Most Common | Contractions In English __full__

| Contraction | Meaning | vs. | Homophone | Meaning | |-------------|---------|-----|-----------|---------| | it's | it is / it has | | its | possessive of it | | you're | you are | | your | belonging to you | | they're | they are | | their / there | possessive / place | | who's | who is / who has | | whose | possessive of who | | there's | there is / there has | | theirs | possessive of they |

| Full Form | Contraction | Example Sentence | |-----------|-------------|------------------| | I am | I'm | I'm going to the store. | | you are | you're | You're my best friend. (not your ) | | he is / he has | he's | He's here. / He's finished. | | she is / she has | she's | She's a doctor. / She's called. | | it is / it has | it's | It's raining. / It's been long. | | we are | we're | We're ready. | | they are | they're | They're leaving. (not their or there ) | | I have | I've | I've seen that movie. | | you have | you've | You've grown. | | we have | we've | We've arrived. | | they have | they've | They've forgotten. | | I had / I would | I'd | I'd seen it. / I'd love to. | | you had / you would | you'd | You'd better go. / You'd like it. | | he had / he would | he'd | He'd left. / He'd help. | | we had / we would | we'd | We'd finished. / We'd come. | | they had / they would | they'd | They'd known. / They'd agree. | | I will | I'll | I'll call you. | | you will | you'll | You'll be late. | | he/she/it will | he'll / she'll / it'll | It'll be fine. | | we will | we'll | We'll see. | | they will | they'll | They'll arrive soon. | | would not | wouldn't | He wouldn't say. | These combine a verb + not . Note how do not becomes don't (the o is dropped). most common contractions in english

| Full Form | Contraction | Example | |-----------|-------------|---------| | where is | where's | Where's the bathroom? | | what is | what's | What's your name? | | who is / who has | who's | Who's there? / Who's called? (not whose ) | | how is | how's | How's it going? | | why is | why's | Why's he so sad? | | when is | when's | When's the party? | These appear in dialects, fast speech, or very informal writing (texts, lyrics). | Contraction | Meaning | vs

| Full Form | Contraction | Example | |-----------|-------------|---------| | is not | isn't | It isn't ready. | | are not | aren't | You aren't listening. | | was not | wasn't | She wasn't there. | | were not | weren't | We weren't happy. | | do not | don't | I don't know. | | does not | doesn't | He doesn't care. | | did not | didn't | They didn't come. | | have not | haven't | I haven't seen it. | | has not | hasn't | She hasn't called. | | had not | hadn't | We hadn't thought. | | will not | won't | I won't tell. (irregular) | | would not | wouldn't | She wouldn't listen. | | cannot | can't | You can't go. (one word) | | could not | couldn't | He couldn't find it. | | should not | shouldn't | You shouldn't do that. | | might not | mightn't | It mightn't matter. (rare) | | must not | mustn't | You mustn't forget. | won't (will not), can't (cannot — note the apostrophe goes after n ). 3. Question Word Contractions (Informal) These are very common in speech but rarely written in formal English. (not your ) | | he is / he has | he's | He's here