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Exercise #2 – be: present tense Directions: Provide the missing contraction. Some verbs are negative. Ready? 1. He____ not here right now. 2. They____ going to be here soon. 3. I____ leaving in a few minutes. 4. Mary____ at home today. 5. You____ a very good student. 6. The kids _______ home yet. 7. This ______ working very well. 8. John____ not in his office. 9. We____ having breakfast right now. 10. It____ snowing today. Do you want to see the answers? Here they are: 1. He‘s not here right now. He’s = He is 2. They‘re going to be here soon. They’re = They are 3. I‘m leaving in a few minutes. I’m = I am 4. Mary‘s at home today. Mary’s = Mary is 5. You‘re a very good student. You’re = You are 6. The kids aren’t home yet. aren’t = are not 7. This isn’t working very well. isn’t = is not 8. John‘s not in his office. John’s = John is 9. We‘re having breakfast right now. We’re = We are 10. It‘s snowing today. It’s = It is |
