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Learning English Vocabulary

2025-10-27

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"I've run a marathon." Look at the shorter form 'I've'. Learn how to use contractions. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English Grammar ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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  • Hello and welcome to this episode of 6 Minute Vocabulary.

  • I'm Finn and I'm Feifei.

  • Hi. Today we're going to be talking about contractions

  • like I've meaning I have or isn't meaning is not.

  • We're going to talk about what these contractions mean and how to pronounce them.

  • That's right and learning to use contractions

  • like I've or isn't when you're speaking will make your English sound much more fluent and natural.

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  • As usual, we'll have lots of examples.

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