Understanding Contractions and Their Meanings

The video tutorial explains the use of contractions with apostrophe s, focusing on how they can represent either 'is' or 'has' depending on the context. It covers the present perfect and present continuous tenses, highlighting common contractions with question words. The tutorial also differentiates between Z and S sounds in contractions, providing examples to illustrate these concepts.

What does the 's' in the contraction 'how's' represent in the question 'How's it going?'

• will

• was

• has

• is

In the contraction 'how's everything been?', what does the 's' stand for?

• will

• was

• has

• is

When the contraction 'where's' is used, what can the 's' represent?

• will

• was

• has

• is

In the question 'When's the party?', what does the 's' in 'when's' signify?

• is

• has

• was

• will

Which sound is associated with the contraction 'where's'?

• F sound

• T sound

• Z sound

• S sound

In the contraction 'what's he doing?', what does the 's' represent?

• is

• has

• was

• will

What does the 's' in 'what's he been doing?' stand for?

• is

• has

• was

• will

In the sentence 'It's been a long time', what does 'it's' mean?

• It is

• It has

• It was

• It will

What does the contraction 'he's had a good day' imply?

• He will

• He was

• He is

• He has

In 'she's having a baby', what does 'she's' mean?

• She has

• She is

• She was

• She will