calvin
when to use weren't/wasn't,isn't/aren't,ain't I saw "ain't" a lot ,i never knew when to use it,does anybody care to explain when to use ain't,isn't or wasn't ?
9 juin 2015 08:21
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You can find explanations of how to use isn't/aren't (present) and wasn't/weren't (past) in any elementary grammar book. I'm sure you don't need to be told how to use these forms. Don't use 'ain't'. It is a non-standard form, used to imitate the speech of uneducated people. You may see it in song lyrics or film subtitles, but you should not use it yourself. Like many non-standard features of language, such as slang and dialect, people use it to show that they are part of a group. A British or American teenager talking to his teacher may use the standard English 'He isn't here', but when he is out on the streets with his group of friends, he may use the deliberately incorrect 'He ain't here'. I don't belong to their 'group' so it would be very strange for me to say 'ain't'. It would also seem strange, for you, as a non-native speaker, to use this form.
9 juin 2015
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Ain't is not a grammatically correct word, but it can be used with all the personal pronouns I ain't = I'm not (I am not) You ain't = You aren't (are not) He/she/it ain't = He/she/it isn't (is not) We ain't = We aren't (are not) They ain't = They aren't (are not) I have given you this as information but I would recommend using it in speech as it sounds ugly and is grammatically incorrect. wasn't = was not and can only be used with the personal pronouns I, he, she and it
9 juin 2015
* still hear it ....!
9 juin 2015
My English teacher many years ago said "There ain't no such word as ain't!". but you still here it in parts of the UK. (It means 'is/are/am not'.)
9 juin 2015
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