Practice Makes Perfect

Contractions

Contractionsare a combination of two words. Often they are a pro-

noun and a verb. But not all verbs can be combined with a pro-

noun to form a contraction. Use only these verbs: have, has, is, are,

am, would, and will. Look how these verbs form contractions with

the pronouns:

Pronoun have/has is/are/am would/will

I I’ve I’m I’d/I’ll

you you’ve you’re you’d/you’ll

he he’s he’s he’d/he’ll

she she’s she’s she’d/she’ll

it it’s it’s N/A

we we’ve we’re we’d/we’ll

they they’ve they’re they’d/they’ll

who who’s who’s who’d/who’ll

Certain verbs form contractions with the negative word not:

Verb Contraction

are aren’t

can can’t

could couldn’t

did didn’t

do don’t

does doesn’t

has hasn’t

have haven’t

is isn’t

must mustn’t

need needn’t

should shouldn’t

was wasn’t

were weren’t

will won’t

would wouldn’t

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