Practice with Contractions: is

1. The Verb to be
   I’m happy.
   She’s American.
   
   
2. Auxiliary Verbs
   These include be, would, will, and have.
   He’s working.
   He’d like to go.
   I’ll call you.
   I’ve been there.
   
   
3. The Word not
   Not is contracted when it follows have, be, can, could, should, would, and must.
   I haven’t been there.
   I can’t do that.

Practice with Contractions: will

1. I will do it. I’ll do it.
2. You will like it. You’ll like it.
3. He will call you. He’ll call you.
4. We will take it. We’ll take it.
5. They will see. They’ll see.
6. It will rain. It’ll rain.
7. It will be good. It’ll be good.
8. That will be all. That’ll be all.
9. There will be snow. There’ll be snow.

Practice with Contractions: would

1. I would go. I’d go.
2. I would like some more. I’d like some more.
3. He would go if he could. He’d go if he could.
4. She would understand. She’d understand.
5. We would like to see it. We’d like to see it.

Practice with Contractions: had

Note that this contraction sounds the same as the contraction of would.

1. I had never seen it before. I’d never seen it before.
2. She had known about it. She’d known about it.
3. You had better fix it. You’d better fix it.

Practice with Contractions: have*

1. I have been there. I’ve been there.
2. I have already eaten. I’ve already eaten.
3. We have heard. We’ve heard.
4. They have done it. They’ve done it.
5. I would have done it. I would’ve done it.
6. You should have told me. You should’ve told me.
7. You must have seen it. You must’ve seen it.

*Note: Americans generally contract the verb have only if it functions as an auxiliary verb. For example we say: “I’ve been” and “I’ve heard.” But if have is the main verb, we don’t say, “I’ve a car.” We say, “I have a car.”

Practice with Contractions: has

1. She has left. She’s left.
2. It has been fun. It’s been fun.
3. He has already eaten. He’s already eaten.
4. Who has seen the film? Who’s seen the film?