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Contractions: Way To Say Two Words With The Sound of Speaking, But Also Accepted in Writing

Contractions are a simplified way to say two words with the sound of one, commonly used in speaking and writing. The document provides examples of contractions like "Let's" from "Let us" and "I've" from "I have". It explains how to form contractions and lists the most common contracted words in English like "aren't", "won't", and "they'll". Finally, it includes an exercise to practice filling in blanks with the appropriate contractions.

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Contractions: Way To Say Two Words With The Sound of Speaking, But Also Accepted in Writing

Contractions are a simplified way to say two words with the sound of one, commonly used in speaking and writing. The document provides examples of contractions like "Let's" from "Let us" and "I've" from "I have". It explains how to form contractions and lists the most common contracted words in English like "aren't", "won't", and "they'll". Finally, it includes an exercise to practice filling in blanks with the appropriate contractions.

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Contractions

So, what do you know about


contractions? Well, they are a simplified
way to say two words with the sound of
one. Most commonly used in the
speaking, but also accepted in writing.
Let’s see how it works:
 If we take as an example the words
“Let us”, we would contract them as
“Let’s”. There, we took the last letter
from the word “us”, which is “s”, and
added an ‘ (apostrophe).
 Examples in context:
- Let’s take a break from working. (Vamos tirar
uma pausa do trabalho)
- Let’s have dinner. (Vamos jantar)
- Let’s play some games. (Vamos jogar alguns
jogos)
- Let’s go eat something. (Vamos comer alguma
coisa)
 Another common example is “I
have”. We would contract it as
“I’ve”. Here, we have the last two
letters from the word “have” and
added that same apostrophe.
 Examples in context:
- I’ve passed the test. (Eu passei no
teste)
- I’ve got two cats. (Eu tenho dois
gatos)
- I’ve been talking to Ryan. (Eu estive
falando com o Ryan)
- I’ve stopped (or quit) smoking. (Eu
parei de fumar)
- We can also contract words in the
negative form. That means “do not”,
“will not” , “does not”, “is not” , “are
not” and so on…
- Do (fazer/farei) not becomes “don’t”
- Will (Ir/Irei) not become “won’t”
- Does (fazer em he,she,it) not
becomes “doesn’t”
- Is (É em He,She,It) not becomes
“isn’t”
- Are (É/São) not becomes “aren’t”
*He/She/It = HSI - Ele/Ela/Isso

 There are many words in the English


language that can be contracted
together. Here’s a small list of the
meaning of each contraction:
- n’t Not (negativa)
- ‘re Are (Ser/É)
- ‘d Had or Would (Tinha
ou Gostaria)
- ‘ll Will or Shall (Irá/Irei ou
Deve)
- ‘s Is or Has (É ou Tem
em HSI)
- I‘m I am (Eu
sou/estou)
- ‘ve Have (Tenho ou
Tem)
 Lastly, here are the most common
words used in contraction:
Are (É) Ex: Aren’t
Can (Pode) Ex: Can’t
Could (Poderia) Ex: Couldn’t
Would (-ia) Ex: Wouldn’t, Woul’ve
Will (Irá/Irei) Ex: Won’t
I (Eu) Ex: I’ll, I’m
You (Você) Ex: You’ll, You’d,
You’re
He/She/It Ex: He’ll, She’ll, It’ll,
He’d, She’s
We (Nós) Ex: We’ve, We’ll
They (Eles) Ex: They’re, They’ll
_____________________________________

Now, I would like you to try to fill in the


blank spaces with the contractions
explained above:
1 – I ______ drink ever again!
(negative)
2 – They _________ (negative) my
parents. _______ my friends.
3 - ________ meet my friends in a
couple of hours.
4 - _______ planning to go camping.
5 - ________ help you.
6 – I ________ come to the party
today. (negative)
7 – He _________ home today.
(negative)
8 - ________ teachers.
9 - ________ a cat on the chair.
10 - __________ buy that for me.

Vocabulary

 Contractions – Contrações/Contract -
Contrair
 Simplified way – Forma ou caminho
simplificado(a)
 Most commonly – Mais comumente
 How it works – Como
funciona/funcionamento
 Apostrophe – Apóstrofo
 Examples in context – Exemplos em
contexto
 Together – Juntos ou em conjunto
 Meaning of each – Significado de
cada
 Would like – Gostaria
 Blank spaces – espaços em branco
 Explained above – Explicados acima
 In a couple of hours – Em algumas
horas
 Planning - Planejando

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