Hello Grammar 2

řǯȱǻĚ¢ǼȱdzdzdzdzdzdzdzdzdzǯǯȱȱȱȱŘǯȱȱǻ‹’ŽǼȱdzdzdzdzdzdzdzdzǯ


ǯȱȱ ˜–™•ŽŽȱ ‘Žȱ Œ˜—ŸŽ›œŠ’˜—ȱ ‹¢ȱ ꕕ’—ȱ ’—ȱ irregular past
forms.

Bimal: I think you ______________ to Amit’s home yesterday.

Rekha: No, I ____________ Jiya’s home.

Bimal: Jiya’s mother _____________ us pizza, juice, bread, etc.

Rekha: In Jiya’s bedroom, we ________________ some pictures.

Bimal: The interesting thing is I ___________ dinner with her
family.

Rekha: Really? I wish I __________ with you guys!

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Lesson

16 CONTRACTIONS

Ȃ–ȱ‘ž—›¢ǯȱ ‘ŽȂœȱ ˜›”’—ȱ˜—ȱ‘Ž›ȱŒ˜–™žŽ›ǯȱ


ŽȂœȱ ›’’—ȱŠȱ•ŽĴŽ›ǯȱ ȂœȱŠȱ‹ŽŠž’ž•ȱ™Š’—’—ǯȱ

NOTE

The red-coloured words above are short forms of two words.
They are called contractions. An apostrophe (‘) takes place of the
•ŽĴŽ›œȱ‘ŠȱŠ›Žȱ•ŽĞȱ˜žǯȱ ˜—›ŠŒ’˜—œȱŠ›ŽȱžœŽȱ’—ȱœ™˜”Ž—ȱ —•’œ‘ǯȱ
Some examples of contractions are:
’œȱ—˜ȱƽȱ’œ—Ȃȱ Š›Žȱ—˜ȱƽȱŠ›Ž—Ȃȱ ȱ ‘Šœȱ—˜ȱƽȱ‘Šœ—Ȃȱ

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