Contractions

Native speakers usually use contractions especially when speaking. We

make contractions by connecting two or more words together. One or more
letters are removed from the words when they are connected.
I contractions
I am I'm "I'm older than you."
I had I'd "I'd better do my homework."
I have I've "I've always liked sushi."
I will I'll "I'll tell you later."
I would I'd "I'd have taken you if I had known."
You Contractions
You are You're "You're my best friend."
You had You'd "You'd gone to the cinema."
You have You've "You've seen it before."
You would You'd "You'd have really liked it."
You will You'll "You'll be late."
He Contractions
He had He'd "He'd already spent the money."
He has He's "He's been to London twice."
He is He's "He's my cousin."
He will He'll "He'll lend you his bike."
He would He'd "He'd rather go shopping."
She Contractions
She had She'd "She'd gone to bed before he called."
She has She's "She's been studying for hours."
She is She's "She's very intelligent."
She will She'll "She'll be working late today."
She would She'd "She would love to go."
It Contractions
It had It'd "It'd been snowing all night."
It has It's "It's been fun."

It is It's "It's much warmer today."

It will It'll "It'll be fine."
It would It'd "It'd have been great."
We Contractions
We are "We're all excited."
We had We'd "We'd forgotten to take them."
We have We've "We've all thought about it."
We will We'll "We'll go next summer."
We would We'd "We'd like to go again."
They Contractions
They are They're "They're living near here."
They had They'd "They'd just finished reading the report when their
boss came."
They have They've "They've asked me before."
They will They'll "They'll meet you there."
They would They'd "They'd have walked if the weather had been
better."
There Contractions
There has There's "There's been mail today."
There is There's "There's more in the fridge."
There will There'll "There'll be a protest strike tomorrow."
There had There'd "There'd better be a good reason why you are late."
There would There'd "There'd have been more people here if the party
had been on the weekend."
That Contractions
That had That'd "That'd better be the last time she calls me."
That is That's "That's it."
That will That'll "That'll make it easier to understand."
That would That'd "That'd have been why."
Negative Contractions
Are not Aren't "You aren't invited."

Can not Can't "You can't smoke in here."

Could not Couldn't "He couldn't find you."
Did not Didn't "She didn't remember me."
Does not Doesn't "He doesn't work here."
Do not Don't "I don't like spiders."
Had not Hadn't "He hadn't been told."
Has not Hasn't "She hasn't left."
Is not Isn't "This isn't difficult."
Must not Mustn't "I musn't make a noise."
Need not Needn't "You needn't come."
Should not Shouldn't "We shouldn't eat sweets."
Was not Wasn't "It wasn't bad."
Were not Weren't "They weren't helpful."
Will not Won't "We won't regret it."
Would not Wouldn't "You wouldn't believe me."

List o'
Contractions

Contractions

List o' Common Contractions:

WOUL HAV
HAD
D
E

BE

WILL

I'm
I am

I'll
I'd
I've
I'd
I will I would I have I had

you

you're
you are

you'll you'd you've you'd

you
you
you you
will would have had

he

he's
he is

she
it
we

she's
she is

he'll
he will

he'd
he's he'd
he
he has he had
would

she'll she'd she's she'd

she
she
she she
will would has had

it's (or 'tis) it'll

it'd
it's
it'd
it is
it will it would it has it had
we're
we are

we'll
we
will

we'd we've we'd

we
we
we
would have had

they'v
they'll they'd
they'd
the they're
e
they
they
they
y they are
they
will would
had
have
that
wh
o

that's
that is

that'll that'd that's that'd

that
that
that that
will would has had

who's
who is

who'll who'd who's who'd

who
who who who
will would has had

what's/wh
at're
what'll what'd what's what'd
wh
what
what what what what
at
is/what will would has had
are
wh where's where' where'd where' where'
ere where is
ll
where
s
d

WORDS (negating CONTRACT

a verb)
ION
is not

isn't

are not

aren't

was not

wasn't

were not

weren't

have not

haven't

has not

hasn't

had not

hadn't

will not

won't

would not

wouldn't

do not

don't

does not

doesn't

did not

didn't

cannot

can't

could not

couldn't

should not

shouldn't

might not

mightn't

must not

mustn't

WORDS (wouldashoulda-coulda)

CONTRA
CTION

would have

would've

should have

should've

could have

could've

might have

might've

must have

must've

where
where where
would
will
has had
when'l
when' when'
when'd
wh when's
l
s
d
when
en when is when
when when
would
will
has had
wh
y

why's
why is

why'll why'd why's why'd

why
why why why
will would has had

ho
w

how's
how is

how'll how'd how's how'd

how
how how how
will would has had

WORDS

DOUBLE
CONTRACTION

she would
have

she'd've (colloquial)

it is not

'tisn't (archaic)

WORDS (odd CONTRACTIO

ones)
N
of

o'

of the clock

o'clock

madam

ma'am

never-do-well

ne'er-do-well

cat-of-nine-tails

cat-o'-nine-tails

jack-of-the-lantern jack-o'-lantern
will-of-the-wisp will-o'-the-wisp
it was

'twas (archaic)