Common Contractions Guide

shouldn’t = should not aren’t = are not

wouldn’t = would not wasn’t = was not

couldn’t = could not weren’t =

were not

doesn’t = does not hasn’t = has not

haven’t = have not hadn’t = had not

they’re = they are don’t = do no

they’ll = they will mustn’t = must

not

they’ve = they have who’s = who is

that’s = that is what’s = what is

can’t = cannot where’s= where is

we’re = we are won’t = will not

we’ve = we have she’s = she is

we’ll = we will he’s = he

is

I’ll = I will you’ll = you will

I’ve = I have you’re = you are

It’s = it is how’s = how is

Isn’t = is not who’ll = who
will