| Contractions |
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Contractions are formed by combining two words. The contracted word has one or more letter missing. The missing letters are replaced by an apostrophe ('). Contractions may be formed by joining an auxiliary verb with not or by joining a pronoun with an auxiliary verb. The table below lists the most common contractions next to their non-contracted forms. |
| Non-Contracted Form | Contracted Form | Non-Contracted Form | Contracted Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| are not | aren't | you have | you've |
| cannot / can not | can't | you will | you'll |
| could not | couldn't | you would / you had | you'd |
| did not | didn't | he is / he has | he's |
| does not | doesn't | he will | he'll |
| do not | don't | he would / he had | he'd |
| has not | hasn't | she is / she has | she's |
| have not | hasn't | she will | she'll |
| had not | hadn't | she would / she had | she'd |
| is not | isn't | it is / it has | it's |
| should not | shouldn't | it will | it'll |
| were not | weren't | we are | we're |
| will not | won't | we have | we've |
| would not | wouldn't | we will / we shall | we'll |
| I am | I'm | we would / we had | we'd |
| I have | I've | they have | they've |
| I will / I shall | I'll | they will | they'll |
| I would / I should / I had | I'd | they would / they had | they'd |
| you are | you're |