Common contractions

Here’s a list of the top 50 common contractions. Are there any on this list that are new to you?

Standard Form	Contraction	Example Sentence
I am	I’m	I’m going to the store.
You are	you’re	I think you’re right.
He is / He has	he’s	He’s my best friend.
She is / She has	she’s	She’s been there before.
It is / It has	it’s	It’s a beautiful day.
We are	we’re	We’re leaving at noon.
They are	they’re	They’re waiting outside.
I will	I’ll	I’ll call you later.
You will	you’ll	You’ll love this movie.
He will	he’ll	He’ll be here soon.
She will	she’ll	She’ll help us move.
We will	we’ll	We’ll see you there.
They will	they’ll	They’ll arrive tonight.
I have	I’ve	I’ve finished my homework.
You have	you’ve	You’ve done a great job.
We have	we’ve	We’ve lived here for years.
They have	they’ve	They’ve already eaten.
I had / I would	I’d	I’d like a glass of water.
You had / You would	you’d	You’d better watch out.
He had / He would	he’d	He’d rather stay home.
She had / She would	she’d	She’d already left.
We had / We would	we’d	We’d love to come.
They had / They would	they’d	They’d never seen it.
Do not	don’t	I don’t know the answer.
Does not	doesn’t	It doesn’t matter.
Did not	didn’t	We didn’t go to the park.
Can not	can’t	I can’t find my keys.
Will not	won’t	He won’t listen to me.
Is not	isn’t	This isn’t what I ordered.
Are not	aren’t	They aren’t coming today.
Was not	wasn’t	I wasn’t expecting company.
Were not	weren’t	We weren’t ready yet.
Have not	haven’t	I haven’t seen that film.
Has not	hasn’t	She hasn’t called yet.
Had not	hadn’t	They hadn’t started yet.
Could not	couldn’t	I couldn’t hear you.
Should not	shouldn’t	You shouldn’t do that.
Would not	wouldn’t	I wouldn’t worry about it.
Must not	mustn’t	You mustn’t touch that.
Who is / Who has	who’s	Who’s knocking at the door?
What is / What has	what’s	What’s the matter?
Where is / Where has	where’s	Where’s the nearest station?
When is / When has	when’s	When’s your appointment?
Why is / Why has	why’s	Why’s the sky blue?
How is / How has	how’s	How’s it going?
That is / That has	that’s	That’s a good idea.
There is / There has	there’s	There’s plenty of time.
Here is	here’s	Here’s your coffee.
Let us	let’s	Let’s go for a walk.
Shall not	shan’t	I shan’t be long.