Formas Cortas - Formas Contractas - Short Forms
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 Algunas conjugaciones pueden contraerse cuando van
detrás de pronombres como I, you, he...
I
am --> I'm
También las podemos usar detrás de nombres.
Susan has had a baby --> Susan's
had a baby
Las formas cortas se utilizan en el lenguage coloquial y en
cartas informales.
| Verbo |
Forma
corta |
| am (presente
verbo to be) |
I'm |
| are (presente
verbo to be) |
you're, we're,
you're, they're |
| is (presente
verbo to be) |
he's, she's,
it's |
| has (presente
verbo to have) |
he's, she's,
it's |
| have (presente
verbo to have) |
I've, you've,
we've, they've |
| had (pasado
verbo to have) |
I'd, you'd,
he'd, she'd, it'd, we'd, they'd |
| would (condicional) |
I'd, you'd,
he'd, she'd, it'd, we'd, they'd |
| will (futuro) |
I'll, you'll,
he'll, she'll, it'll, we'll, you'll, they'll |
| shall (futuro) |
I'll, we'll |
Hacemos formas cortas con los pronombres interrogativos.
| Verbo |
Forma
corta |
| is (presente
verbo to be) |
what's, who's,
when's, how's... |
| had (pasado
verbo to have) |
who'd |
| would (condicional) |
who'd |
| will (futuro) |
what'll, who'll |
Podemos hacer formas cortas con here, there y that.
| Forma
larga |
Forma
corta |
| here is |
here's |
| there is /
there will |
there's /
there'll |
| that is /
that will |
that's / that'll |
También podemos hacer la forma corta de algunos verbos
en negativo.
| Verbo |
Forma
larga negativa |
Forma
corta negativa |
is
(presente
verbo to be) |
is not |
isn't |
| are (presente
verbo to be) |
are not |
aren't |
| do (presente
verbo to do) |
do not |
don't |
| does (presente
verbo to do) |
does not |
doesn't |
| did (pasado
verbo to do) |
did not |
didn't |
| has (presente
verbo to have) |
has not |
hasn't |
| have (presente
verbo to have) |
have not |
haven't |
| had (pasado
verbo to have) |
had not |
hadn't |
| would,
can, must, need, should... |
would
not, can not, must not... |
wouldn't,
can't, mustn't, needn't, shouldn't... |
| will (futuro) |
will not |
won't |
| shall
(futuro) |
shall
not |
shan't |
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