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GRAMMAR_CONTRACTIONS
CONTRACTIONS
  • A word made by shortening and combining two words
  • A shortened way, formed by dropping one or more letters
  • A shortened category of the spoken and written forms of a word
  • An abridged form of a word that eliminates certain letters or sounds

 

COMMON ENGLISH CONTRACTIONS
  • 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’re = there are
  • there’s = there has / there is
  • they’d = they would
  • 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’ll = who shall, who will
  • who’re = who are
  • who’s = who has, who is

 


also see:

ONLINE GRAMMAR QUIZZES with CERTIFICATES
ENGLISH GRAMMAR_1
ENGLISH GRAMMAR_2
GRAMMAR: SPOT THE ERROR
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS IN ENGLISH SPEAKING
WORD FORMATION PROCESSES
PHONETICS

 

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