Positive Contractions
| S.No | Short form | Long form |
| 01 | I'm | I am |
| 02 | I've | I have |
| 03 | I'll | I will/I shall |
| 04 | I'd | I would/I should/I had |
| 05 | you're | you are |
| 06 | you've | you have |
| 07 | you'll | you will |
| 08 | you'd | you had/you would |
| 09 | he's | he has/he is |
| 10 | he'll | he will |
| 11 | he'd | he had/he would |
| 12 | she's | she has/she is |
| 13 | she'll | she will |
| 14 | she'd | she had/she would |
| 15 | it's | it has/it is |
| 16 | it'll | it will |
| 17 | we're | we are |
| 18 | we've | we have |
| 19 | we'll | we will |
| 20 | we'd | we had/we would |
| 21 | they're | they are |
| 22 | they've | they have |
| 23 | they'll | they will |
| 24 | they'd | they had/they would |
Negative Contractions
Notes
With the verb "to be", two negative forms are possible - we aren't or we're not etc.
In questions, am not is contracted to aren't, for example: I'm late, aren't I?
| S.No | Short form | Long form |
| 01 | aren't | are not |
| 02 | can't | cannot, can not |
| 03 | couldn't | could not |
| 04 | daren't | dare not |
| 05 | didn't | did not |
| 06 | doesn't | does not |
| 07 | don't | do not |
| 08 | hasn't | has not |
| 09 | haven't | have not |
| 10 | hadn't | had not |
| 11 | isn't | is not |
| 12 | mayn't | may not |
| 13 | mightn't | might not |
| 14 | mustn't | must not |
| 15 | needn't | need not |
| 16 | oughtn't | ought not |
| 17 | shan't | shall not |
| 18 | shouldn't | should not |
| 19 | wasn't | was not |
| 20 | weren't | were not |
| 21 | won't | will not |
| 22 | wouldn't | would not |
Informal Contractions
| S.NO | Short form | Long form | Example |
| 01 | here's | here is | Here's your meal. |
| 02 | there'll | there will | There'll be nobody here tomorrow. |
| 03 | there's | there is | There's a taxi! |
| 04 | that's | that is | That's my car! |
| 05 | that'll | that will | That'll be $10, please. |
| 06 | how's | how is? | How's your wife? |
| 07 | what'll | what will? | What'll people think? |
| 08 | what's | what is? | What's the matter? |
| 09 | when's | when is? | When's the wedding? |
| 10 | where's | where is? | Where's the cinema? |
| 11 | who's | who is? | Who's your teacher? |
| 12 | who'd | who would? | Who'd like ice-cream? |
| 13 | who'll | who will? | Who'll be there? |
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