A contraction is a word made by shortening and combining two words. Words like can’t (can + not), don’t (do + not), and I’ve (I + have) are all contractions. People use contractions in both speaking and writing.
Would
- I – I would = I’d
- You – You would =You’d
- He – He would = He’ d
- She – She would = She’d
- It – It would = It’d
- We – We would = We’d
- They – They would = They’d
- That – That would = That’d
- These – These would = These’ d
- There – There would = There’d
- Who – Who would = Who’d
- What – What would = What’d
- Where – Where would = Where’ d
- When – When would = When’ d
- Why – Why would = Why’ d
- How – How would = How’ d
Be
- I – I am = I’m
- You – You are = You’re
- He – He is = He’s
- She – She is = She’s
- It – It is = It’s
- We – We are = We’re
- They – They are = They’re
- That – That is = That’s
- These – These are = These’re
- There – There is = There’s
- Who – Who is = Who’s
- What – What are = What’re
- Where – Where is = Where’s
- When – When is = When’s
- Why – Why is = Why’s
- How – How are = How’re
Have
- I – I have = I’ve
- You – You have = You’ve
- He – He has = He’s
- She – She has = She’s
- It – It has = It’s
- We – We have = We’ve
- They – They have = They’ve
- That – That has = That’s
- These – These have = These’ve
- There – There has = There’s
- Who – Who has = Who’s
- What – What have = What’ve
- Where – Where has = Where’s
- Why – Why has = Why’s
- How – How have = How’ve
Had
- I – I had = I’d
- You – You had = You’d
- He – He had = He’d
- She – She had = She’d
- It – It had = It’d
- We – We had = We’d
- They – They had = They’d
- That – That had = That’d
- These – These had = These’d
- There – There had = There’d
- Who – Who had = Who’d
- What – What had = What’d
- Where – Where had = Where’d
- Why – Why had = Why’d
- How – How had = How’d
Will
- I – I will = I’ll
- You – You will =You’ll
- He – He will = He’ ll
- She – She will = She’ll
- It – It will = It’ll
- We – We will = We’ll
- They – They will = They’ll
- That – That will = That’ll
- These – These will = These’ ll
- There – There will = There’ll
- Who – Who will = Who’ll
- What – What will = What’ll
- Where – Where will = Where’ ll
- When – When will = When’ ll
- Why – Why will = Why’ ll
- How – How will = How’ ll
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