Contractions: list with meanings and examples
A contraction is a short form made by joining two words and replacing missing letters with an apostrophe, such as it's (it is), don't (do not) and I'm (I am).
List of contractions (32)
- aren'tshort for "are not"
- can'tshort for "cannot"
- couldn'tshort for "could not"
- didn'tshort for "did not"
- doesn'tshort for "does not"
- don'tshort for "do not"
- hasn'tshort for "has not"
- haven'tshort for "have not"
- he'sshort for "he is" or "he has"
- I'dshort for "I would" or "I had"
- I'llshort for "I will"
- I'mshort for "I am"
- I'veshort for "I have"
- isn'tshort for "is not"
- it'sshort for "it is" or "it has"
- let'sshort for "let us"; used to make a suggestion
- she'sshort for "she is" or "she has"
- shouldn'tshort for "should not"
- that'sshort for "that is" or "that has"
- there'sshort for "there is" or "there has"
- they'llshort for "they will"
- they'reshort for "they are"
- wasn'tshort for "was not"
- we'llshort for "we will"
- we'reshort for "we are"
- weren'tshort for "were not"
- who'sshort for "who is" or "who has"
- won'tshort for "will not"
- wouldn'tshort for "would not"
- you'llshort for "you will"
- you'reshort for "you are"
- you'veshort for "you have"