© 2011 wheresjenny.com To be (am, are, is) AffirmativeNegative long formshort formlong formshort form I amI'mI am notI'm not he, she, it: he ishe'she is not he isn't or he's not we, you, they: we arewe'rewe are not we aren't or we're not Contraction Sentences (short forms)

© 2011 wheresjenny.com Have Got affirmativenegative long formshort formlong formshort form I, he, she, it: he was-he was nothe wasn't we, you, they: we were-we were notwe weren't To be (was, were) Affirmativenegative long formshort formlong formshort form I, we, you, they: we have gotwe've gotwe have not got we've not got or we haven't got he, she, it: he has gothe's gothe has not got he's not got or he hasn't got

© 2011 wheresjenny.com Do affirmativenegative long formshort formlong formshort form every time regardless the subject (I, he, she, it, we, you, they): I hadI'dI had notI hadn't affirmativenegative long formshort formlong formshort form I, we, you, they: I do-I do notI don't he, she, it: he does-he does nothe doesn't Had

© 2011 wheresjenny.com affirmativenegative long formshort formlong formshort form can-cannotcan't could-could notcouldn't must-must notmustn't might-might not-- need-need notneedn't will'llwill notwon't would'dwould notwouldn't shall-shall notshan't should'dshould notshouldn't ought to-ought not tooughtn't to Modals (can, could, must, might, will, would, shall, should, ought to)

© 2011 wheresjenny.com Underline the contraction in each sentence. Then, write the words that each contraction stands for 1. I don't understand what you mean. Do not 2. She'll come over tomorrow. ________ 3. I could've gone to the football game. _________ 4. I won't be home until Thursday. _______ 5. She's gone to the bank already. ______ 6. They weren't in the kitchen. ______ 7. Billy wasn't eating any of the cake. ______ 8. I've already cleaned the dishes. ______ 9. We'd better not make too much noise. _______