'I've got a new TV. You've seen it, haven't you?'
In spoken English and casual written English, contractions are very common. In these words the apostrophe ( ‘ ) tells us that letters are missing.
| Contraction | Meaning |
|
I’m going home |
I am |
|
I’ll see you later |
I will |
| I’ve got a headache | I have |
| It’s raining | It is |
| It's finished | It has |
| Let's open it | Let us |
| Paul’s here | Paul is |
| Tracey's gone | Tracy has |
| You’re the oldest |
You are |
| I’m here | I am |
| You’ll be next | You will |
| We’ve been waiting | We have |
| I’d love a coffee | I would |
| He'd lost his key | he had |
-n't makes the negative form:
| Contraction | Meaning |
| He isn’t coming | is not |
| We aren’t interested | are not |
| Tim wasn’t listening | was not |
| They weren’t good enough | were not |
| I can’t believe it | can not |
| Paul won’t eat | will not |
| I shan’t take a day off | shall not |
| Don’t open it | do not |
| Tina doesn’t understand | does not |
| I didn’t remember | did not |
| I couldn’t open the door | could not |
| They wouldn’t believe me | would not |
| You shouldn’t smoke | should not |
| I haven’t been to |
have not |
| Andre hasn’t seen it | has not |
| We hadn’t heard the news | had not |
| You mustn’t talk | must not |
| You needn’t come | need not |
| I daren’t watch | dare not |
