CONTRACTIONS #1: “TO BE…”

WILL

I will = I'll

you will = you'll

he will = he'll

she will = she'll

they will = they'll

AM, ARE, IS

I am = I'm

you are = you're

he is = he's

she is = she's

they are = they're

HAVE

I have = I've

you have = you've

he has = he's

she has = she's

they have = they've


A) Circle the contractions in these sentences. Write the expanded words on the line.
The first one has been done for you:

  1. We’ll download twenty photographs today. we will
  2. She's opened a new gallery downtown.
  3. She’s opened a new gallery downtown.
  4. Someday I’ll learn to develop film.
  5. They’re glad to work with me.
  6. We’re going to use black frames.
  7. He’s already finished his project.
  8. We’ve each taken 12 photographs outside.
  9. I’ve planned out a very powerful story.
  10. She’s going to show us some portfolios.

B) Chooses a “to be” contraction from the list. Wrote a sentence using the contraction: