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![How to Say English Contractions – The EASY Way!
Do you want to sound more natural in English? Join me and learn an easy, clear way to pronounce the most common English contractions. These include: I’m, you’re, we’ll, she’ll, they’d, he’d, and many more. We’ll practice saying them in positive and negative sentences and different tenses. And very importantly, you’ll learn when to use contractions and when not to use them. Yes, you can improve your English today! https://www.engvid.com/how-to-say-english-contractions-the-easy-way
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In this lesson:
0:00 How to say contractions correctly in English
1:12 Contractions of to be in present tense
3:30 Contractions of to be in future tense
5:13 Contractions with would
6:09 Contractions with have (present perfect)
7:28 When to be careful with contractions
TRANSCRIPT:
Hi. Im Rebecca from www.engvid.com. In this lesson, youre going to learn how to pronounce
contractions. Now, what are contractions? Contractions are when we combine words into
one word. For example, instead of saying I am Rebecca, I said at the beginning of this
lesson, Hi. Im Rebecca. Right? So, instead of I am, I said Im. So, Im is a contraction.
Now, you hear these contractions all the time. Native speakers use them a lot, and they are
basically used in everyday conversation. Theyre used in informal conversations. Okay? So,
you will hear them a lot. Im going to teach you in this lesson how to say them, and also,
as a bonus, Im going to tell you when not to use them. Okay? Especially when youre
learning English, and when your English accent may not be exactly perfect yet. Alright? So,
lets get started. There are many to do. Ive got some of them on the board. Im going to
say them, and youll repeat them after me. Okay? So, here we go.
The first one is with the verb to be. Instead of I am, we would say Im. So, as I explained
before, we can use this one in many ways. Okay? We could say Im Rebecca, Im Canadian,
Im a teacher, and so on. And if you want to learn the grammar of contractions, then
you need to check a grammar lesson, because this one is a pronunciation lesson. Alright?
So, lets focus on that. So, repeat after me. Im working. Youre working. Were working.
Theyre working. Hes working. Shes working. Its working.
Okay? Now, the reason I gave it to you with something else after that is because normally
you wont go around saying Im or just Were. Okay? But just so that you can hear it, Im going
to say it for you once just without anything else. Okay? So, repeat after me. Im, youre,
were, theyre, hes, shes, its. Okay? Got those? Now, you might think youve got them,
but its probably a very good idea with all of these contractions to do it with me and then go
back, listen again, practice them again as many times as you need to until youre saying all of
it. Okay? You might think youre saying the ending, but you might not be saying the ending.
So, what would be a good idea is to record yourself. Okay? Maybe record me and then record
yourself saying them, and then go back and listen. You might think youre saying the ending,
and you might not be saying the ending, and then it can actually change the meaning of what youre
trying to say, and you dont want that to happen. Okay? So, make sure, really, please, record
yourself. Thats the best way to know. Okay? Now, lets go on. So, this one, Ill, okay,
is short for what? Its the future of the verb to be. I will, okay? Or of whatever. When we
say I will, instead of I will, we say Ill. Okay? So, repeat after me. Theres an l sound
there. First, Im just going to say them. Okay? But you know what? Lets just say the sentence.
Okay? Lets say the sentence because that will be more realistic. Ill be there. Okay? For example,
Ill be there on time. Okay? Dont worry, Ill be there on time. All right? Ill be there.
Youll be there.
Well be there.
Theyll be there.
Hell be there.
Shell be there.
And Itll be there. What do we mean by itll? It will like anything, right? The equipment,
the computer, whatever. Okay? Itll be there. Now, if thats hard, or if any of these are
really hard for you to say, dont say them. You dont have to. Okay? It will sound a little bit
more natural when you do, but if it doesnt sound natural and if its really weird and hard for you
to pronounce these words or any of these contractions, you dont have to. […] How to Say English Contractions – The EASY Way!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/e5YD3NKenFQ/mqdefault.jpg)


