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In the English language, like in many other languages, we frequently shorten some combination of words when we speak. When we write, we substitute the missing bits with an apostrophe. Below is a list of the most commonly used contractions in English with their usage.

WORDS	CONTRACTED FORM	USAGE
I am	I’m	I’m going to the music class.
You are	You’re	You’re late again.
He is	He’s	He’s a good man.
She is	She’s	She’s going to learn English.
It is	It’s	It’s raining today.
We are	We’re	We’re very tired.
They are	They’re	They’re not coming to our house tomorrow.
I have	I’ve	I’ve enough work for today.
You have	You’ve	You’ve got my bag.
We have	We’ve	We’ve decided to go for vacation.
They have	They’ve	They’ve gone to meet their grandparents.
I will	I’ll	I’ll complete the assignment tonight.
You will	You’ll	You’ll have to come for the party.
He will	He’ll	He’ll be coming back in fifteen minutes.
She will	She’ll	She’ll be happy to see you.
They will	They’ll	They’ll be coming here tomorrow.
Are not	Aren’t	We aren’t sure about the route.
Cannot	Can’t	I can’t solve this puzzle.
Should not	Shouldn’t	We shouldn’t enter the building after dark.
Must not	Mustn’t	You mustn’t be late for work.
Could not	Couldn’t	We couldn’t find your house.
Did not	Didn’t	He didn’t complete his homework.
Do not	Don’t	I don’t know his address.
Had not	Hadn’t	I hadn’t studied for the English examination.
Have not	Haven’t	I haven’t seen him for months.
Will not	Won’t	I won’t be going to the tennis court today.
Would not	Wouldn’t	It wouldn’t have been worth the effort.
What is	What’s	What’s the time?
What are	What’re	What’re you doing here?
Who is	Who’s	Who’s coming with us?
Who are	Who’re	Who’re the people standing outside your house?
Where is	Where’s	Where’s the coffee shop?