{"id":72887,"date":"2019-11-16T05:49:58","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T05:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72887"},"modified":"2019-11-16T05:49:58","modified_gmt":"2019-11-16T05:49:58","slug":"contractions-list-of-contracted-forms-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/contractions-list-of-contracted-forms-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Contractions | List Of Contracted Forms In English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Contractions are forms like<strong> don&#8217;t and I&#8217;m<\/strong>. They represent the pronunciation of informal speech. They are common and correct in informal writing too.<\/p>\n<p>Contracted forms are given in brackets.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I am (I&#8217;m)<\/li>\n<li>I have (I&#8217;ve)<\/li>\n<li>I will (I&#8217;ll)<\/li>\n<li>I had\/would (I&#8217;d)<\/li>\n<li>You are (You&#8217;re)<\/li>\n<li>You have (You&#8217;ve)<\/li>\n<li>You will (You&#8217;ll)<\/li>\n<li>You had\/would (You&#8217;d)<\/li>\n<li>He is\/ has (He&#8217;s)<\/li>\n<li>He will (He&#8217;ll)<\/li>\n<li>He had\/would (He&#8217;d)<\/li>\n<li>She is\/has (She&#8217;s)<\/li>\n<li>She will (She&#8217;ll)<\/li>\n<li>She had\/would (She&#8217;d)<\/li>\n<li>It is\/ has (It&#8217;s)<\/li>\n<li>We are (We&#8217;re)<\/li>\n<li>We have (We&#8217;ve)<\/li>\n<li>We will (We&#8217;ll)<\/li>\n<li>We had\/would (We&#8217;d)<\/li>\n<li>They are (They&#8217;re)<\/li>\n<li>They have (They&#8217;ve)<\/li>\n<li>They will (They&#8217;ll)<\/li>\n<li>They had\/would (They&#8217;d)<\/li>\n<li>There is\/has (There&#8217;s)<\/li>\n<li>There will (There&#8217;ll)<\/li>\n<li>There had\/would (There&#8217;d)<\/li>\n<li>Are not (Aren&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Cannot (Can&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Could not (Couldn&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Dare not (Daren&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Did not (Didn&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Does not (Doesn&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Do not (Don&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Had not (Hadn&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Has not (Hasn&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Have not (Haven&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Is not (Isn&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Might not (Mightn&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Must not (Mustn&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Need not (Needn&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Ought not (Oughtn&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Shall not (Shan&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Should not (Shouldn&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Used not (Usedn&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Was not (Wasn&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Were not (Weren&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Will not (Won&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<li>Would not (Wouldn&#8217;t)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. In non-standard English, <strong>ain&#8217;t<\/strong> is used as a contraction of<strong><em> am not, are not, is not, have not and has not.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He ain&#8217;t going to come. (= He is not going to come.)<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t talk to me like that &#8211; you ain&#8217;t my master. (= You are not my master.)<\/li>\n<li>I ain&#8217;t got anything to read. (= I have not got anything to read.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. <strong>Daren&#8217;t, shan&#8217;t and usedn&#8217;t<\/strong> are not often used in American English.<\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>Am not<\/strong> is not normally contracted in questions. We use<strong> aren&#8217;t.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am late, <strong><em>aren&#8217;t I<\/em><\/strong>? (NOT &#8230; amn&#8217;t I)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contractions are forms like don&#8217;t and I&#8217;m. They represent the pronunciation of informal speech. They are common and correct in informal writing too. 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