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We use contractions (I’m, we’re) in everyday speech and informal writing. Contractions, which are sometimes called ‘short forms’, commonly combine a pronoun or noun and a verb, or a verb and not, in a shorter form. Contractions are usually not appropriate in formal writing.
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1 mar 2024 · Contraction worksheet 1. Fill in the Blanks using Contraction. ______ (I am) very happy to see you. She ______ (will not) be able to attend the party. We ______ (have not) had dinner yet. ______ (they are) going to visit us next week. He ______ (is not) interested in playing cricket. You ______ (should not) eat so much junk food.
Make sure to download the free PDF guide to this lesson so you can save the full contractions list and all the example sentences. Contractions with NOT are not – aren’t
We often use short forms (called contractions) in spoken English. For instance, instead of saying I am here, we often say I'm here. Instead of he is late, we say he's late. When we write a short form, we replace the missing letter with ’ (called an apostrophe). The contraction ’s can mean is or…
31 maj 2024 · Contractions with not. Contracted words with “not” (also known as “negative contractions”) usually involve combining an auxiliary verb with “not.” The contraction for “not” is “-n’t.”
Here are some very common contractions: Aren't, contraction of are not. Can't, contraction of cannot (note: 'Cannot' is always written as one word) Hadn't, contraction of had not. Wasn't, contraction of was not. Shouldn't, contraction of should not. Isn't, contraction of is not. Hasn't, contraction of has not. Doesn't, contraction of does not.
Answer. Many users have written to us asking whether don't or doesn’t is correct in a particular sentence, or asking what the difference between don't and doesn’t is. Both don’t and doesn’t are contractions using the verb do and the word not.
