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aren't can't couldn't didn't doesn't don't hadn't hasn't haven't he'd he'll he's I'd I'll I'm

I've isn't let's mightn't mustn't shan't she'd she'll she's shouldn't that's there's they'd they'll they're they've we'd we're we've weren't what'll

are not cannot could not did not does not do not had not has not have not he had; he would he will; he shall he is; he has I had; I would I will; I shall I am I have is not let us might not must not shall not she had; she would she will; she shall she is; she has should not that is; that has there is; there has they had; they would they will; they shall they are they have we had; we would we are we have were not what will; what shall

what're what's what've where's who'd who'll who're who's who've won't wouldn't you'd you'll you're you've

what are what is; what has what have where is; where has who had; who would who will; who shall who are who is; who has who have will not would not you had; you would you will; you shall you are you have

Contractions
List o' Common Contractions:

List o' Contractions

I you he she it we they

BE I'm I am you're you are he's he is she's she is it's (or 'tis) it is we're we are they're

WILL WOULD HAVE I'll I'd I've I will I would I have you'd you've you'll you you you will would have he'll he'd he's he will he would he has she'll she'd she's she will she would she has it'll it'd it's it will it would it has we've we'll we'd we we will we would have they'll they'd they've

HAD I'd I had you'd you had he'd he had she'd she had it'd it had we'd we had they'd

WORDS (negating a CONTRACTION verb) is not isn't are not aren't was not wasn't were not weren't have not haven't has not hasn't had not hadn't will not won't would not wouldn't do not don't does not doesn't did not didn't

they they would have that'd that's that'll that's that that that is that will that has would who'll who'd who's who's who who who who who is will would has what's/what're what'll what'd what's what what is/what what what what are will would has where'll where'd where's where's where where where where where is will would has when'll when'd when's when's when when when when when is will would has why'll why'd why's why's why why why why why is will would has how'll how'd how's how's how how how how how is will would has

they are

they will

they had that'd that had who'd who had what'd what had where'd where had when'd when had why'd why had how'd how had

cannot could not should not might not must not

can't couldn't shouldn't mightn't mustn't

WORDS (wouldaCONTRACTION shouldacoulda) would have would've should have should've could have could've might have might've must have must've

WORDS she would have it is not

DOUBLE CONTRACTION she'd've (colloquial) 'tisn't (archaic)

WORDS CONTRACTION (odd ones) of o' of the clock o'clock madam ma'am never-do-well ne'er-do-well cat-of-ninecat-o'-nine-tails tails jack-of-thejack-o'-lantern lantern will-of-thewill-o'-the-wisp wisp it was 'twas (archaic)

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