are縮寫形式

可縮寫成 ’re

如，there are——there're

you are ——you ’re

但在回答提問的時候，不能縮寫.

Are there any people visible?

正確：Yes，there are.錯誤:Yes，there're

否定形式are not——aren't.

Are they go to a dentist

no，they aren‘t

are常與代詞you和we/they縮寫，you’re/we're/they're

are常與否定詞not縮寫為aren't。