Contractions with verb forms

Hola mis queridos amigos, todos alguna vez hemos tenido problemas a la hora de leer textos en la cual encontramos contracciones raras, como might’ve al menos para mí ha sido un poco dificultoso no saber que significan. Por ellos aquí les dejo una pequeña lista con todas las contracciones que más se usa en la gramática inglesa. No olvides compartir.

1 PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND IMPERATIVE

Contractions with be

I am	= I’m
You are	= you’re
He is	= he’s
She is	= she’s
It is	=it’s
We are	=we’re
You are	=you’re
They are	=they’re

 

Ejemplos
Present simple	Present continuous
I’m a student.	I’m studying here.
He’s my teacher.	He’s teaching verbs.
We’re from Canada.	We’re living here.

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I am not	=I’m not
You are not	=you aren’t or you’re not
He is not	=he isn’t or he’s not
She is not	=she isn’t or she’s not
It is not	=it isn’t or it’s not
We are not	=we aren’t or we’re not
You are not	=you aren’t or you’re not
They are not	=they aren’t or they’re not

 

Ejemplos
Present simple	Present continuous
She’s not ill.	She’s not reading.
He isn’t late.	He isn’t coming.
We aren’t twins.	We aren’t leaving.
They’re not here.	They’re not playing.

 

Contractions with DO

Do not	=don’t
Does not	=doesn’t

 

Ejemplos
Present simple	Imperative
They don’t live here.	Don’t run.
It doesn’t snow much.

 

2 PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

Contractions with Be

Was not	=wasn’t
Were not	=weren’t

Contractions with Do

Did not

=didn’t

 

Ejemplos
Present simple	Imperative
He wasn’t a poet.	He wasn’t singing.
They weren’t twins.	They weren’t sleeping.
We didn’t see her.	-----

 

3 FUTURE

Contractions with will

I will	=I’ll
You will	=you’ll
He will	=he’ll
She will	=she’ll
It will	=it’ll
We will	=we’ll
You will	=you’ll
They will	=they’ll

Will not

=won’t

 

Ejemplos

Present simple

I’ll take the train.

It’ll be faster that way.

We’ll go together.

He won’t come with us.

They won’t miss the train.

 

Contractions with be going to

I am going to	=I’m going to
You are going to	=You’re going to
He is going to	=He’s going to
She is going to	=She’s going to
It is going to	=It’s going to
We are going to	=We’re going to
You’re going to	=You’re going to
They’re going to	=They’re going to

 

Ejemplos

Future with be going to

I’m going to buy tickets tomorrow.

She’s going to call you.

It’s going to rain soon.

We’re going to crash!

 

4 PRESENT PERFECT AND PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Contractions with have

 

I have	=I’m going to
You have	=You’re going to
He has	=He’s going to
She has	=She’s going to
It has	=It’s going to
We have	=We’re going to
You have	=You’re going to
They have	=They’re going to

 

Have not	=haven’t
Has not	=hasn’t

 

Ejemplos

Contractions with have

You’ve already read that page.

We’ve been writing for an hour.

She’s been to Africa three times.

It’s been raining since yesterday.

We haven’t seen any elephants yet.

They haven’t been living here long.

She hasn’t taken any photos today.

 

5 MODALS AND MODAL-LIKE EXPRESSIONS

Cannot	=can’t
Could not	=couldn’t
Should not	=shouldn’t
Had better	=’d better
Would prefer	=’d prefer
Would not	=wouldn’t
Would rather	=’d rather

 

Ejemplos

Modals and modal-like expressions

She can’t dance.

We shouldn’t go

They’d better decide.

I’d prefer coffee.

She wouldn’t.

I’d rather take the bus.

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Could have	=could've
Should have	=should've
Would have	=would've
Must have	=must've
Might have	=might've

 

Ejemplos

We could’ve walked.

We might’ve arrived late.

 

6 CONDITIONALS WITH WOULD

Contractions with would

 

I would	=I’m going to
You would	=You’re going to
He would	=He’s going to
She would	=She’s going to
We would	=It’s going to
You would	=We’re going to
They would	=You’re going to

 

Would have	=would’ve
Would not	=wouldn’t

 

Ejemplos

Contractions with would

If I had time, I’d travel.

If you moved here, you’d be happy.

If she knew the answer, she’d tell you.

We’d buy a new car if we had the money.

If you invited them, they’d come.

If I had known, I would’ve told you.

I wouldn’t do that if I were you.

 

See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs	Abz Grammar Top Tips
Frequently confused words	Thematic list of Idioms
Common Errors	Phrasal Verb Particles list
Common Prepositions	Lista de Términos Gramaticales
Common Misspellings	Irregular verbs List

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