No inglês falado e na escrita informal, o uso de contrações é muito comum. Nestas palavras, o apóstrofo ' diz-nos que há palavras em falta.
Nesta lição vamos ver alguns exemplos. Tem a certeza de que se lembra de todas as contrações?
Contração → Significado
I’m going home → I am
I’ll see you later → I will
I’ve got a headache → I have
It’s raining → It is
It's finished → It has
Let's open it → Let us
Paul’s here → Paul is
Tracey's gone → Tracy has
You’re the oldest → You are
I’m here → I am
You’ll be next → You will
We’ve been waiting → We have
I’d love a coffee → I would
He'd lost his key → He had
Formas Negativas
-n't faz as contrações na forma negativa:
Contração → Significado
He isn’t coming → is not
We aren’t interested → are not
Tim wasn’t listening → was not
They weren’t good enough → were not
I can’t believe it → can not
Paul won’t eat → will not
I shan’t take a day off → shall not
Don’t open it → do not
Tina doesn’t understand → does not
I didn’t remember → did not
I couldn’t open the door → could not
They wouldn’t believe me → would not
You shouldn’t smoke → should not
I haven’t been to Italy → have not
Andre hasn’t seen it → has not
We hadn’t heard the news → had not
You mustn’t talk → must not
You needn’t come → need not
I daren’t watch → dare not
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