AE 940 - 80+ Spoken Contractions In English

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In today's episode...

I teach you 80+ commonly used Contractions in the English language.

A contraction is 2 words that are combined to create a new word with a new meaning.

These contractions are helpful when conversing to native English speakers.

Learn what these contractions are so you can use them in your daily conversations.

Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker!

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Transcript of AE 940 - 80+ Spoken Contractions In English

Hey, Pete. What is going on? Not much, mate, but we'd actually say, what's going on? Why is that? Because it sounds more natural. And we'd also say, why's that? Why's it so hard? It's not. You've just got to practise. Let me show you.

G'day, you mob. Pete here, from Aussie English and welcome to this episode where I'm going to be teaching you 80 different contractions that are used in spoken English and giving you examples for how to use them. Before we get started, don't forget to smash that like button and share this video with someone who you think it'll help and also hit the subscribe button and the bell notification if you want to see more videos like this, too.

And lastly, don't forget to download the worksheet for today's lesson in the description below. So, you'll be able to go through all of these different contractions and the example sentences later on. Anyway, let's get into it. I am. I'm. I'm going home. You are. You're. You're 20 years old. He is. He's. He's getting angry. She is. She's. She's about to leave. We are. We're. We're hungry. They are. They're. They're about to win the game.

It is. It's. It's five o'clock. That is. That's. That's not fair. This is. This's. This's my father. There is. There's. There's a dog outside. What is. What's. What's the time? Where is. Where's. Where's Pete living? Who is. Who's. Who's coming for dinner? Who are. Who're. Who are your best friends? Are not. Aren't. Aren't you going to be late? Is not. Isn't. It isn't my fault. Were not. Weren't. They weren't listening.

Was not. Wasn't. I wasn't very happy. Does not. Doesn't. It doesn't matter. Do not. Don't. Don't run next to the pool. Before we continue, guys, let's talk about your pronunciation. If you're watching this video, I'm sure you're worried about your pronunciation in English and it's something that you'd like to improve.

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Need not. Needn't. You needn't worry. Did not. Didn't. He didn't understand her. Can not. Can't. I can't hear you. Could not. Couldn't. Couldn't he have waited longer? Will not. Won't. It won't change anything. Would not. Wouldn't. She wouldn't be interested. Has not. Hasn't. He hasn't changed. Have not. Haven't. The dogs haven't been fed. Might not. Mightn't. I mightn't go to the party. Must not. Mustn't. You mustn't complain so much.

Should not. Shouldn't. They shouldn't talk during the movie. I will. I'll. I'll join you shortly. You will. You'll. You'll be 20 next year. He will. He'll. He'll be here any minute. She will. She'll. She'll probably cook dinner. We will. We'll. We'll go to the beach tomorrow. They will. They'll. They'll start learning French. It will. It'll. It'll be a huge advantage. This will. This'll. This'll be a problem.

All right, we're halfway through the video, so it's time for a contraction exercise where you can practise what you've learnt. I'm going to show you a series of contractions up here on the screen. I want you to pause the video, go down in the comments and write your own sentence using one of these contractions so that you can practise it right now. See you in a sec. Alrighty, welcome back. Let's keep going.

That will. That'll. That'll be your dad calling on the phone. I would. I'd. I'd like to ask a question. You would. You'd. You'd like to go home. He would. He'd. He'd prefer the chocolate cake. She would. She'd. She'd never have said that. We would. We'd. We'd love to see you again. They would. They'd. They'd never be so careless. It would. It'd. It'd be a great reason. I have. I've. I've got something to say.

You have. You've. You've never been there, have you? He has. He's. He's got a pet cat. She has. She's. She's always loved travelling. We have. We've. We've got 10 minutes to spare. They have. They've. They've been here before. It has. It's. It's been a long time, mate. Who have. Who've. Who've you been talking to? There has. There's. There's been a lot going on recently. That has. That's. That's got everyone talking. This has. This's. This's got to stop.

What has. What's. What's happened? Who has. Who's. Who's ever seen a crocodile before? I had. I'd. I'd better go home. You had. You'd. You'd been to China a few years ago, right? He had. He'd. He'd always wanted to try that. A few moments later. Okay, so this is the part of the video where you say to yourself, why am I wearing a different jumper?

And this is where I admit I'm a moron who deleted the other half of the video and I'm having to record this again in the future, obviously wearing different clothes. I could have put the red one on. Couldn't be bothered. Wasn't gonna lie to you, so this is just going to be our little secret. Anyway, let's keep going. She had. She'd. She'd never done a back flip. We had. We'd. We'd often wondered what it was like.

They had. They'd. They'd seen him a few times. It had. It'd. It'd been ages since we'd caught up. Who had. Who'd. Who'd ever want to do that? Let us. Let's. Let's go. Want to. Wanna. Do you wanna come over? What are you. Whataya. Whataya doing? Kind of. Kinda. She kinda likes him. Don't know. Dunno. They dunno what to do. Let me. Lemme. Lemme check with my folks. Give me. Gimme. Gimme a second. Going to. Gonna. He's gonna be late to work.

Need to. Needa. Do you needa take this with you? Have to. Hafta. I hafta go. Got to. Gotta. You've gotta be kidding me. Come on. Cmon. Cmon, we've got to go. Good day. G'day. G'day, mate. All right, guys, that is it for this video. Thank you so much for joining me. I am Pete from Aussie English. If you like this video, please like it, share it and subscribe to my channel.

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