70 Most Important Contractions in English Language

What is Contraction ?

A contraction is a shortened form of two words. In a contraction, an apostrophe is used to replace one or more letters.

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70 Most Important Contractions in English Language

1. Do not - Don't

2. Did not - Didn't

3. Does not - Doesn't

4. Can not - Can't

5. Could not - Couldn't

6. Let us - Let's

7. What is - What's

8. It is - It's

9. I am - I'm

10. I will - I'll

11. I shall - I'll

12. I would - I'd

13. I have - I've

14. I had - I'd

15. He is - He's

16. He has - He's

17. He would - He'd

18. He had - He'd

19. He will - He'll

20. She is - She's

21. She has - She's

22. She would - She'd

23. She had - She'd

24. That is - That's 

25. It has - It's

26. It was - It's

27. It will - It'll

28. Is not - Isn't

29. Are not - Aren't

30. Was not - Wasn't

31. Were not - Weren't

32. Shall not - Shan't

33. Will not - Won't

34. Should not - Shouldn't

35. Would not - Wouldn't

36. May not - Mayn't

37. Might not - Mightn't

38. Ought not - Oughtn't

39. Need not - Needn't 

40. Have not - Haven't

41. Has not - Hasn't

42. We are - We're

43. We have - We've

44. We will - We'll

45. We would - We'd

46. We had - We'd

47. You are - You're

48. You have - You've

49. You will - You'll

50. You would - You'd

51. You had - You'd

52. They are - They're

53. They have - They've

54. They had - They'd

55. They would - They'd

56. Here is - Here's

57. There is - There's

58. Who is - Who's

59. Who are - Who're

60. Who have - Who've

61. Who has - Who's

62. Who shall - Who'll

63. Who will - Who'll

64. Who would - Who'd

65. Who had - Who'd

66. When is - When's

67. Where is - Where's

68. Where are - Where're

69. How is - How's

70. How are - How're

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