Contractions
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In English, there are a number of Contractions of words which are used in speech, and in writing which reproduces spoken language, for example drama, directs speech in novels, short stories and personal letters. It is important that the learners should learn and make use of these contracted forms if they want their English sound natural.
When they are written, the two words are shortened by omitting one or two letters and joining the two words together. The letters which are omitted are represented by apostrophe ( ’ ).
When contractions are spoken, the two words are shortened by omitting some sounds and pronouncing the two words as one.
Here are few contractions associated with personal pronoun and verb.
I’m … I am
I’ve … I have
I’ll … I will
I’d … I would or I had
You’re … you are
You’ve … you have
You’ll … you will
You’d … you had or you would
He’s … he is or he has
He’ll … he will
He’d … he would or he had
She’s … she has or she is
She’ll … she will
She’d … she would or she had
It’s … it is or it has
It’ll … it will
We’re … we are
We’ve … we have
We’ll … we will
We’d … we had
They’re … they are
They’ve … they have
They’ll … they will
They’d … they had or they would
Here are few contractions associated with verb and not.
Can’t … can not
Couldn’t … could not
Daren’t … dare not
Didn’t … did not
Doesn’t … does not
Don’t … do not
Hasn’t … has not
Haven’t … have not
Hadn’t … had not
Mightn’t … might not
Mustn’t … must not
Needn’t … need not
Oughtn’t … ought not
Shan’t … shall not
Shouldn’t … should not
Wasn’t … was not
Weren’t … were not
Won’t … will not
Wouldn’t … would not
Here are few other common ones.
Here’s … here is
How’s … how is?
That’d … that would
That’s … that is
That’ll … that will
There’s … there is
That’s … that is
What’ll … what will
What’s … what is?
When’s … when is?
Where’s … where is?
Who’d … who would?
Who’ll … who will?
Who’s … who is?
When they are written, the two words are shortened by omitting one or two letters and joining the two words together. The letters which are omitted are represented by apostrophe ( ’ ).
When contractions are spoken, the two words are shortened by omitting some sounds and pronouncing the two words as one.
Here are few contractions associated with personal pronoun and verb.
I’m … I am
I’ve … I have
I’ll … I will
I’d … I would or I had
You’re … you are
You’ve … you have
You’ll … you will
You’d … you had or you would
He’s … he is or he has
He’ll … he will
He’d … he would or he had
She’s … she has or she is
She’ll … she will
She’d … she would or she had
It’s … it is or it has
It’ll … it will
We’re … we are
We’ve … we have
We’ll … we will
We’d … we had
They’re … they are
They’ve … they have
They’ll … they will
They’d … they had or they would
Here are few contractions associated with verb and not.
Can’t … can not
Couldn’t … could not
Daren’t … dare not
Didn’t … did not
Doesn’t … does not
Don’t … do not
Hasn’t … has not
Haven’t … have not
Hadn’t … had not
Mightn’t … might not
Mustn’t … must not
Needn’t … need not
Oughtn’t … ought not
Shan’t … shall not
Shouldn’t … should not
Wasn’t … was not
Weren’t … were not
Won’t … will not
Wouldn’t … would not
Here are few other common ones.
Here’s … here is
How’s … how is?
That’d … that would
That’s … that is
That’ll … that will
There’s … there is
That’s … that is
What’ll … what will
What’s … what is?
When’s … when is?
Where’s … where is?
Who’d … who would?
Who’ll … who will?
Who’s … who is?
