1. Contraction sentence

2. Contraction Sentences (short forms)
To be (am, are, is)
Affirmative
Negative
long form
short form
I am
I'm
I am not
I'm not
he, she, it:
he is
he's
he is not
he isn't or he's not
we, you, they:
we are
we're
we are not
we aren't or we're not

3. To be (was, were) Have Got
affirmative
negative
long form
short form
I, he, she, it:
he was -
he was not
he wasn't
we, you, they:
we were
we were not
we weren't
Have Got
Affirmative
negative
long form
short form
I, we, you, they:
we have got
we've got
we have not got
we've not got or we haven't got
he, she, it:
he has got
he's got
he has not got
he's not got or he hasn't got

4. Had Do affirmative negative long form short form
every time regardless the subject (I, he, she, it, we, you, they):
I had
I'd
I had not
I hadn't Do
affirmative
negative
long form
short form
I, we, you, they:
I do -
I do not
I don't
he, she, it:
he does
he does not
he doesn't

5. Modals (can, could, must, might, will, would, shall, should, ought to)
affirmative
negative
long form
short form
can -
cannot
can't
could
could not
couldn't
must
must not
mustn't
might
might not --
need
need not
needn't
will
'll
will not
won't
would 'd
would not
wouldn't
shall
shall not
shan't
should
should not
shouldn't
ought to
ought not to
oughtn't to

6. Underline the contraction in each sentence
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. ______

7. Make Sentences Make 5 Contraction sentences of your own. Couldn't
Shouldn't
Mustn't
Needn't
Can't