CONTRACTIONS

Contractions are the form of condensation that is often used either in spoken or written language. Form contractions usually formed from a combination of to be, auxiliary verbs, and modals with personal pronouns, the negative form (not) and question words.

Contractions forms are as follows:

1.            Personal pronouns + to be

Example :

I’m        = I am         

You’re   = You are     

He’s       = He is        

She’s      = She is

It’s         = It is

We’re    = We are

They’re  = They are

2.          Personal pronouns + to be + not

Example :

I’m not                            = I am not        

You aren’t/You’re not     = You are not    

He isn’t/He’s not             = He is not       

She’s isn’t/She’s not         = She is not

It’s isn’t/It’s not              = It is not

We aren’t /We’re not      = We are not

They aren’t/They’re not   = They are not

3.           To be past + not

Example :

Wasn’t    = Was not

Weren’t  = Were not

4.          Modals + not

Example:

Mustn’t  = Must not

Shan’t     = Shall not

Can’t      = Can not

Won’t    = Will not

5.           Past modals + not

Example:

Oughtn’t    = Ought

Shouldn’t   = Should

Couldn’t    = Could

Wouldn’t   = Would

6.           Personal pronouns + will

Example :

I’ll        = I will        

You’ll   = You will     

He’ll     = He will        

She’ll    = She will

It’ll       = It will

We’ll    = We will

They’ll  = They will

7.           Others

Example :

Needn’t    = Need not

Ma’am      = Madam

I’d            = I should/would/had

They’ve    = They have

Where’s    = Where is

Let’s         = Let us

She’d        = She would/had

Here’s      = Here is

You’d       = You had/would

Who’s      = Who is