HOW TO USE AIN’T

“Ain’t” is a very common word in spoken and informal

English, but it’s often considered to be ungrammatical,
“dialect” or un-educated. But you’ll hear it a lot, in
American and British English.

Here are some examples of how to use “ain’t” and some

common situations.
 AIN’T – NEGATIVE CONTRACTION

• You can use “ain’t” any time you want to make the negative form
of the verbs “to be” or “to have”. It doesn’t change for I, you, he,
she, it, etc, so it’s super easy to remember! So use “ain’t” in place
of:

am not
isn’t
aren’t
hasn’t
haven’t
 HOW TO USE THOUGH

It is often used to describe a ‘contrasting’ situation, in which

the speaker is aware that it is contradictory, however both
parts remain true. Pronounced like “thow” (ðəʊ)
 1. AS A CONJUNCTION TOWARDS THE
BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCE:

• Used like this, ‘though’ introduces a sentence where 2 contrasting (or

‘opposite’) statements are made. In this context, ‘though’ is essentially
a shortened, informal version of ‘although’. Let’s take a look at another
example:
• Though Malta is a very small island, its history is long and rich.
• Malta, though small, has a long and rich history.
• Though: manera informal de decir aunque en inglés (although)
• Though: sinonimo de la palabra « but » « however »
«  anyway» «regardless » « nonetheless » va al final de la oración  
 AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE

• In the example above ‘though’ takes on the same meaning as the words ‘anyway’,
‘regardless’ and ‘nonetheless’. We use ‘though’ or ‘anyway’ with the word ‘thank you’
to express appreciation, even if the action is not necessary anymore or cannot be
completed. Let’s look at one more example:
• Speaker 1: Would you like something to drink?

• Speaker 2: I’ve just had some water. Thanks, though! / I’ve just had some water.
Thanks anyway!
 IN PLACE OF ‘HOWEVER’ OR ‘BUT’

• Used after a comma, in the middle of a sentence, the word ‘though’ (or
‘although’) can be used to mean the same as “I do not usually drink
coffee, but/however* I have had 2 cups today.” In this context, ‘though’,
‘although’, and ‘but’ show that something which you have said is ‘less
true’ than usual. In some cases, ‘though’ is also put at the end of a
sentence with the same result:
• “I don’t usually drink coffee. I’ve had 2 cups today though.”
• *However is a more formal way of saying ‘but’
 WITH THE WORD ‘AS’

• E.g. “He acted as though he were angry.”

• The phrase “as though” in this situation is used in the same way as the word ‘like’: “He acted like
he was angry.” Let’s take a look at another example:
• It looked as though it was going to rain.

• It looked like it was going to rain.

• There is no real difference in meaning between the two example – you can use ‘as though’ or ‘like’
depending on what you prefer!