49 English lessons that use contractions

English Lesson: How's everyone?

1. “How's everyone?”

English Lesson: My heart's still racing.

2. “My heart's still racing.”

English Lesson: Where's the next one being held?

3. “Where's the next one being held?”

English Lesson: Ooh, my leg's asleep.

4. “Ooh, my leg's asleep.”

English Lesson: Look, they're in season now.

5. “Look, they're in season now.”

English Lesson: I couldn't see because of the glare.

6. “I couldn't see because of the glare.”

English Lesson: I'd rather not open up that whole can of worms.

7. “I'd rather not open up that whole can of worms.”

English Lesson: Nah, she's way out of my league.

8. “Nah, she's way out of my league.”

English Lesson: I predict that she'll win by a landslide.

9. “I predict that she'll win by a landslide.”

English Lesson: I understand the general sentiment, but it's hard for me to concisely summarize what they're saying.

10. “I understand the general sentiment, but it's hard for me to concisely summarize what they're saying.”

English Lesson: Your mind's always on food!

11. “Your mind's always on food!”

English Lesson: Ew! Don't pick your nose! That's gross!

12. “Ew! Don't pick your nose! That's gross!”

English Lesson: How'd you manage to pull that off?

13. “How'd you manage to pull that off?”

English Lesson: They're a bad influence on him.

14. “They're a bad influence on him.”

English Lesson: Hopefully it won't come to that.

15. “Hopefully it won't come to that.”

16. “He's adorable!”

English Lesson: It may not be too eco-friendly, but they're a lot easier to carry that way.

17. “It may not be too eco-friendly, but they're a lot easier to carry that way.”

English Lesson: Earl's looking pretty scruffy, isn't he?

18. “Earl's looking pretty scruffy, isn't he?”

English Lesson: I just wanted to make sure we're all on the same page.

19. “I just wanted to make sure we're all on the same page.”

English Lesson: I couldn't put it down.

20. “I couldn't put it down.”

English Lesson: They had a spread like you wouldn't believe!

21. “They had a spread like you wouldn't believe!”

22. “Not that other modes of communication aren't useful, of course.”

23. “Isn't it based on a true story?”

English Lesson: I watched a few episodes, but I couldn't really get into it.

24. “I watched a few episodes, but I couldn't really get into it.”

25. “Jane wanted me to tell you that she's sorry she couldn't make it.”

26. “All right, we'll pick it back up in the morning.”

27. “I wouldn't say he's stupid. A little naive, maybe.”

28. “If you lose that, we're screwed.”

29. “I'm sure it'll pick back up soon.”

30. “Actually it's been kind of slow this week.”

31. “You wouldn't happen to know anyone who does, would you?”

32. “It just wasn't very believable.”

33. “If you show the kids respect, they'll return the favor.”

34. “I wouldn't sign up for a tour unless it was somewhere that's really hard to get around in as a foreigner.”

35. “Make sure they're cooked all the way through.”

36. “Starbucks announced that they're going to offer free Internet access at all their locations.”

37. “From a practical perspective, I don't see how that's possible.”

38. “I probably won't be able to get to that until tomorrow morning.”

39. “It wasn't as funny as I thought it would be.”

40. “I wouldn't mind seeing her again.”

41. “We took turns driving, so it wasn't that bad.”

42. “How'd it go?”

43. “He's a lot shorter in person.”

44. “I'm really sorry, but I won't be able to make it to New York next month.”

45. “She wasn't that engaging of a speaker.”

46. “Did you know that they're making a new Ghostbusters sequel with the original cast?”

47. “Excuse me, we're taking up donations for the Haiti Relief Fund. Do you have a moment?”

48. “That's really cool how you made it look like they're flying.”

49. “It looks like his contract isn't being renewed.”