That's = that is and that was? No. Never was . There are no contractions with the past tense of to be ( was, were ). Since thought is past tense shouldn't it be that was No. It should not be That was . That still remains, even now, what I

I don't fully understand what a contraction is. So if I put an 's, 'll, 'd, 've, etc after any word does it make it a contraction? Only in spoken English. But in written English, some contractions are not usually written that

) An adjective is a part of speech that modifies a noun or a pronoun. -- OK ) The exam was adjourned since the the professor was ill. ) The government has adjudged that the country's economy is experiencing hard times so the tax rates will be

I'm a British English speaker. There may be differences here between British and American usage. "I have to " is fine. "I've got to " is also OK, but is more informal (the contraction "I've"

"it is" if it has to be contracted then it is always "it's", the apostophe shows that something has been removed, ie the "i". A lot, if not all, contractions follow this method. eg. "do not" becomes

Hi Anon You should use "Yes, it is" in that context. The word "it" refers to "this (person)". In addition to what Barb has written, there is no indication in your question ("Is this her friend?") whether the

Hi Anon, Context will help on some of these. If we are waiting for a particular person to show up - Mary's friend, for example, but you have not met Mary's friend before -- and you say, pointing to the person walking through the door,

Had better is a solid expression which used to give advice You had better leave now, otherwise we are late on the bus. (If we don't hurry, we will be late). You had better check e-mail or you can miss the job you want. John'd better shut

Hi Oerwahfm Here are a few ideas to get you started. If you do not use any contractions, your speech will tend to sound awkward or overly formal. These are commonly used contractions, for example: 'm, 's, 're, 've, 'd, 'll,

Hi, In formal writng, don't use contractions. And they are often avoided in very formal speech. Bst wishes, Clive