A contraction is a word or phrase that's (or that has) been shortened by dropping one or more letters. In writing, an apostrophe takes the place of the missing letters.Standard Contractions in Englisharen'tare not

can'tcannot

couldn'tcould not

didn'tdid not

doesn'tdoes not

don'tdo not

hadn'thad not

hasn'thas not

haven'thave not

he'dhe had; he would

he'llhe will; he shall

he'she is; he has

I'dI had; I would

I'llI will; I shall

I'mI am

I'veI have

isn'tis not

let'slet us

mightn'tmight not

mustn't must not

shan'tshall not

she'dshe had; she would

she'llshe will; she shall

she'sshe is; she has

shouldn'tshould not

that'sthat is; that has

there'sthere is; there has

they'dthey had; they would

they'llthey will; they shall

they'rethey are

they'vethey have

we'dwe had; we would

we'rewe are

we'vewe have

weren'twere not

what'llwhat will; what shall

what'rewhat are

what'swhat is; what has

what'vewhat have

where'swhere is; where has

who'dwho had; who would

who'llwho will; who shall

who'rewho are

who'swho is; who has

who'vewho have

won'twill not

wouldn'twould not

you'dyou had; you would

you'llyou will; you shall

you'reyou are

you'veyou have