By Speak english, Contractions

Another set of patterns occurred to me. These sometimes give learners trouble, and it's a good idea to practice them until they are automatic. They are drills on 'subject pronoun + auxiliary verb' contractions. Type X1: he's, she's, I'm, you're, we're, they're Type X2: he'll, she'll,...

Unless you really wanted to emphasize one of the words (e.g., "No, I do NOT know where it is!") you would not sound natural. That doesn't mean you'd sound wrong, but you'd sound like someone who doesn't speak English like a native. In science fiction movies, the robots rarely use contractions,...

Tammy Thank you for the explanation! Rishonly Sorry but I don't speak English as well as I would like to. That's why I quite do not understand the phrase: "...sentence (1) will not make sense if the contraction (let's) is used". Would you mind saying it one more time but with other words, if it...

I have some questions for those who speak English as a second language: What elements of the English language (spelling, vocabulary, tenses, conjugation, contractions, et cetera) do you find simple and easy to learn compared to your native tongue? Which elements do you find more difficult?...

There seems to be some confusion here. As a native English speaker (I was born and educated in England) and having been a teacher of English for many years, I can say that there is no doubt in my mind that the quoted words were written by a native English speaker. Please remember that not all...