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Contractions with Be Verbs

Statements Affirmative Negative

I am late. Im late. Im not late.

You are late. Youre late. Youre not late. OR You arent late.

He is late. Hes late. Hes not late. OR He isnt late.

She is late. Shes late. Shes not late. OR She isnt late.

It is late. Its late. Its not late. OR It isnt late.

We are late. Were late. Were not late. OR We arent late.

They are Theyre late. Theyre not late. OR They arent late.
late.

Contractions are commonly used in spoken English, but less commonly

used in written English. They are often be found in friendly texts,
(such as e-mails to friends) but not in formal texts (such as business
letters, cover letters and job resumes).

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