Learn English Contractions using HAVE | Could've, Would've, Should've, Might've

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Hi, everyone. It’s Lynn.
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Welcome back to my video.
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Today, we're going to be talking about some contractions using the word ‘have’.
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Now, this is a very important video,
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so it's important to pay really close attention
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and make sure you know how to make these contractions as well as say them properly.
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If you can do that, you'll be sounding like a native speaker soon.
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Let's get started.
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Okay, I have a list of 10 contractions using the word ‘have’.
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And these are really important to pay attention to because they're very common.
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So I’m going to tell you each example twice.
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I’ll say the first one slowly
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and the second one quickly like a native speaker,
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so make sure you repeat after me for each one.
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First one. ‘I have’ = ‘I’ve’
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‘I’ve never seen a ghost.’
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Next you have, ‘you've’.
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‘You've been a great help to me.’
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‘we have’ = ‘we've’
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‘We've got a problem.’
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‘they have’ = ‘they've’
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‘They've been so kind to us.’
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‘could have’ = ‘could’ve’
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‘We could’ve won the contest if we’d tried harder.’
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‘would have’ = ‘would’ve’
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‘They would’ve stopped if someone told them.’
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‘should have’ = ‘should’ve’
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‘She should’ve quit smoking earlier.’
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‘might have’ = ‘might’ve’
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‘He might’ve gotten the job if he went to the interview.’
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‘who have’ = ‘who’ve’
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‘I like people who've traveled a lot.’
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Last one.
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‘there have’ = ‘there’ve’
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‘There’ve been a few problems lately.’
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Great. Good job, everybody. Let's move on.
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Let's listen to some dialogues.
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And really listen carefully because these are going to help you know how to use and say contractions properly.
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Conversation 1.
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Which of these can be made into contractions?
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Yes, these ones.
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“Who’ve you invited to the party?”
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“I’ve invited all my friends and family.”
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Conversation 2.
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Which of these can be made into contractions?
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Yes, these ones.
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“He's got many health problems. He should’ve exercised more.”
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Conversation 3.
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Which of these can be made into contractions?
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Yes, these ones.
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“Congratulations on your B+ in English.”
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“I could’ve gotten an A+ if I studied more.”
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Conversation 4.
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Which of these can be made into contractions?
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Yes, these ones.
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“Why are your dogs so quiet?”
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“They've been sick recently.”
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Conversation 5.
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Which of these can be made into contractions?
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Yes, these ones.
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“Susan doesn't reply to any text messages.”
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“She might’ve changed her number.”
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All right, great job, everyone.
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Be sure to practice those contractions more and more in your everyday life as much as you can.
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And let me know how you're doing in the comments with everything.
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Keep on brushing up on your English and
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see you in the next video.
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Bye.
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