CONTRACTIONS IN ENGLISH

 

CONTRACTIONS IN ENGLISH:

 

aren’t = are not

can’t = cannot

could’ve = could have

couldn’t = could not

didn’t = did not

doesn’t = does not

don’t = do not

gonna = going to

gotta = got to, got a

hadn’t = had not

hasn t = has not

haven t = have not

he’d = he had, he would

he’ll = he shall, he will

he’s = he has, he is

how’d = how did, how would

how’ll = how will

how’s = how has, how is

I’d = I had, I would

I’ll = I shall / I will

I’m = I am

I’ve = I have

isn’t = is not

it’d = it would

it’ll = it shall, it will

it’s = it has, it is

mightn’t = might not

might’ve = might have

mustn’t = must not

must’ve = must have

needn t = need not

she’d = she had / she would

she’ll = she shall, she will

she’s = she has, she is

should’ve = should have

shouldn’t = should not somebody’s = somebody is

someone’d = someone had, someone would

someone’ll = someone shall, someone will

someone’s = someone has, someone is

something’d = something had

something’ll = something shall, something will

something’s = something has, something is

that’ll = that will

that’s = that has, that is

that’d = that would, that had

there’d = there had, there would

there’d’ve = there would have

there’re = there are

there’s = there has / there is

they’d = they would

they’d’ve = they would have

they’ll = they shall, they will

they’re = they are

they’ve = they have

wasn’t = was not

we’d = we had

we’ll = we will

we’re = we are

we’ve = we have

weren’t = were not

what’ll = what will

what’re = what are

what’s = what has / what is

what’ve = what have

when’s = when is

where’d = where did

where’s = where has, where is

where’ve where have

who’d = who would

who’d’ve = who would have

who’ll = who shall, who will

who’re = who are

who’s = who has, who is

           

 

 

 

 

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