Learn English Contractions using HAVE | Grammar and Pronunciation

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.’

Next you have, ‘you've’.

‘You've been a great help to me.’

‘we have’ = ‘we've’

‘We've got a problem.’

‘they have’ = ‘they've’

‘They've been so kind to us.’

‘could have’ = ‘could’ve’

‘We could’ve won the contest if we’d tried harder.’

‘would have’ = ‘would’ve’

‘They would’ve stopped if someone told them.’

‘should have’ = ‘should’ve’

‘She should’ve quit smoking earlier.’

‘might have’ = ‘might’ve’

‘He might’ve gotten the job if he went to the interview.’

‘who have’ = ‘who’ve’

‘I like people who've traveled a lot.’

Last one.

‘there have’ = ‘there’ve’

‘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.