Contractions list

What are Contractions?

A contraction is a shortened version of the written and spoken forms of a word, syllable, or word group, created by omission of internal letters and sounds. Contractions are structure words that are reduced orshortened, i.e. I will = I’ll; can not = can’t. Such two-word contractions  are commonly used in spoken English.

• ‘m for am
• ‘s for is
• ‘re for are
• ‘ve for have
• ‘s for has
• ‘d for had
• ‘ll for will

Negative Contractions List

• Forms of be: isn’t, aren’t, wasn’t, weren’t
• Forms of have: haven’t, hasn’t, hadn’t
• Modal verbs: can’t, couldn’t, mayn’t,mightn’t, mustn’t, shan’t, shouldn’t, won’t , wouldn’t, needn’t, oughtn’t.
• Forms of do: don’t, doesn’t, didn’t

Special Cases

• Let’s for let us
• O’ in o’clock

Alphabetical List of Contractions

• 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
• 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’s – what is; what has
• what’ve – what have
• where’s – where is; where has
• who’s – who had; who would
• who’ll – who will; who shall
• 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