Contraction word

Meaning

Example

Let’s

Let us

Let’s watch the fireworks together.

Ain’t

Am not, are not, is not, has not, have not

You ain’t seen nobody like this before.

Y’all

You all

Have y’all been to the new car wash yet?

I’m

I am

I’m going to eat lunch.

Here’s

Here is

Here’s the papers you asked for.

You’re

You are

You’re really good at that!

That’s

That is

That’s because I studied for the test.

He’s

He is

He’s a great friend.

It’s

It is

It’s time to pick up our toys!

She’s

She is

She’s going to get that scholarship.

We’re

We are

We’re planning on going next week.

They’re

They are

They’re never going to win.

I’ll

I will

I’ll finish that up today.

We’ll

We will

We’ll have so much fun!

You’ll

You will

You’ll have to ask your mom.

It’ll

It will

It’ll take about twenty minutes.

He’ll

He will

He’ll pay for it!

She’ll

She will

She’ll ring you up on this register.

I’ve

I have

I’ve never been here before.

Should’ve

Should have

I should’ve checked with the teacher first.

You’ve

You have

You’ve never seen an ice cream sundae like this before.

Could’ve

Could have

I could’ve done that if you had just asked.

They’ve

They have

They’ve never been to Disney before.

I’d

I would

I’d ask your mom first.

We’ve

We have

We’ve just finished up our chores.

They’d

They would

They’d leave before it was time to clean up.

You’d

You would

You’d make a great doctor.

We’d

We would

We’d like to go to dinner with you.

He’d

He would

He’d like to ask your daughter to the school dance.

She’d

She would

She’d always ask before eating a cookie.

Didn’t

Did not

I didn’t know you knew her.

Don’t

Do not

Please, don’t touch that.

Doesn’t

Does not

She looks like a princess, doesn’t she?

Can’t

Cannot

I can’t come out today.

Isn’t

Is not

Isn’t that your friend?

Aren’t

Are not

We aren’t available that day.

Shouldn’t

Should not

I shouldn’t have gone.

Couldn’t

Could not

I couldn’t believe my eyes.

Wouldn’t

Would not

You wouldn’t know it.

Hasn’t

Has not

She hasn’t come home.

Wasn’t

Was not

It wasn’t what I expected.

Won’t

Will not

I won’t be able to come that day.

Weren’t

Were not

You two were friends, weren’t you?

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