## 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.