Short forms

Very often the short forms of "to be" are used, especially in spoken language.

Below you can see all of the short forms of "to be".


 

English Dutch
I'm Ik ben
You're Jij bent
He's Hij is
She's Zij is
It's Het is
We're Wij zijn
They're Zij zijn
You're Jullie zijn

 

Note well:
- The short forms have the same meaning as the full forms. "I'm" and "I am" are the same.

 

Now do exercise 2 - 4 in your book.