How to contract "it has"

Ziljon · Nov 16, 2007

Do you contract "it has" the same way as "it is" (to it's)?

Here's my sentence (thanks, but I'm not interested in alternative ways of phrasing it, only the correct contraction please.

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"Maybe it has lent you some of its power."
=
"Maybe it's lent you some of its power."

jordijoy · Nov 16, 2007

Ziljon said:
Do you contract "it has" the same way as "it is" (to it's)?

Here's my sentence (thanks, but I'm not interested in alternative ways of phrasing it, only the correct contraction please.)

"Maybe it has lent you some of its power."
=
"Maybe it's lent you some of its power."

it's= it has

Julie Worth · Nov 16, 2007

Ziljon said:
Do you contract "it has" the same way as "it is" (to it's)?

Yeah.

Ziljon · Nov 16, 2007

Thought so. Thanks, dear colleagues.

ErylRavenwell · Nov 16, 2007

Ziljon said:
Do you contract "it has" the same way as "it is" (to it's)?

Here's my sentence (thanks, but I'm not interested in alternative ways of phrasing it, only the correct contraction please.)

"Maybe it has lent you some of its power."
=
"Maybe it's lent you some of its power."

You can't contract "it has" per se (which is present tense by the way); but you can if in the present perfect; for instance, "it has been" contracted to "it's been".

Ziljon · Nov 16, 2007

ErylRavenwell said:
You can't contract "it has" per se (which is present tense by the way); but you can if in the present perfect, for instance, "it has been" contracted to "it's been".

What about this:

I'm not sure I agree with what you write, but it's given me something to think about.

ErylRavenwell · Nov 16, 2007

Ziljon said:
What about this:

I'm not sure I agree with what you write, but it's given me something to think about.

You write, "it has a tail" but never contract it to "it's a tail". The latter meaning "it is a tail".

"It has" present tense, do not contract. "It has" in the present perfect, you can contract. It's all common sense mostly. Just think how you speak it.

How to contract "it has"

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