CONTRACTIONS

FORMS BE
am, is, are
I am
I am not
He (she, it) is
He (she, it) is not
You (we, they) are
You (we, they) are not

Here is
There is
That is

+ wh-qustions
what, when, where
who, why, how
I’m
I am not
He’s
He isn’t
You’re
You aren’t

Here’s
There’s
That’s

+ wh-questions
what’s, when’s, where’s
who’s, why’s, how’s
was / were
I (he, she, it) was
I (he, she, it) was not
You (we, they) were
You (we, they) were not
I was
I wasn’t
You were
You weren’t

 

WILL, DO, DOES, DID
will
I will
I will not
I’II
I won’t
do / does
I do not
She does not
I don’t
She doesn’t
did
I did not I didn’t
of
dog of Mike
book of students
Mike’s dog
students’ book
let us let’s
HAVE, HAD
have / has got
I (you, we, they) have got
I have not got
He (she, it) has got
He has not got
I’ve got
I haven’t got
He’s got
He hasn’t got
have / has
I (you, we, they) have done.
I have not done.
He (she, it) has done.
He has not done.
I’ve done.
I haven’t done.
He has done.
He hasn’t done.
had
I (you, we, they) had done.
I had not done.
He (she, it) had done.
He had not done.
I’d done.
I hadn’t done.
He had done.
He hadn’t done.
MODAL VERBS
can
I can
I cannot
I can
I can’t
could
I could
I could not
I could
I couldn’t
would
I would
I would not
I’d
I wouldn’t
should
I should
I should not
I should
I shouldn’t
must
I must
I must not
I must
I mustn’t
PRACTICE
Who would go?
Who will be there?
Who is he?
Who are you?
Are not you here?
Cannot you help?
He will be there.
She was not here.
What is this?
How would you say it?
What will you do?
What is in the bag?
What are you doing?
You should not take it.
Let us go!
I will not do this.
They are my friends.
There is a cat there.
There are many people in the streets.
This is the dog of Mike.
These are the books of students.
He has got a pen.
We have not got a car.
John has not got your number.
They will not come.
Mike will not work today.
He is not going to come.
We are not going to be here.
Am not/are not/is not Ain’t
Has not/have not Ain’t
Want to Wanna
Want a Wanna
What have you Whatcha
Kind of Kinda
Sort of Sorta
Out of Outta
A lot of Alotta
Lots of Lotsa
Much of Mucha
Cup of Cuppa
Don’t know Dunno
Let me Lemme
Give me Gimme
Tell them Tell’em
Because Cos
Isn’t it? Innit?
I’m going to I’mma
Going to Gonna
Need to Needa
Ought to Oughta
Have to Hafta
Has to Hasta
Used to Usta
Supposed to Supposta
Got to Gotta
Come on Cmon
You/ you are Ya
(have) got a Gotta
Should have Shoulda
Shouldn’t have Shouldna
Wouldn’t have Wouldna
She would have She’da
Could have Coulda
Would have Woulda
Might have Mighta
Mightn’t have Mightna
Must have Musta
Must not have Mussna
Don’t you Dontcha
Won’t you Wontcha
What are you Whatcha
Bet you Betcha
Got you Gotcha
Do you D’you
Didn’t you Didntcha
Did you Dija
Some more S’more
Later Layder