contraction and conjugation

 Let's look at how we can use contractions using the verb 'to be' correctly.

Contractions involve joining two words together — using an apostrophe. They are commonly used in informal written English and spoken English.

When forming a contraction with the verb 'to be', we can use the simple present tense of the verb.

Uncontracted                            Contracted

        I am                                                        I´m 

       You are                                                 You´re

        He/She/It is                                He's/She's/It's

        We are                                                   We're

        They are                                                They're

Here are some examples:

"I'm going to sit a writing exam at 2 o'clock on Thursday."

"You're invited to come over for dinner tomorrow night."

"He's currently attending a conversation class at his local library."

"We're going to the Blue Mountains this weekend."

"They're hoping to visit Perth sometime next year."

To create a negative statement, we use the adverb 'not' after the contraction.

        Uncontracted                                        Contracted

                I am not                                                                I'm not

              You are not                                                          You're not

            He/She/It is not                                            He's not/She's not/It's not

               We are not                                                            We're not

             They are not                                                           They're not

Here are some examples:

"I'm not happy with the grade I received on my writing test."

"You're not going to believe what happened on the weekend!"

"He's not able to visit his sister because he's busy working two different jobs."

"We're not eating chocolate for the next month because we're trying to lose weight."

 "They're not going to the party because they already made plans."