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Contractions
NCVPS, Spanish 1
Contractions
• A joining of two words
• Isn’t = is + not
• Won’t = will + not
• Optional
• She cannot come to the game.
• She can’t come to the game.
• They are not here today.
• They aren’t here today.
Two contractions
• Del = de + el
• Del = from the
• They are coming from the
movies.
• Only used with masculine nouns
• Al = a + el
• Al = to the
• She is going to the movies.
• Only used with masculine nouns
Not optional!
Using de
de + el = del
• De = from
• From the store
(la tienda)
• De la tienda
• From the post office
(el correo)
• Del correo
• From the park
(el parque)
• Del parque
• From the children
• De los niños
(los niños)
Using al
• Al = to
• To the pool
a + el = al
(la piscina)
• A la piscina
• To the shoe stores
(las zapaterías)
• A las zapaterías
• To the movie theatre
(el cine)
• Al cine
• To the museum (el museo)
• Al museo