ITS or IT'S? Never confuse these forms again!

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It's or it's? Apostrophe or no apostrophe? Look! The apostrophe is so small but the

difference is so huge. I'm Arnel from Arnel's everyday English and today you

are going to learn how to use these two forms perfectly.

Basics: It's = possessive. It's = it is. It's = it has. When

we have the apostrophe, it's is two words. No apostrophe, it's only one word. Yes, the

pronunciation is the same for all of these. Let's look at the difference

specifically. It's, no apostrophe, is possessive. Let's compare this to other

possessives so you really get a clear idea. My hair

is brown. Your hair is brown. His hair is brown. Her hair is brown. Its hair is

brown. Our hair is brown. Their hair is brown. So you know we use it when we're

speaking about things, objects, or even animals. Of course we can also say his or

her for animals, but sometimes we use it's - it's hair is brown. I have a beautiful

tree in my yard, its leaves are red and gold. The tree's leaves are red and

gold. I watched a great movie last night its ending was very exciting. I don't

like this bag very much its color is a bit weird, the bag's color. I go to a very

expensive gym now its facilities are excellent. The gym's facilities. I've been

to Croatia about four times its coastline is stunning. Croatia's

coastline. So why is this so difficult? It seems easy! Normally when we form the possessive

we add apostrophe s. The tree's leaves. The movie's ending. The bag's color.

Arnel's Everyday English. So you know possessives

we add apostrophe s, but not with it. It's = it is. Wow, it's already 3 o'clock! It

is already 3 o'clock. It's raining = it is raining. It's hard learning a new

language = it is hard learning a new language. I don't like the soup, it's too

salty = it is too salty. My laptop is getting a bit old, it's a bit slow = it is

a bit slow. It's getting a bit colder. Sorry I didn't hear that? It is getting a

bit colder. It's also stands for: it has. We use it has when we form the present

perfect. We form the present perfect have or has + past participle. I have

+ past participle. You have + past participle.

He/she/it has + past participle. etc... So you can see we only use has with: he/

she/it.

What's the past participle? Its verb number 3. Eat/ate/eaten, eaten is the past

participle. Play/played/played, played is a past participle. Verb number 3! It's

been a wonderful vacation = it has been a wonderful vacation. I really love this

book I'm reading, it's given me a new perspective on life =

it has given me. Look at my rose bush it's grown so much in just two weeks =

it has grown. This portrait has been in my family for over three generations it's

lost a lot of its color = it has lost and ooh possessive it's color double it...s. Of

course we can also use it's with the present perfect continuous. Has been +

verb ing. It's been getting colder every day, winter is coming.

It has been. It's been raining so much lately = it has been raining. My computer

hasn't been working very well lately, it's been shutting itself off for some

reason = it has been shutting itself off. So you know it's can mean it has, but we

don't contract it has when we mean possession. For example, this vase has

three flowers. It's three flowers? We say it has three flowers. My new car has two

doors, only two doors. It's two doors? It has two doors.

Well okay, it's been a pleasure, it's time for me to go. I hope you enjoyed this

lesson I hope it's information has been useful

to you. Triple it's. Okay, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to my channel and I cannot

wait to see you soon for another lesson!