Standard Contractions in English
A contraction is a word or phrase that’s (or that has) been shortened by dropping one or more letters. In writing, an apostrophe takes the place of the missing letters.
Standard Contractions in English
| aren’t | are not |
| can’t | cannot |
| couldn’t | could not |
| didn’t | did not |
| doesn’t | does not |
| don’t | do not |
| hadn’t | had not |
| hasn’t | has not |
| haven’t | have not |
| he’d | he had; he would |
| he’ll | he will; he shall |
| he’s | he is; he has |
| I’d | I had; I would |
| I’ll | I will; I shall |
| I’m | I am |
| I’ve | I have |
| isn’t | is not |
| it’s | it is; it has |
| let’s | let us |
| mightn’t | might not |
| mustn’t | must not |
| shan’t | shall not |
| she’d | she had; she would |
| she’ll | she will; she shall |
| she’s | she is; she has |
| shouldn’t | should not |
| that’s | that is; that has |
| there’s | there is; there has |
| they’d | they had; they would |
| they’ll | they will; they shall |
| they’re | they are |
| they’ve | they have |
| we’d | we had; we would |
| we’re | we are |
| we’ve | we have |
| weren’t | were not |
| what’ll | what will; what shall |
| what’re | what are |
| what’s | what is; what has; what does |
| what’ve | what have |
| where’s | where is; where has |
| who’d | who had; who would |
| who’ll | who will; who shall |
| who’re | who are |
| who’s | who is; who has |
| who’ve | who have |
| won’t | will not |
| wouldn’t | would not |
| you’d | you had; you would |
| you’ll | you will; you shall |
| you’re | you are |
| you’ve | you have |
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