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Ahmed Mahmoud
When not to use contractions? Can I say: "you've the experience"

It's very confusing for me, where is the line that here I can use contraction and here I can't?

Thank you so much
30 nov. 2016 08:39
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When "have" is the main verb (for example, "to possess" in your sentence) you don't contract it.

When "have" is a helping verb (for example, in perfect verb forms such as "have been") then you can contract it.

You can only say, "You have the experience."

30 novembre 2016
any other places I can't use contracts ?
30 novembre 2016

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