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Hi learners, in this lesson you are going to learn the most popular contractions in English. These contractions are commonly used in our daily conversation so by using them we can end our speech in short words. You can download the complete PDF Book for these Contractions from the bottom of this page.
What is a Contraction?
When two words are merged to create a single word by eliminating one or more letters or sounds, this linguistic phenomena known as contraction takes place. This method is frequently used to produce more effective and natural-sounding speech in English and many other languages. In order to create contractions in English, a pronoun or an auxiliary verb is usually combined with a negative particle or a condensed version of a verb. For instance, “don’t” and “can’t” are contractions of the words “do not” and “cannot,” respectively, and “they’re” is a contraction of the phrase “they are.” Other words, like “let’s” (let us) and “it’s” (it is or it has), can also be contracted.
Used of Contractions! In spoken English and informal writing, contractions are frequently used, but they should normally be avoided in official writing or while speaking in a professional or academic situation. For individuals who are not native English speakers or are unfamiliar with the exact contractions being employed, they can also be perplexing. The ability of contractions to alter a sentence’s meaning is an essential characteristic. For instance, “their” and “they’re” have different meanings (they are vs. belonging to them), but having similar sounding words. Similar to how “it’s” can indicate either “it is” or “it has,” depending on the situation. Contractions in speech can express emotions and tone in addition to their grammatical function. For instance, if you use contractions, your speech will seem more informal or relaxed, whereas if you don’t, it would sound more formal or serious. Overall, contractions play a crucial influence in how we communicate with one another and are an important part of the English language. They are a flexible instrument for expressing oneself in speech and writing, whether they are utilised for effectiveness, clarity, or tone.
List of Contractions in English
Top 100+ Important Contractions List in English With PDF
| He’ll = He will | Isn’t = Is not |
| Can’t = Cannot | Aren’t = Are not |
| Don’t = Do not | Hasn’t = Has not |
| Haven’t = Have not | Weren’t = Were not |
| Won’t = Will not | He’ll = He will |
| She’ll = She will | Wasn’t = Was not |
| Hadn’t = Had not | They’ll = They will |
| It’s = It is | I’ll = I will |
| That’s = That is | He’s = He is |
| We’ve = We have | Doesn’t = Does not |
| Couldn’t = Could not | Hadn’t = Had not |
| They’ve = They have | You’re = You are |
| How’re = How are | Where’s = Where has |
| She’s = She is | She’s = She has |
| How’ve = How have | We’re = We are |
| Didn’t = Did not | What’re = What are |
| They’re = They are | Who’s = Who has |
| You’ve = You have | Ain’t = Am not, Is not |
Top 100+ Important Contractions List in English
| Hasn’t = Has not | I’d = I had, I would |
| I’m = I am | I’ve = I have |
| He’s = He has | He’d = He would |
| let’s = Let us | Mustn’t = Must not |
| Isn’t = Is not | It’ll = It’ll |
| Haven’t = Have not | Needn’t = Need not |
| Mightn’t = Might not | She’s = She is |
| It’d = It had, it would | He’ll = He will |
| We’d = We had | We’ve = We have |
| Mayn’t = May not | It’s = It has, it is |
| That’s = That has | What’ll = What will |
| There’s = There is | Shan’t = Shall not |
| Shouldn’t = Should not | They’d = They had |
| There’d = There had | There’ll = There will |
| She’d = She had | That’ll = That will |
| These’d = These would | How’re = How are |
| Where’s = Where has | Where’ll = Where will |
| Why’s = Why is | When’d = When would |
Important Contractions List in English
| Gonna = Going to | Gotta = Got to |
| Who’ve = Who have | Could’ve = Could have |
| Wanna = Want to | Isn’t = Is not |
| Should’ve = Should have | Why’d = Why had |
| Won’t = Will not | Might’ve = Might have |
| Must’ve = Must have | Would’ve = Would have |
| Where’d = Where did | What’ve = What have |
| What’s = What has | She’ll = She shall |
| Who’ll = Who will | It’d = It would |
| Cause = Because | Y’all = You all |
| That’d = That had | These’ll = These will |
| We’ll = We will | These’re = These are |
| When’s = When is | Who’s = Who is |
| He’s = He has | I’ve = I have |
| I’d = I would | How’ve = How have |
| Oughtn’t = Ought not | She’d = She would |
| These’ve = These have | How’ll = How will |
| That’ll = That will | When’s = When is |
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