Common Verb Contractions Auxiliary Short form Example of Contraction am 'm I am = I'm are 're you are = you're is or has 's Emma is = Emma's have 've they have = they've had or would 'd we would =we'd will or shall 'll he will = he'll Note 1. that the apostrophe (') replaces missing letters, and   2. that there are no contractions for was and were

CONTENTS MAIN PAGE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Technical Requirements Navigating Sentence Sense Using Applications Using a Word Processor ESL TIPS CHARTS AND TABLES Auxiliary Verbs Common Verb Contractions Use of Modal Auxiliaries The Four Forms of Regular Verbs Common Irregular Verbs Some Common Prepositions Verbs, Gerunds and Infinitive Completers Summary of Comma Use Uses of Reported Speech Clause Connectors Summary of Solutions for Run-ons Agreement With to do, to have & to be Pronouns Spelling Chart Correction Tally OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES SEARCH ENGINE