = 'we'd' 'We'd have to check the price first.'
'We'd have to check the price first.'
Okay, last one for 'would'.
'they would' = 'they'd' 'They'd never hurt you.'
'They'd never hurt you.'
Okay let's move on to 'had'.
First one, 'I had' = 'I'd'.
'I'd better make breakfast soon.'
'I'd better make breakfast soon.'
'he had' = 'he'd' 'He'd studied a lot before his test.'
'He'd studied a lot before his test.'
'she had' = 'she'd' 'She'd never been to a concert before last night.'
'She'd never been to a concert before last night.'
'it had' = 'it'd' 'It'd better be on sale.'
'It'd better be on sale.'
'you had' = 'you'd' 'You'd better fasten your seat belt.'
'You'd better fasten your seat belt.'
'we had' = 'we'd' 'We'd not eaten since breakfast.'
'We'd not eaten since breakfast.'
'they had' = 'they'd' 'They'd gone home before the party finished.'
'They'd gone home before the party finished.'
Good job, everyone.
Let's move on.
All right, here are some dialogues.
And if you pay really close attention to these, these are going to help you master these contractions.
In the following examples, is the contraction using 'had' or is it using 'would'?
Example one.
“He'd not written to his mother in years.”
Is it had or would?
Right it's 'had'.
Example two.
“They'd pay her if she did her work properly.”
Is it had or would?
This one is 'would'.
Example three.
“Before last night I'd not seen my girlfriend in a week.”
'had' or 'would'?
It's 'had'.
Example four.
“We'd love to take a vacation this summer.”
'had' or 'would'?
This one is 'would'.
Example five.
“She'd done the wash before her husband came home.”
Do you think 'had' or 'would'?
It's 'had'.
Alright, now you know that 'had' and 'would' use the same contraction.
And it's tricky but I know if you guys practice and keep on practicing you're gonna master
it before you know it.
So thanks for tuning in and I'll see you on my next video.
Bye, everybody.
Hi, everyone.
It's Lynn.
Welcome back to my video.
Today, we're going to be talking about some contractions using the word 'have'.
Now, this is a very important video, so it's important to pay really close attention and
make sure you know how to make these contractions as well as say them properly.
If you can do that, you'll be sounding like a native speaker soon.
Let's get started.
Okay, I have a list of 10 contractions using the word 'have'.
And these are really important to pay attention to because they're very common.
So I'm going to tell you each example twice.
I'll say the first one slowly and the second one quickly like a native speaker,
so make sure you repeat after me for each one.
First one.
'I have' = 'I've' 'I've never seen a ghost.'
'I've never seen a ghost.'
Next you have, 'you've'.
'You've been a great help to me.'
'You've been a great help to me.' 'we have' = 'we've'
'We've got a problem.'
'We've got a problem.'
'they have' = 'they've' 'They've been so kind to us.'
'They've been so kind to us.'
'could have' = 'could've' 'We could've won the contest if we'd
tried harder.'
'We could've won the contest if we'd tried harder.'
'would have' = 'would've' 'They would've stopped if someone told them.'
'They would've stopped if someone told them.'
'should have' = 'should've' 'She should've quit smoking earlier.'
'She should've quit smoking earlier.'
'might have' = 'might've' 'He might've gotten the job if he went to the interview.'
'He might've gotten the job if he went to the interview.'
'who have' = 'who've' 'I like people who've traveled a lot.'
'I like people who've traveled a lot.'
Last one.
'there have' = 'there've' 'There've been a few problems lately.'
'There've been a few problems lately.'
Great good job, everybody.
Let's move on.
Let's listen to some dialogues.
And really listen carefully because these are going to help you know how to use and
say contractions properly.
Conversation 1.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Who've you invited to the party?”
“I've invited all my friends and family.”
Conversation 2.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“He's got many health problems.
He should've exercised more.”
Conversation 3.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Congratulations on your B+ in English.”
“I could've gotten an A+ if I studied more.”
Conversation 4.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Why are your dogs so quiet?”
“They've been sick recently.”
Conversation 5.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Susan doesn't reply to any text messages.”
“She might've changed her number.”
All right, great job, everyone.
Be sure to practice those contractions more and more in your everyday life as much as you can.
And let me know how you're doing in the comments with everything.
Keep on brushing up on your English and see you in the next video.
Bye.
Hi, everyone.
It's Lynn again.
Welcome to my video.
Today, we're going to be talking about informal contractions.
Now, these are very useful in conversation to sound like a native speaker,
but you should remember that these are just for conversation,
we don't usually use these in writing
so I'm going to show you my collection of eight common informal contractions
and if you learn how to say these, you'll be sounding like a native speaker in no time.
Let's get started.
Okay, let's go through my list of eight common informal contractions.
I'm going to say each example twice.
One time slowly and one time at a normal speed like a native speaker.?
You should repeat after me each time.
That's really important.
Okay, here we go.
First one.
'want a' = 'wanna' 'I wanna coffee .'
'I wanna coffee .' 'got a' = 'gotta'
'Have you gotta minute?'
'Have you gotta minute?'
'don't know' = 'dunno' 'I dunno.'
'I dunno.'
'let me' = 'lemme' 'Lemme go.'
'Lemme go.'
'give me' = 'gimme' 'Gimme the pen.'
'Gimme the pen.'
'tell them' = 'tell'em' 'Tell'em we're starting now.'
'Tell'em we're starting now.'
'come on' = 'c'mon' 'C'mon do it.'
'C'mon do it.'
Last one.
'some more' = 's'more' 'We will need s'more time.'
'We will need s'more time.'
Remember, you should only use these in conversation.
You don't want to write these.
Great job, everybody.
Let's move on.
Let's go ahead and look at some dialogues.
And if you pay close attention to these, it will help you know how to use and pronounce contractions correctly.
Conversation 1.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“You wanna help me fix this bike?”
“Sorry, I have no time.
I gotta go.”
Conversation 2.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Will you accept the job offer?
“I dunno.
Lemme think about that.”
Conversation 3.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“C'mon.
We gotta go.”
“Give me s'more time.”
Conversation 4.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Tell'em I won't be coming to work tomorrow.”
“I don't wanna tell'em.”
All right.
Now you know a lot more about informal contractions.
And I want to encourage you guys to keep on practicing.
And the more you study, the better your English will be,
so let me know how you're doing in the comments.
And stay tuned for my next video.
Bye.
Hello, again.
It's Lynn.
In today's video, I'm going to be telling you about some informal contractions including the word 'of'.
Now, it's important to remember that these types of contractions are just for conversation.
You don't want to use them in writing.
So pay close attention.
And if you memorize how to say these contractions,
you're gonna start sounding just like a native speaker.
Let's take a look.
Alright, let's take a look at my list of common contractions including the word 'of'.
Now, in this list, instead of saying 'of', we're going to use the 'schwa' sound,
the kind of 'uh' sound to make these contractions.
I have six examples.
I'll say each of them twice.
The first time, I'll say it slowly.
The second time, I'll say it at a normal speed like a native speaker.
It's really important that you repeat after me out loud each time.
Here we go.
Okay, first one.
'kind of' = 'kinda' 'She's kinda cute.'
'She's kinda cute.'
Next.
'sort of' = 'sorta' 'I'm sorta tired'
'I'm sorta tired' 'out of' = 'outta'
'I'm outta money.'
'I'm outta money.'
'a lot of' = 'alotta' 'They ate alotta cake.'
'They ate alotta cake.'
'lots of' = 'lotsa' 'He has lotsa money.'
'He has lotsa money.'
Last one.
'cup of' = 'cuppa' 'Would you like a cuppa coffee?'
'Would you like a cuppa coffee?'
Did you guys hear that schwa that 'uh' sound?
Alright, great job.
Let's move on.
All right, let's take a look at a few dialogues.
And really pay close attention to these because I promise if you do it's going to help you
master these contractions.
Conversation 1.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Buy me a cuppa coffee.”
“Sorry.
I'm outta money.”
Conversation 2.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“It's getting kinda hot.”
“Yes, we need to drink alotta water.”
Conversation 3.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“I'm sorta tired.”
“Go home and get lotsa rest.”
All right, good work today, everyone.
We practiced a lot and studied a lot, so I know if you keep on studying.
You'll be on your way to speaking just like a native speaker in no time.
Let me know how you're doing in the comments.
Thanks for watching my video and see you guys next time.
Hi, everyone.
It's Lynn.
Welcome back to my video.
Today, we're going to be talking about informal contractions including the word 'to'.
Now, it's important to remember that these contractions are just for speaking not for writing.
So if you memorize them, and learn how to say them, well you'll be sounding just like a native speaker.
Let's get started.
Okay, here I have my list of contractions including 'to'.
And these contractions are going to use the 'schwa' 'uh' sound.
And I have some examples for you that I need you to repeat after me each time.
I will say it slowly first and then at a native speaker speed second.
Make sure you repeat each time.
Here we go.
First one.
'going to' = 'gonna' 'I'm not gonna tell you.'
'I'm not gonna tell you.'
Next. 'have to' = 'hafta'
'You hafta study English.'
'You hafta study English.'
'has to' = 'hasta' 'She hasta work today.'
'She hasta work today.'
'used to' = 'usta' 'She usta live in London.'
'She usta live in London.'
'supposed to' = 'supposta' 'I'm supposta start a new job.'
'I'm supposta start a new job.'
'ought to' = 'oughta' 'You oughta phone your sister.'
'You oughta phone your sister.'
'need to' = 'needa' You needa buy apples at the store.'
You needa buy apples at the store.'
Don't forget, you only want to use these in conversation.
These aren't for writing.
All right, you did it.
Let's move on.
Let's take a look at some dialogues.
And this is really going to help you learn how to make contractions,
and how to use them and say them properly.
Conversation 1.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Susan's sick.”
“She oughta take some medicine.”
Conversation 2.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“They're late.”
“Yes.
They're supposta be here by now.”
Conversation 3.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Do you live in London?”
“I usta live there but not anymore.”
Conversation 4.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Jack said he won the lottery.”
“He hasta be joking.”
Conversation 5.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Let's go to the mall.”
“I can't.
I hafta clean my room.”
Conversation 6.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“I'm gonna ride the roller coaster.”
“Betcha get sick.”
Great job today, everybody.
Now you know a lot more about contractions.
So I want to encourage you to keep on practicing, keep on studying, and keep on watching my videos.
And you're going to be sounding like a native speaker before you know it.
Let me know how you're doing in the comments and see you next time.
Bye.
Hi, everyone.
It's Lynn again.
Welcome back to my video.
Today, we're going to be talking about informal contractions including the word 'you'.
Now, these are very common among native speakers, and if you memorize them, and say them properly,
you're going to sound like a native speaker, too.
So let's pay close attention and jump right in.
Okay, I have here my list of informal contractions including the word 'you'.
And you'll notice that a lot of these the 'you' changes to a 'cha' sound,
so pay close attention to that.
I'm going to say each example twice.
I'll say it's slow the first time and then I'll say it at a native speaker speed the second time,
so make sure you repeat after me each time.
Here we go.
Okay, first one.
'don't you' = 'dontcha' 'Dontcha like it?'
'Dontcha like it?'
Next. 'won't you' = 'wontcha'
'Wontcha drive the car?'
'Wontcha drive the car?'
'what are you' = 'whatcha' 'Whatcha doing?'
'Whatcha doing?'
'what have you', also 'whatcha'
'Whatcha got there?'
'Whatcha got there?'
'bet you' = 'betcha' 'Betcha can't guess the answer.'
'Betcha can't guess the answer.'
'got you' = 'gotcha' 'I gotcha some chocolate.'
'I gotcha some chocolate.'
'didn't you' = 'didntcha' 'Didntcha like it?'
'Didntcha like it?'
Last one.
'do you' = 'doya' 'Doya want to come with me?'
'Doya want to come with me?'
Keep in mind these are only used for conversation, not in writing.
Great job, everybody.
Let's move on.
All right, it's time to look at some dialogues.
Let's pay really close attention, so that you can definitely master these contractions.
Conversation 1.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Let's go home.”
“Dontcha wanna stay?”
Conversation 2.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Doya think this dress is good?”
“It's great.”
Conversation 3.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Whatcha doing?”
“I'm doing my English homework.”
Conversation 4.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Didntcha write the test?”
“Yes, I did.”
Conversation 5.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“I'm gonna ride the roller coaster.”
“Betcha get sick.”
Conversation 6.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“My husband's gonna work in another country.”
“Wontcha be lonely?”
Great job today, everybody.
Now, you know a lot more about contractions.
So I want to encourage you to keep on practicing, keep on studying, and keep on watching my videos.
And you're going to be sounding like a native speaker before you know it.
Let me know how you're doing in the comments and see you next time.
Bye.