Contracted forms and long forms – Exercise 1

Task No. 1166

Write the long forms for the given short forms into the spaces.

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Long and Short forms of Auxiliaries

Welcome to your Contracted forms and long forms – Exercise 1

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haven't →
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The apostrophe substitutes the letter O in NOT
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you're →
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The apostrophe substitutes the letter A in ARE
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wouldn't →
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The apostrophe substitutes the letter O in NOT
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I'll →
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The apostrophe substitutes the letter W in WILL - Shall is also possible.
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can't →
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The apostrophe substitutes the letters NO in NOT
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won't →
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The of WILL NOT is WON'T
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weren't →
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The apostrophe substitutes the letter O in NOT
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it'll →
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The contracted form is short for IT WILL or IT SHALL
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let's →
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The apostrophe substitutes the letter U in US
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we'll →
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The contracted form is short for WE WILL or WE SHALL