Short Forms (Formas cortas)En ingls, el uso delas formas cortases muy comn, en particular se utilizan en el lenguaje coloquial y en situaciones informales.Los verbos en el presente que tienen formas cortas son "to be" (ser/estar) y "to have"/"have got" (tener). "To do" (forma auxiliar) tiene una forma corta, pero slo en el negativo.1. To beAfirmativoForma cortaNegativoForma corta

I amI'mI am notI'mnot

You areYou'reYou are notYou'renot/Youaren't

He isHe'sHe is notHe'snot/Heisn't

She isShe'sShe is notShe'snot/Sheisn't

It isIt'sIt is notIt'snot/Itisn't

We areWe'reWe are notWe'renot/Wearen't

They areThey'reThey are notThey'renot/Theyaren't

Ejemplos: PlayI'mhappy.(Estoy contento.) PlayYou'retall.(Eres alto.) PlayShe'spretty.(Es guapa.) PlayIt's10:00.(Son las 10h.) PlayHe'snot here./Heisn'there.(No est aqui.) PlayThey'renot Spanish./Theyaren'tSpanish.(No son espaoles.)2. To have/have gotAfirmativoForma cortaNegativoForma corta

I haveI'veI have notI'venot/Ihaven't

You haveYou'veYou have notYou'venot/Youhaven't

He hasHe'sHe has notHe'snot/Hehasn't

She hasShe'sShe has notShe'snot/Shehasn't

It hasIt'sIt has notIt'snot/Ithasn't

We haveWe'veWe have notWe'venot/Wehaven't

They haveThey'veThey have notThey'venot/Theyhaven't

Ejemplos: PlayI'vegot a car.(Tengo un coche.) PlayYou'vegot blue eyes.(Tienes ojos azules.) PlayHe'sgot big feet.(Tiene pies grandes.) PlayIt's[the cat] not got a home./Ithasn'tgot a home.(No tiene casa.) PlayThey'venot got children./Theyhaven'tgot children.(No tienen hijos.)3. Nota:Para "have got" solemos usar la forma corta en el presente en vez de la forma larga. No usamos la forma corta de "to have" para indicar posesin. Veremos ejemplos del uso de la forma corta de "to have" en la leccin delpresente perfecto. Para indicar posesin, no podemos decir: I've car. He's blue eyes.4. To doNegativoForma corta

I do notIdon't

You do notYoudon't

He does notHedoesn't

She does notShedoesn't

It does notItdoesn't

We do notWedon't

They do notTheydon't

Ejemplos: PlayIdon'tknow.(No s.) PlayShedoesn'tlike ice cream.(No le gusta el helado.) PlayItdoesn'tsnow here.(No nieva aqu.) PlayWedon'thave children.(No tenemos hijos.)