Contractions
Contractions are a combination of two words where the omitted letter or letters are indicated by an apostrophe. Contractions are commonly used in speaking and informal writing.
Here is a list of contractions with their spelled out phrases.
Contractions
| Contraction | Spelled out |
| ain't (slang - not used in Standard English, but common in informal speech) | stands for am not, is not, are not, have not, has not |
| aren't | are not |
| can't | can not |
| couldn't | could not |
| didn't | did not |
| doesn't | does not |
| don't | do not |
| hasn't | has not |
| haven't | have not |
| he'd | he had or he would (context will provide the correct spell-out) |
| he's | he is or he has (context will provide the correct spell-out) |
| I'd | I had or I would (context will provide the correct spell-out) |
| I'm | I am |
| isn't | is not |
| it's | it is or it has (context will provide the correct spell-out) |
| I've | I have |
| let's | let us |
| she'd | she had or she would (context will provide the correct spell-out) |
| she's | she is or she has (context will provide the correct spell-out) |
| shouldn't | should not |
| someone's | someone is |
| they'd | they had or they would (context will provide the correct spell-out) |
| they're | they are |
| they've | they have |
| wasn't | was not |
| we'd | we had or we would (context will provide the correct spell-out) |
| weren't | were not |
| we've | we have |
| who's | who is |
| won't (irregular contraction) | will not |
| wouldn't | would not |
| you're | you are |
| you've | you have |