Ms Foram Patel
First Year
ENGLISH LANGUAGE _
GRAMMAR _
TENSES
THE PASTE TENSE
THE SIMPLE (INDEFINITE) PAST TENSE
THE PAST CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE) TENSE
THE PAST PERFECT TENSE
THE PAST PERFECT CONT. TENSE
THE PRESENT TENSE
THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
THE PRESENT PERFECT CONT. TENSE
THE FUTURE TENSE
THE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE
THE FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
THE FUTURE PERFECT CONT. TENSE
PRONOUN-07 SECOND THIRD (by)
I S my me/mine
HE S his him
SHE S Her/hers her
IT S/P its it
THEY P their them
WE P our us
YOU S/P your you
12
PAST-4
SIMPLE-THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
CONTINUOUS-THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
PERFECT-THE PAST PERFECT TENSE
PERFECT CONTINUOUS-THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
PRESENT-4
SIMPLE-SIMPLE-THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
CONTINUOUS- THE PRESENT CONT. TENSE
PERFECT-THE PRESENT PER. TEN
PERFECT CONTINUOUS. THE PRESENT PER. CONT. TENSE
FUTURE-4
SIMPLE
CONTINUOUS
PERFECT
PERFECT CONTINUOUS
SENTENCE FORMATION
SUBJECT+’TO BE’ FORM+VERB FROM
(HV)+OBJECT(N/ADV/ADJ)+O.W. OTHER WORDS (ACTIVE VOICE)
OBJECT (PASSIVE VOICE)
1.SUB
NOUN/PRONOUN…..ROCKY/HE….STUDENTS/THEY
SINGULAR - PLURAL
STUDENT – STUDENTS
BOY – BOYS
MAN – MEN
WOMAN – WOMEN
CHILD - CHILDREN
FEE - FEE
FISH - FISH
SHEEP - SHEEP
PERSON - PEOPLE
SENTENCE FORMATION (3+3)=PAST+PRESENT
SUBJECT+TO BE+VERB(HV)+OBJECT(N/ADV/ADJ)+O.W. OTHER
WORDS (ACTIVE VOICE)
OBJECT (PASSIVE VOICE)
SENTENCE FORMATION (1+)=PAST+PRESENT=SIMPLE
SUBJECT+VERB(HV)+OBJECT(N/ADV/ADJ)+O.W. OTHER
SENTENCE FORMATION (3+3)=PAST+PRESENT
SUBJECT+TO BE+VERB(HV)+OBJECT(N/ADV/ADJ)+O.W. OTHER
WORDS (ACTIVE VOICE)=10
OBJECT (PASSIVE VOICE)
1.SUB
2.TO BE
3.VERB
4. OBJECT
SENTENCE FORMATION (1+)=PAST+PRESENT=SIMPLE
SUBJECT+VERB(HV)+OBJECT(N/ADV/ADJ)+O.W. OTHER
1.SUB
2.VERB
3.OBJECT
Forms of ‘to be’ = 1 3
Is-am-are
Was-were
Had
Has-have
Do-does
Did
Will-shall
TO BE FORMS/ FORMS OF ‘TO BE’-13 (PAST & PRESENT)
CONTINUOUS TENSES (2)
IS-AM-ARE-(3)PRE. CONT.
WAS-WERE-(2)PAST. CONT.
SIMPLE TENSES (2)
DO-DOES(2) –SIMPLE PRESENT
DID(1)-SIMPLE PAST
PERFECT TENSES (2)
HAS-HAVE(2)- PRESENT PERFECT
HAD-(1)PAST PERFECT
WILL-SHALL (2)-FUTURE TENSE/SIMPLE FUTURE
SUBJECT
NOUN/
PRONOUN
TO BE FORMS/ FORMS OF ‘TO BE’-
13 (PAST & Present)
VERB FORM (MV-PST-PP-ING-S/ES)
e.g.-speak & write
(Speak-spoke-spoken)// (Write-wrote-
written)
A Student(n)
The students(n)
He (pn)
They (pn)
CONTINUOUS TENSES (2)
IS-AM-ARE-(3)pre. cont.
WAS-WERE-(2)past. cont.
VERB+ING
SPEKAING/WRITING
simple TENSEs (2)
DO-DOES(2) –SIMPLE
PRESENT
DID(1)-SIMPLE PAST
WILL-SHALL (2)-future
tense/simple future
VERB+MAIN VERB
perfect TENSEs (2)
HAS-HAVE(2)- present perfect
HAD-(1)past perfect
VERB+PP
HE HAS COMPLETED THE PROJECT.
PRONOUN (SUBJECT) + HAS (TO BE) + COMPLETED
(VERB=COMPLETE/COMPLETED/COMPLETED) + THE PROJECT (O).
THE STUDENTS ARE PLAYING FOOTBALL IN THE GROUND.(PRCT)
A STUDENT IS PLAYING FOOTBALL IN THE GROUND.(PRCT)
SUB + ARE (TO BE) + VERB (PLAY/PLAYED/PLAYED)+ OBJECT+ OW
THE STUDENTS WERE PLAYING FOOTBALL IN THE GROUND. (PCT)
A STUDENT WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL IN THE GROUND.(PCT)
A STUDENT IS PLAYING FOOTBALL IN THE GROUND.
SUB + TO BE+ VERB(PLAY-PLAYED-PLAYED)+OBJECT+OW
SUBJECT NOUN (S/P) + TO BE FORM = 12
STUDENTS(P)=DID/WERE/HAD/HAD BEEN//DO/ARE/HAVE/HAVE BEEN//WILL/SHALL
STUDENT (S) =DID/WAS/HAD/HAD BEEN//DOES/IS/HAS/HAS BEEN//WILL/SHALL
SUBJECT_PRONOUN + ‘TO BE’ FORM = 12
I (S) = DID/WAS/HAD/HAD BEEN//DO/AM/HAVE/HAVE BEEN//SHALL
HE/SHE/IT (S) = DID/WAS/HAD/HAD BEEN//DOES/IS/HAS/HAS BEEN//WILL
THEY/WE/YOU (P) = DID/WERE/HAD/HAD BEEN//DO/ARE/HAVE/HAVE BEEN//WILL
I/WE = SHALL
HE/SHE/IT/THEY/YOU = WILL
HE HAS COMPLETED THE PROJECT.
HAS HE COMPLETED THE PROJECT?
HE HAS NOT COMPLETED THE PROJECT.
HAS HE COMPLETED THE PROJECT?
I WENT TO MARKET. (GO(MV)-WENT(PTF)-GONE(PP))-DID
(ITTR) DID I GO TO MARKET?
DID I WENT TO MARKET---------INCORRECT
DID+MAIN VERB (GO-WENT-GONE)
DIDN’T I GO TO MARKET?
I DRINK TEA.(THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE)
TO BE-DOES/DO
DO I DRINK TEA?
WAS-WERE-IS-AM-ARE= VERB +ING
HAS-HAVE-HAD=VERB+PP
DO-DOES-DID-WILL-SHALL= VERB+MV
THE FUTURE TENSE(TO BE+VERB)_WILL/SHALL
SIMPLE- WILL/SHALL+MV
CONT- WILL/SHALL+BE+V-ING
PERFECT- WILL/SHALL+HAVE+V-PP =WOULD/SHOULD(MA)
PERFECT CONT. - WILL/SHALL+HAVE+BEEN+V-ING =WOULD/SHOUL
APPLE/EAT/I
FUTURE TENSE: (WILL/SHALL)
1.SIMPLE:WILL/SHALL+MV
2.CONT.:WILL/SHALL+BE+V-ING
3.PERFECT: WILL/SHALL+HAVE+V-PP
4.PERFECT CONT.: WILL/SHALL+HAVE+BEEN+V-ING
RULE:
I/WE--------SHALL
THEY/YOU/HE/SHE/IT--------WILL
APPLE/EAT/I
FUTURE TENSE: (WILL/SHALL)
1.SIMPLE:WILL/SHALL+MV
2.CONT.:WILL/SHALL+BE+V-ING
3.PERFECT: WILL/SHALL+HAVE+V-PP
4.PERFECT CONT.: WILL/SHALL+HAVE+BEEN+V-ING
SIMPLE
I SHALL EAT AN APPLE.
THE FUTURE CONT. TENSE
I SHALL BE EATING AN APPLE.
THE FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
I SHALL HAVE EATEN AN APPLE.
THE FUTURE PERFECT CONT. TENSE
I SHALL HAVE BEEN EATING AN APPLE.
RULE:
I/WE--------SHALL
THEY/WE/HE/SHE/IT--------WILL
HE HAS COMPLETED HIS HOMEWORK. (AFFIRMATIVE)
PRESENT-THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
(INTERROGATIVE)
TO BE (HAS)-?
HAS HE COMPLETED HIS HOMEWORK? (INTRR)
SIMPLE-PAST & PRESENT
PAST (DID)
PRESENT (DO/DOES)
I WENT TO MARKET. (GO-WENT-GONE)
DID I GO TO MARKET?
I WENT TO MARKET.
DID I GO TO MARKET?
HAS/HAVE/HAD
1. I have lived in Baroda.(THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE)
2. I had lived in Baroda.
3. I have been living in Baroda (present perfect cont.) “hoon” for almost 4 years.(PrPCT)
4. I had been living in Baroda (past perfect cont.) “thi” since 2000.(THE PAST PERFECT
CONTINUOUS TENSE)
Since/for-time
Since-specific
For-non specific
In/into-
On/over
PREPOSITION
In-into
1. I am painting in my room.
2. I am sleeping on my bed in my room.
3. She entered into my room without knocking the door.
4. My mother got into my room to check down what I m doing.
On-over
1. The pen is on the table (on, over)
2. The birds are flying over the bridge. (on, over)
WORD-VERB
EAT
EAT-ATE-EATEN
MV-SPT FORM-PP FORM
EAT+ING=EATING
EATS
PAST-PRESENT-FUTURE
PAST
1.THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE-
I ATE APPLE.
2.THE PAST CONT.TENSE
3.THE PAST PERFECT TENSE
4.THE PAST PERF.CONT.TENSE
TO BE FORMS
WAS-WERE
HAS-HAVE
HAD
IS-AM-ARE
WILL-SHALL
DID
DO-DOES
OBJECT-APPLE
VERB-EAT
1.EAT-ATE-EATEN
PRONOUN (07) =SUBJECT
I-HE-SHE-IT-THEY-WE-YOU
1.SUBJECT+
2.TO BE+
3.VERB FORM+
4.OBJECT
PAST TENSE
WAS-WERE(PAST CONT.TENSE)=04
HAD(PAST PERFECT)
DID(SIMPLE PAST)
THE PAST PERFECT CONT. TENSE
HAD+BEEN
PRESENT(IS.AM.ARE.DO.DOES.HAS.HAVE)=07
IS.AM.ARE(PRE.CONT.TENSE)
DO.DOES(SIMPLE)
HAS.HAVE(PRESENT PERFECT TENSE)
PRESENT PERF.CONT.TENSE
HAS/HAVE+BEEN
ABBREVIATED FORMS (TO BE-
NOT TO BE)
IS-ISNOT-ISN’T
AM- AM NOT- AM’NT
ARE-ARE NOT- AREN’T
WAS-WAS NOT-WASN’T
WERE-WERE NOT-WEREN’T
HAS-HAS NOT-HASN’T
HAVE NOT-HAVEN’T
DO NOT-DON’T
DOES NOT- DOESN’T
DID NOT-DIDN’T
SHALL NOT- SHAN’T
WILL NOT-WON’T
SHOULD NOT- SHOULDN’T
WOULD NOT-WOULDN’T
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English Grammar-Tenses

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    Ms Foram Patel FirstYear ENGLISH LANGUAGE _ GRAMMAR _ TENSES
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    THE PASTE TENSE THESIMPLE (INDEFINITE) PAST TENSE THE PAST CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE) TENSE THE PAST PERFECT TENSE THE PAST PERFECT CONT. TENSE THE PRESENT TENSE THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE THE PRESENT PERFECT CONT. TENSE THE FUTURE TENSE THE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE THE FUTURE PERFECT TENSE THE FUTURE PERFECT CONT. TENSE
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    PRONOUN-07 SECOND THIRD(by) I S my me/mine HE S his him SHE S Her/hers her IT S/P its it THEY P their them WE P our us YOU S/P your you
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    12 PAST-4 SIMPLE-THE SIMPLE PASTTENSE CONTINUOUS-THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE PERFECT-THE PAST PERFECT TENSE PERFECT CONTINUOUS-THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE PRESENT-4 SIMPLE-SIMPLE-THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE CONTINUOUS- THE PRESENT CONT. TENSE PERFECT-THE PRESENT PER. TEN PERFECT CONTINUOUS. THE PRESENT PER. CONT. TENSE FUTURE-4 SIMPLE CONTINUOUS PERFECT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
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    SENTENCE FORMATION SUBJECT+’TO BE’FORM+VERB FROM (HV)+OBJECT(N/ADV/ADJ)+O.W. OTHER WORDS (ACTIVE VOICE) OBJECT (PASSIVE VOICE) 1.SUB NOUN/PRONOUN…..ROCKY/HE….STUDENTS/THEY
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    SINGULAR - PLURAL STUDENT– STUDENTS BOY – BOYS MAN – MEN WOMAN – WOMEN CHILD - CHILDREN FEE - FEE FISH - FISH SHEEP - SHEEP PERSON - PEOPLE
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    SENTENCE FORMATION (3+3)=PAST+PRESENT SUBJECT+TOBE+VERB(HV)+OBJECT(N/ADV/ADJ)+O.W. OTHER WORDS (ACTIVE VOICE) OBJECT (PASSIVE VOICE) SENTENCE FORMATION (1+)=PAST+PRESENT=SIMPLE SUBJECT+VERB(HV)+OBJECT(N/ADV/ADJ)+O.W. OTHER
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    SENTENCE FORMATION (3+3)=PAST+PRESENT SUBJECT+TOBE+VERB(HV)+OBJECT(N/ADV/ADJ)+O.W. OTHER WORDS (ACTIVE VOICE)=10 OBJECT (PASSIVE VOICE) 1.SUB 2.TO BE 3.VERB 4. OBJECT SENTENCE FORMATION (1+)=PAST+PRESENT=SIMPLE SUBJECT+VERB(HV)+OBJECT(N/ADV/ADJ)+O.W. OTHER 1.SUB 2.VERB 3.OBJECT
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    Forms of ‘tobe’ = 1 3 Is-am-are Was-were Had Has-have Do-does Did Will-shall
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    TO BE FORMS/FORMS OF ‘TO BE’-13 (PAST & PRESENT) CONTINUOUS TENSES (2) IS-AM-ARE-(3)PRE. CONT. WAS-WERE-(2)PAST. CONT. SIMPLE TENSES (2) DO-DOES(2) –SIMPLE PRESENT DID(1)-SIMPLE PAST PERFECT TENSES (2) HAS-HAVE(2)- PRESENT PERFECT HAD-(1)PAST PERFECT WILL-SHALL (2)-FUTURE TENSE/SIMPLE FUTURE
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    SUBJECT NOUN/ PRONOUN TO BE FORMS/FORMS OF ‘TO BE’- 13 (PAST & Present) VERB FORM (MV-PST-PP-ING-S/ES) e.g.-speak & write (Speak-spoke-spoken)// (Write-wrote- written) A Student(n) The students(n) He (pn) They (pn) CONTINUOUS TENSES (2) IS-AM-ARE-(3)pre. cont. WAS-WERE-(2)past. cont. VERB+ING SPEKAING/WRITING simple TENSEs (2) DO-DOES(2) –SIMPLE PRESENT DID(1)-SIMPLE PAST WILL-SHALL (2)-future tense/simple future VERB+MAIN VERB perfect TENSEs (2) HAS-HAVE(2)- present perfect HAD-(1)past perfect VERB+PP
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    HE HAS COMPLETEDTHE PROJECT. PRONOUN (SUBJECT) + HAS (TO BE) + COMPLETED (VERB=COMPLETE/COMPLETED/COMPLETED) + THE PROJECT (O). THE STUDENTS ARE PLAYING FOOTBALL IN THE GROUND.(PRCT) A STUDENT IS PLAYING FOOTBALL IN THE GROUND.(PRCT) SUB + ARE (TO BE) + VERB (PLAY/PLAYED/PLAYED)+ OBJECT+ OW THE STUDENTS WERE PLAYING FOOTBALL IN THE GROUND. (PCT) A STUDENT WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL IN THE GROUND.(PCT) A STUDENT IS PLAYING FOOTBALL IN THE GROUND. SUB + TO BE+ VERB(PLAY-PLAYED-PLAYED)+OBJECT+OW
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    SUBJECT NOUN (S/P)+ TO BE FORM = 12 STUDENTS(P)=DID/WERE/HAD/HAD BEEN//DO/ARE/HAVE/HAVE BEEN//WILL/SHALL STUDENT (S) =DID/WAS/HAD/HAD BEEN//DOES/IS/HAS/HAS BEEN//WILL/SHALL SUBJECT_PRONOUN + ‘TO BE’ FORM = 12 I (S) = DID/WAS/HAD/HAD BEEN//DO/AM/HAVE/HAVE BEEN//SHALL HE/SHE/IT (S) = DID/WAS/HAD/HAD BEEN//DOES/IS/HAS/HAS BEEN//WILL THEY/WE/YOU (P) = DID/WERE/HAD/HAD BEEN//DO/ARE/HAVE/HAVE BEEN//WILL I/WE = SHALL HE/SHE/IT/THEY/YOU = WILL
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    HE HAS COMPLETEDTHE PROJECT. HAS HE COMPLETED THE PROJECT? HE HAS NOT COMPLETED THE PROJECT. HAS HE COMPLETED THE PROJECT? I WENT TO MARKET. (GO(MV)-WENT(PTF)-GONE(PP))-DID (ITTR) DID I GO TO MARKET? DID I WENT TO MARKET---------INCORRECT DID+MAIN VERB (GO-WENT-GONE) DIDN’T I GO TO MARKET? I DRINK TEA.(THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE) TO BE-DOES/DO DO I DRINK TEA?
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    WAS-WERE-IS-AM-ARE= VERB +ING HAS-HAVE-HAD=VERB+PP DO-DOES-DID-WILL-SHALL=VERB+MV THE FUTURE TENSE(TO BE+VERB)_WILL/SHALL SIMPLE- WILL/SHALL+MV CONT- WILL/SHALL+BE+V-ING PERFECT- WILL/SHALL+HAVE+V-PP =WOULD/SHOULD(MA) PERFECT CONT. - WILL/SHALL+HAVE+BEEN+V-ING =WOULD/SHOUL APPLE/EAT/I FUTURE TENSE: (WILL/SHALL) 1.SIMPLE:WILL/SHALL+MV 2.CONT.:WILL/SHALL+BE+V-ING 3.PERFECT: WILL/SHALL+HAVE+V-PP 4.PERFECT CONT.: WILL/SHALL+HAVE+BEEN+V-ING RULE: I/WE--------SHALL THEY/YOU/HE/SHE/IT--------WILL
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    APPLE/EAT/I FUTURE TENSE: (WILL/SHALL) 1.SIMPLE:WILL/SHALL+MV 2.CONT.:WILL/SHALL+BE+V-ING 3.PERFECT:WILL/SHALL+HAVE+V-PP 4.PERFECT CONT.: WILL/SHALL+HAVE+BEEN+V-ING SIMPLE I SHALL EAT AN APPLE. THE FUTURE CONT. TENSE I SHALL BE EATING AN APPLE. THE FUTURE PERFECT TENSE I SHALL HAVE EATEN AN APPLE. THE FUTURE PERFECT CONT. TENSE I SHALL HAVE BEEN EATING AN APPLE. RULE: I/WE--------SHALL THEY/WE/HE/SHE/IT--------WILL
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    HE HAS COMPLETEDHIS HOMEWORK. (AFFIRMATIVE) PRESENT-THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (INTERROGATIVE) TO BE (HAS)-? HAS HE COMPLETED HIS HOMEWORK? (INTRR) SIMPLE-PAST & PRESENT PAST (DID) PRESENT (DO/DOES) I WENT TO MARKET. (GO-WENT-GONE) DID I GO TO MARKET? I WENT TO MARKET. DID I GO TO MARKET?
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    HAS/HAVE/HAD 1. I havelived in Baroda.(THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE) 2. I had lived in Baroda. 3. I have been living in Baroda (present perfect cont.) “hoon” for almost 4 years.(PrPCT) 4. I had been living in Baroda (past perfect cont.) “thi” since 2000.(THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE) Since/for-time Since-specific For-non specific In/into- On/over
  • 22.
    PREPOSITION In-into 1. I ampainting in my room. 2. I am sleeping on my bed in my room. 3. She entered into my room without knocking the door. 4. My mother got into my room to check down what I m doing. On-over 1. The pen is on the table (on, over) 2. The birds are flying over the bridge. (on, over)
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    WORD-VERB EAT EAT-ATE-EATEN MV-SPT FORM-PP FORM EAT+ING=EATING EATS PAST-PRESENT-FUTURE PAST 1.THESIMPLE PAST TENSE- I ATE APPLE. 2.THE PAST CONT.TENSE 3.THE PAST PERFECT TENSE 4.THE PAST PERF.CONT.TENSE
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    PAST TENSE WAS-WERE(PAST CONT.TENSE)=04 HAD(PASTPERFECT) DID(SIMPLE PAST) THE PAST PERFECT CONT. TENSE HAD+BEEN PRESENT(IS.AM.ARE.DO.DOES.HAS.HAVE)=07 IS.AM.ARE(PRE.CONT.TENSE) DO.DOES(SIMPLE) HAS.HAVE(PRESENT PERFECT TENSE) PRESENT PERF.CONT.TENSE HAS/HAVE+BEEN
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    ABBREVIATED FORMS (TOBE- NOT TO BE) IS-ISNOT-ISN’T AM- AM NOT- AM’NT ARE-ARE NOT- AREN’T WAS-WAS NOT-WASN’T WERE-WERE NOT-WEREN’T HAS-HAS NOT-HASN’T HAVE NOT-HAVEN’T DO NOT-DON’T DOES NOT- DOESN’T DID NOT-DIDN’T SHALL NOT- SHAN’T WILL NOT-WON’T SHOULD NOT- SHOULDN’T WOULD NOT-WOULDN’T
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