A contracted form is a grammatical term. Contracted forms are also known as “Short Forms” in English. Contractions are often used in spoken English.
- to be (am, is, are)
Affirmative | Negative | ||
Long form | Contracted form | Long form | Contracted form |
I am | I’m | I am not | I’m not |
He is |
He’s |
He is not | He’s not |
He isn’t | |||
She is |
She’s |
She is not | She’s not |
She isn’t | |||
It is |
It’s |
It is not | It’s not |
It isn’t | |||
You are |
You’re |
You are not | You’re not |
You aren’t | |||
We are |
We’re |
We are not | We’re not |
We aren’t | |||
They are |
They’re |
They are not | They’re not |
They aren’t | |||
- to be (was, were)
Affirmative | Negative | ||
Long form | Contracted form | Long form | Contracted form |
I was | – | I was not | I wasn’t |
He was | – | He was not | He wasn’t |
She was | – | She was not | She wasn’t |
It was | – | It was not | It wasn’t |
You were | – | You were not | You weren’t |
We were | – | We were not | We weren’t |
They were | – | They were not | They weren’t |
- have/has
Affirmative | Negative | ||
Long form | Contracted form | Long form | Contracted form |
I have | I’ve | I have not | I haven’t |
He has | He’s | He has not | He hasn’t |
She has | She’s | She has not | She hasn’t |
It has | It’s | It has not | It hasn’t |
You have | You’ve | You have not | You haven’t |
We have | We’ve | We have not | We haven’t |
They have | They’ve | They have not | They haven’t |
- had
Affirmative | Negative | ||
Long form | Contracted form | Long form | Contracted form |
I had | I’d | I had not | I hadn’t |
He had | He’d | He had not | He hadn’t |
She had | She’d | She had not | She hadn’t |
It had | It’d | It had not | It hadn’t |
You had | You’d | You had not | You hadn’t |
We had | We’d | We had not | We hadn’t |
They had | They’d | They had not | They hadn’t |
- do/does
Affirmative | Negative | ||
Long form | Contracted form | Long form | Contracted form |
I do | – | I do not | I don’t |
He does | – | He does not | He doesn’t |
She does | – | She does not | She doesn’t |
It does | – | It does not | It doesn’t |
You do | – | You do not | You don’t |
We do | – | We do not | We don’t |
They do | – | They do not | They don’t |
- did
Affirmative | Negative | ||
Long form | Contracted form | Long form | Contracted form |
I did | – | I did not | I didn’t |
He did | – | He did not | He didn’t |
She did | – | She did not | She didn’t |
It did | – | It did not | It didn’t |
You did | – | You did not | You didn’t |
We did | – | We did not | We didn’t |
They did | – | They did not | They didn’t |
- can
Affirmative | Negative | ||
Long form | Contracted form | Long form | Contracted form |
I can | – | I cannot | I can’t |
He can | – | He cannot | He can’t |
She can | – | She cannot | She can’t |
It can | – | It cannot | It can’t |
You can | – | You cannot | You can’t |
We can | – | We cannot | We can’t |
They can | – | They cannot | They can’t |
- could
Affirmative | Negative | ||
Long form | Contracted form | Long form | Contracted form |
I could | – | I could not | I couldn’t |
He could | – | He could not | He couldn’t |
She could | – | She could not | She couldn’t |
It could | – | It could not | It couldn’t |
You could | – | You could not | You couldn’t |
We could | – | We could not | We couldn’t |
They could | – | They could not | They couldn’t |
- must
Affirmative | Negative | ||
Long form | Contracted form | Long form | Contracted form |
I must | – | I must not | I mustn’t |
He must | – | He must not | He mustn’t |
She must | – | She must not | She mustn’t |
It must | – | It must not | It mustn’t |
You must | – | You must not | You mustn’t |
We must | – | We must not | We mustn’t |
They must | – | They must not | They mustn’t |
- will
Affirmative | Negative | ||
Long form | Contracted form | Long form | Contracted form |
I will | I’ll | I will not | I won’t |
He will | He’ll | He will not | He won’t |
She will | She’ll | She will not | She won’t |
It will | It’ll | It will not | It won’t |
You will | You’ll | You will not | You won’t |
We will | We’ll | We will not | We won’t |
They will | They’ll | They will not | They won’t |
- Shall
Affirmative | Negative | ||
Long form | Contracted form | Long form | Contracted form |
I shall | I’ll | I shall not | I shan’t |
We shall | We’ll | He shall not | He shan’t |
- Would
Affirmative | Negative | ||
Long form | Contracted form | Long form | Contracted form |
I would | I’d | I would not | I wouldn’t |
He would | He’d | He would not | He wouldn’t |
She would | She’d | She would not | She wouldn’t |
It would | It’d | It would not | It wouldn’t |
You would | You’d | You would not | You wouldn’t |
We would | We’d | We would not | We wouldn’t |
They would | They’d | They would not | They wouldn’t |
- Should
Affirmative | Negative | ||
Long form | Contracted form | Long form | Contracted form |
I should | – | I should not | I shouldn’t |
He should | – | He should not | He shouldn’t |
She should | – | She should not | She shouldn’t |
It should | – | It should not | It shouldn’t |
You should | – | You should not | You shouldn’t |
We should | – | We should not | We shouldn’t |
They should | – | They should not | They shouldn’t |
- might
Affirmative | Negative | ||
Long form | Contracted form | Long form | Contracted form |
I might | – | I might not | I mightn’t |
He might | – | He might not | He mightn’t |
She might | – | She might not | She mightn’t |
It might | – | It might not | It mightn’t |
You might | – | You might not | You mightn’t |
We might | – | We might not | We mightn’t |
They might | – | They might not | They mightn’t |
- ought
Affirmative | Negative | ||
Long form | Contracted form | Long form | Contracted form |
I ought | – | I ought not | I oughtn’t |
He ought | – | He ought not | He oughtn’t |
She ought | – | She ought not | She oughtn’t |
It ought | – | It ought not | It oughtn’t |
You ought | – | You ought not | You oughtn’t |
We ought | – | We ought not | We oughtn’t |
They ought | – | They ought not | They oughtn’t |
- here is, there is, let us
Affirmative | |
Long form | Contracted form |
Here is Here are | Here’s Here’re |
There is There are | There’s There’re |
Let us | Let’s |
*The contracted forms “ ’s and ’d ” have two different long terms.
He’s = He is and He has
He’d = He would and He had
