Learn English Contractions | 10 Pronunciation Lessons | Improve Your Spoken English

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