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Contractions

Native speakers usually use contractions especially when speaking. Wemake contractions by connecting two or more words together. One or moreletters are removed from the words when they are connected.

I contractionsI 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.

 !ou Contractions !ou are → !ou're → !ou're my best friend.

 !ou had → !ou'd → !ou'd gone to the cinema.

 !ou have → !ou've → !ou've seen it before.

 !ou would → !ou'd → !ou'd have really liked it.

 !ou will → !ou'll → !ou'll be late.

"e Contractions

"e had → "e'd → "e'd already spent the money.

"e has → "e's → "e's been to #ondon twice.

"e is → "e's → "e's my cousin.

"e will → "e'll → "e'll lend you his bike.

"e would → "e'd → "e'd rather go shopping.

$he Contractions

$he had → $he'd → $he'd gone to bed before he called.

$he has → $he's → $he's been studying for hours.

$he is → $he's → $he's very intelligent.

$he will → $he'll → $he'll be working late today.

$he would → $he'd → $he would love to go.

It ContractionsIt had → It'd → It'd been snowing all night.

It has → It's → It's been fun.

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Can not → Can't → !ou can't smoke in here.

Could not → Couldn't → "e couldn't %nd you.

*id not → *idn't → $he didn't remember me.

*oes not → *oesn't → "e doesn't work here.

*o not → *on't → I don't like spiders.

"ad not → "adn't → "e hadn't been told.

"as not → "asn't → $he hasn't left.

Is not → Isn't → his isn't di+cult.

,ust not → ,ustn't → I musn't make a noise.

Need not → Needn't → !ou needn't come.

$hould not → $houldn't → We shouldn't eat sweets.

Was not → Wasn't → It wasn't bad.

Were not → Weren't → hey weren't helpful.

Will not → Won't → We won't regret it.

Would not → Wouldn't → !ou wouldn't believe me.

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Contractions  List o'

Contractions

List o' Common Contractions:

BE WILLWOUL

D

HAV

EHAD

I  I'm

I am

I'll

I will

I'd

I would

I've

I have

I'd

I had

you  you're

you are

you'llyou

will

you'dyou

would

you'veyou

have

you'dyou

had

he  he's

he is

he'll

he will

he'd

he

would

he's

he has

he'd

he had

she  she's

she is

she'll

she

will

she'd

she

would

she's

she

has

she'd

she

had

it

  it's (or 'tis)

it is

it'll

it will

it'd

it would

it's

it has

it'd

it had

we  we're

we are

we'll

we

will

we'd

we

would

we've

we

have

we'd

we

had

the

y

they're

they are

they'll

they

will

they'd

they

would

they'v

e

they

have

they'd

they

had

that  that's

that is

that'll

that

will

that'd

that

would

that's

that

has

that'd

that

had

wh

o

who's

who is

who'll

who

will

who'd

who

would

who's

who

has

who'd

who

had

wh

at

what's/wh

at're

what

is/what

are

what'll

what

will

what'd

what

would

what's

what

has

what'd

what

had

where where'swhere is where'll where'dwhere where's where'd

WORDS (negating

a verb

CO!"RAC"

IO!

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 (#o$%&a

so$%&aco$%&a

CO!"RA

C"IO!

would have would've

should have should've

could have could've

might have might've

must have must've

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where

will  would

  where

has

where

had

wh

en

when's

when is

when'l

l

whenwill

when'd

whenwould

when'

s

whenhas

when'

d

whenhad

wh

y

why's

why is

why'll

why

will

why'd

why

would

why's

why

has

why'd

why

had

ho

w

how's

how is

how'll

how

will

how'd

how

would

how's

how

has

how'd

how

had

WORDSDOUBLE

CO!"RAC"IO!

she would

have  she'd've (colloquial)

it is not 'tisn't (archaic)

WORDS (o&&

ones

CO!"RAC"IO

!

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-wis will-o'-the-wis

it was 'twas (archaic)