Most Common Contractions In English Jun 2026

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| Full Form | Contraction | Example | |-----------|-------------|---------| | is not | isn't | It isn't ready. | | are not | aren't | You aren't listening. | | was not | wasn't | She wasn't there. | | were not | weren't | We weren't happy. | | do not | don't | I don't know. | | does not | doesn't | He doesn't care. | | did not | didn't | They didn't come. | | have not | haven't | I haven't seen it. | | has not | hasn't | She hasn't called. | | had not | hadn't | We hadn't thought. | | will not | won't | I won't tell. (irregular) | | would not | wouldn't | She wouldn't listen. | | cannot | can't | You can't go. (one word) | | could not | couldn't | He couldn't find it. | | should not | shouldn't | You shouldn't do that. | | might not | mightn't | It mightn't matter. (rare) | | must not | mustn't | You mustn't forget. | most common contractions in english