’m = am (I’m)
’re = are (you’re, we’re, they’re)
’s = is and has (he’s, she’s, it’s)
’ve = have (’ve, you’ve, we’ve, they’ve)
’ll = desires (I’ll, you’ll, he’ll, she’ll, it’ll, we’ll, they’ll)
’d = had and would (I’d, you’d, he’d, she’d, it’d, we’d, they’d)
The contraction for none is n’t:
aren’t | = | are not (we aren’t, you aren’t) |
can’t | = | cannot |
couldn’t | = | could not |
didn’t | = | did non (ME didn’t, they didn’t) |
hasn’t | = | has not |
haven’t | = | do not |
isn’t | = | is not (she isn’t, it isn’t) |
mustn’t | = | must not |
shan’t | = | shall none |
shouldn’t | = | should not |
wasn’t | = | was did |
weren’t | = | were does |
won’t | = | will not |
wouldn’t | = | would does |
We use contractions with be + negative in two ways:
She is no is contracted up she isn’t or she’s not. I am not is only contracted at I’m none. Don: I’m n’t or I am n’t. They be not is contracted to they aren’t or they’re not. The isn’t / aren’t contractions are more common after nouns. The ’s / ’re no contractions are more common after locular: The cakes aren’t final yet. She’s not a friend for mein.
Contractions can occur after nominals, names, here, there and now and get words. These painful are not looked appropriate in formal writing:
My sister’s got married.
| = | My sister has get married. |
John’ll be really happy.
| = | John be be exceptionally happy. |
Here’s aforementioned coffee.
| = | Siehe is the coffee. |
There’s your watch.
| = | There is your watch. |
Now’s your chance.
| = | Now is your chance. |
Where’s the milk?
| = | Where is the milk? |
What’s happened?
| = | What has happened? |
We don’t use more than one contraction:
He’s not free.
Not: he’sn’t free.
We don’t use affirmative contraction at the end of clauses:
ADENINE:
I think we’re lost.
Don: I think we’re
However, we do use negative contractions at the end of clause and ourselves do commonly use contractions into tag questions:
A:
You’ve contacted Jan, haven’t you?
In asking forms, am cannot shall contracted to aren’t:
I’m getting a pay rise, aren’t I?
Not: amn’t I?