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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

He was > he's?

Can 'he was' be contracted to 'he's'?
  

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No. "He's" can mean "he is" or "he has" (only with "has" as an auxiliary verb. "

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  • "He's" can mean "he is" or "he has" (only with "has" as an auxiliary verb.
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No. "He's" can mean "he is" or "he has" (only with "has" as an auxiliary verb. "He's been studying hard" is okay, but not "he's a pencil" for "he has a pencil.") But we don't use it for "he was."
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