Las contracciones en ingle s

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Una contraccin es una palabra o frase que ha sido ha reducida al eliminar una o
ms letras. En la escritura, el apstrofe toma el lugar de las letras que faltan.
Las contracciones en ingls se usan en el lenguaje informal (en el oral ms que en el
escrito), aunque, en un contexto coloquial, puedes usar contracciones para escribir. Si
ests escribiendo un ensayo acadmico, evita las contracciones a toda costa.
A continuacin te pongo unas tablas de las contracciones en ingls ms comunes y su
pronunciacin...que a veces es bastante confusa para los que no hablamos ingls como
lengua materna.
Veremos las contracciones de:
1. Verbo TO BE
2. Verbo TO HAVE y el verbo TO DO
3. Algunos verbos modales
4. Los Modales perfectos
5. Algunas Wh-Words (pronombres interrogativos)

Pues vamos con las tablas:

TO BE Contraction Pronunciation
I am I'm
am
He is He's
hiz
She is She's
iz
I t is Its
ts
We are Were
w
You are Youre
j
They are Theyre
e
I s not Isn't
znt
Are not Arent
nt
Was not Wasn't
wznt
Were not Werent
wnt



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TO HAVE Contraction Pronunciation
I have (got) I've (got)
av
He has He's
hiz
She has She's
iz
I t has Its
ts
We have Weve
wiv
You have Youve
juv
They have Theyve
ev
Have not Havent
hvn t
Has not Hasnt
hznt
I had Id
ad
You had Youd
jud
He had Hed
hid
She had Shed
id
Had not Hadnt
hdnt
Do Contraction Pronunciation
Do not Dont
dnt
Does not Doesnt
dznt
Did not Didnt
ddnt
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Modals Contraction Pronunciation
Cannot Cant
knt
Could not Couldnt
kdnt
I would Id
ad
He would Hed
hid
We would Wed
wid
They would Theyd
ed
Would not Wouldnt
wdnt
I will Ill
al
You will Youll
jul
He will Hell
hil
She will Shell
il
I t will Itll
znt
We will Well
wil
They will Theyll
el
Will not Wont
wnt
Should not Shouldnt
dnt
Need not Neednt
nidnt
Might not Mightnt
matnt
Shall not Shant
nt
Must not Mustnt
msnt


Modales perfectos Contraction Pronunciation
Should have I shouldve
a dv
Must have I mustve
a mstv
Could have Couldve
kdv |
Would have Wouldve
wdv



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W-words Contraction Pronunciation
What is/has Whats
wts
What are Whatre
wt
What will Whatll
wtl
Where is/has Wheres
wez
Who would/had Whod
hud
Who will Wholl
hul
Who is Whos
huz
Who are Whore
hu
Who have Whove
huv

Notas
No confundas youre con your, suenan igual, pero uno es la segunda persona + el
verbo to be y el otro es el pronombre posesivo de segunda persona.
No confundas Whos con whose. Tambin suenan igual /huz/,
pero whose significa "de quin" o "cuyo".
Fjate que la contraccin de ambas formas he is y he has es la misma: he's. Las
distinguirs por la palabra que vaya inmediatamente despus. Por ejemplo:
1. He's handsome (He is)
2. He's kissing me (He is)-->Gerundio
3. He's gone out (He has)-->Participio (Presente perfecto)
Lo mismo pasa con he had vs he would, comparten la misma contraccin He'd. Se
distinguirn por el contexto de la frase.
I am not no tiene forma contrada, no puedes decir Amnt, no existe, por eso, para
la primera persona del singular en negativo se usa Arent. Recuerdas que lo
vimos cuando estudiamos las Question tags?--> I am fat, aren't I?
La forma informal de decir aren't es aint, pero sta solo se utiliza en speaking en
contextos informales. Ain't sola ser solo la forma coloquial (o vulgar) de aren't,
pero hoy en da, puede servir para contraer casi cualquier negacin...en el Urban
Dictionary de lo explican de coa ;-)
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Ejercicios
Te dejo estas frases para practicar las contracciones. Slo tienes que contraer la forma normal,
ya sabes, eliminas letras y le aades el apstrofe.
1. It is too hot tonight

2. I will go to the cinema with Anne

3. He has not written the book yet

4. She should have eaten something, should not she?

5. We are late, do not you think?

6. There is the woman who is engaged to your dad

7. She is getting angry, is not she?

8. Georgina has not come the the party, and I do not know what
is troubling her.

9. I have not been able to find a chemist

10. I would like to go with you, but I am too busy