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Simple Present - Short Forms

affirmative negative
I am English. = I'm English. I am not English. = I'm not English.
We are English.= We're English. We are not English. = We're not / We aren't English.
He is English. = He's English. He is not English. = He's not / He isn't English.
I have got a dog. = I've got a dog. I have not got a dog. = I've not got a dog. / I haven't got a dog.
He has got a dog. = He's got a dog. He has not got a dog. = He's not got a dog. / He hasn't got a dog.
  I do not play tennis. = I don't play tennis
  He does not play tennis = He doesn't play tennis.

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