1. Contractions

2. What Are They?
A contraction is two words that are transformed into one.

3. When you stretch the rubber band, it expands; when you let it go, it contracts. That’s what we’re doing when we contract words – we’re just making them smaller.
-All About Learning Press

4. Why We Learn Contractions
Many people use contractions in their everyday talking. Unfortunately, contractions in writing are often misspelled. If you want to use them, we need to learn how to write them properly.
Which of the following contractions are incorrect:
Would have = Wouldh’ve
She will = She’ll
They are = there
We were = We’re

5. When to Use Contractions
We all love making things easier for ourselves so a lot of people use them all the time. This is not always a good thing. It can be used when you’re writing informally, like in letters, poems, songs and scripts. It should not be used in formal writing like when you write essays.

6. A list of Contractions aren't  are not can't  cannot
couldn't  could not
didn't  did not
doesn't  does not
don't  do not
hadn't  had not
hasn't  has not
it’s  it is

7. A List of Contractions Cont.
haven't  have not
he'd  he had; he would
he'll  he will; he shall
he's  he is; he has
I'd  I had; I would
I'll  I will; I shall
I'm  I am
I've  I have
isn't  is not
let's  let us

8. A List of Contractions Cont.
mightn't might not
mustn't  must not
shan't  shall not
she'd  she had; she would
she'll  she will; she shall
she's  she is; she has
shouldn't  should not
that's  that is; that has

9. A List of Contractions Cont.
there's  there is; there has
they'd  they had; they would
they'll  they will; they shall
they're  they are
they've  they have
we'd  we had; we would
we're  we are
we've  we have
weren't  were not

10. A List of Contractions Cont.
what'll  what will; what shall
what're  what are
what's  what is; what has
what've  what have
where's  where is; where has
who‘d  who had; who would
who'll  who will; who shall
who're  who are

11. A List of Contractions Cont.
who's  who is; who has
who've  who have
won't  will not
wouldn't  would not
you'd  you had; you would
you'll  you will; you shall
you're  you are
you've  you have