Contractions

Here are some phrases and expressions using contractions in English.

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In speaking, contractions are often used in place of auxiliary verbs such as is, are, am, will, have, has, had, and would. See the following examples: Regular I am British. He is Chinese. They are Italians. There is a man at the door. Where is the butter? What is he doing? Who is that? She is going to the beach. We are going to eat now. They are not ready yet. I will be back in a minute. There will be lots of food. I have seen that movie already. She has finished her homework. I had played that game before. We would be glad to help. They would like to go now. Contracted I'm British. He's Chinese. They're Italians. There's a man at the door. Where's the butter? What's he doing? Who's that? She's going to the beach. We're going to eat now. They're not ready yet. I'll be back in a minute. There'll be lots of food. I've seen that movie already. She's finished her homework. I'd played that game before. We'd be glad to help. They'd like to go now.

Describing People

Here are some sample sentences and phrases for describing people in English.

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Personality and Appearance 1.Tell me about your father. What kind of person is he? 2. What does he look like? 3. What does your mother look like? 4. How about your little sister? Clothing 5. What is your brother wearing? 6. What kind of shoes does he have (on)? 7. Is Susan wearing a dress? 8. Anything else?

Description Well, he's very friendly, smart and funny. He's young, short and handsome. He has straight black hair and green eyes. She's tall, thin and beautiful. She has blonde hair and wears glasses. She has curly red hair and a cute smile. Everybody likes her. He's wearing light brown pants and an orange t-shirt.  Sneakers, and he's wearing white socks. No. She's wearing a blue skirt and a yellow blouse. Yes. She's wearing boots and carrying a purse.