Types of Contractions
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Subject + Be - Combines the subject with am, is, or are.
(I’m, You’re, He’s, She’s, We’re, They’re, It’s)
I’m ready to go.
She’s at the store.
They’re watching a movie.
Subject + Will - Combines the subject with will.
(I’ll, You’ll, He’ll, She’ll, We’ll, They’ll, It’ll)
I’ll call you later.
He’ll join us for dinner.
It’ll be fine.
Subject + Would - Combines the subject with would.
(I’d, You’d, He’d, She’d, We’d, They’d)
She’d love to visit Paris.
I’d rather stay home.
They’d already left by then.
Subject + Have/Has - Combines the subject with have or has.
(I’ve, You’ve, We’ve, They’ve, He’s, She’s)
I’ve seen that movie before.
They’ve finished their homework.
He’s been very helpful.
Subject + Had - Combines the subject with had.
(I’d, You’d, He’d, We’d, They’d) - (Note: Same form as would — context tells you which meaning is intended.)
I’d forgotten about the meeting.
We’d planned to leave early.
He’d already eaten.
Subject + Had/Would - ’d can mean had or would depending on the sentence.
(He hadn’t, I wouldn’t, We hadn’t)
When ’d = had:
I’d just eaten when she called. (had)
He’d already seen that movie. (had)
When ’d = would:
She’d love to come with us. (would)
Subject + Had Not / Would Not - Negative forms using had not or would not.
(He hadn’t, I wouldn’t, We hadn’t)
He hadn’t called yet.
I wouldn’t go there alone.
We hadn’t heard the news.
Verb + Not - Negative contractions using do not, is not, have not, will not, etc.
(don’t, isn’t, wasn’t, won’t, haven’t, can’t, couldn’t)
I don’t like cold coffee.
She isn’t feeling well today.
We won’t be late.
Question Word + Is/Are/Will/Have - Combines question words with helping verbs.
(What’s, Who’s, Where’s, How’s, When’s)
What’s for dinner?
Who’s knocking at the door?
Where’s my phone?
Let + Us - “Let us” becomes “let’s” — commonly used for suggestions.
(let’s)
Let’s go for a walk.
Let’s try something new.
Let’s finish this together.