Contraction word for you have

contraction of you have:You’ve already been there.

Is there a contraction for have?

Remember: When the word is a contraction of “it is” or “it has,” the correct choice is it’s. Otherwise, the correct choice is its. The sentence begins with a contraction of “it has” (it’s) and then needs a possessive form (its).

What is the short form of we have?

we’ve

What are contraction words examples?

A contraction is a word made by shortening and combining two words. Words like can’t (can + not), don’t (do + not), and I’ve (I + have) are all contractions. People use contractions in both speaking and writing.

How do you describe contractions?

A contraction is a shortened form of a word (or group of words) that omits certain letters or sounds. In most contractions, an apostrophe represents the missing letters. The most common contractions are made up of verbs, auxiliaries, or modals attached to other words: He would=He’d. I have=I’ve.

How do you use contractions in English?

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.

Why do we use contractions in English?

Contractions are associated with casual conversation, so they can make formal writing seem sloppy or unprofessional. Regardless of the formality of the writing, writers can use contractions when writing dialogue or documenting speech. Contractions in Speech. Contractions are most commonly used in spoken English.

How many cm Do you dilate per hour?

On average, your cervix will dilate at approximately one centimeter per hour.

How many centimeters do you have to be for the hospital to keep you?

Generally speaking, once you are dilated past 5 or 6 centimeters and having regular contractions, most practitioners will be fairly insistent that you remain in the hospital or birth center until your baby is born.

How do I go into labor at 2cm dilated?

The following methods can help in dilation without using medication:

1. Move around. Share on Pinterest Using an exercise ball may help to speed up dilation.
2. Use an exercise ball. A large inflatable exercise ball, called a birthing ball in this case, may also help.
3. Relax.
4. Laugh.
5. Have sex.

Will hospital send you home at 4 cm?

If you are less than 4 cm dilated and your labor isn’t active enough for hospital admission, you might be sent home. Don’t be discouraged. It is very common to mistake the signs of early labor for active labor.

Can you be induced at 2 cm dilated?

If your cervix is 2 cm or more dilated, you will be transferred to the labour ward for your waters to be broken. If not, you will be seen by a doctor to discuss your options. This is also known as ‘breaking the waters’, and can be used if the cervix has started to ripen and dilate to around 2 cm or more.

How many cm dilated before they will break your water?

Why (and How) Doctors Might Break Your Water (Some OBs will go ahead and break your water at 3 or 4 centimeters.) The reasoning behind this: “Artificial rupture of membranes” (popping a hole in the amniotic sac) will usually jumpstart labor by getting serious contractions underway.

How long does it take to have a baby after being induced?

The time taken to go into labor after being induced varies and can take anywhere between a few hours up to two to three days. In most healthy pregnancies, labor usually starts spontaneously between 37 and 42 weeks of pregnancy.

Why do you get induced at night?

Traditionally, in most hospitals induction of labour with medication starts early in the morning, with the start of the working day for the day shift. In human and animal studies spontaneous onset of labour is proven to have a circadian rhythm with a preference for start of labour in the evening.

What should I eat before getting induced?

Most practitioners say no food once contractions begin. Don’t stop at your favorite fast food place on the way to the hospital. You don’t want the runs during this business. Before heading to the hospital, eat a light meal at home… and then give the ol’ porcelain bowl a good visit.

How can you avoid getting induced?

Research shows eating 6 date fruits per day for 4 weeks prior to birth can be helpful for ripening the cervix and reduce the need for the hormone drip to induce labour. Try adding them to a smoothie if you can face them whole. However, avoid this if you have gestational diabetes.

Can I go to the bathroom while being induced?

Labor and delivery, postpartum care Answer From Yvonne Butler Tobah, M.D. Most women are able to use the bathroom during labor — to urinate and to have a bowel movement. Your health care provider will probably encourage you to do so because it’s possible that a full bladder might slow down your baby’s descent.

Do you fart while giving birth?

It’s a normal bodily function, and while in labor, your stress, hormones and contractions irritate your bowels and make you gassy.

This lesson explains how to make contractions with the verb HAVE and a subject pronoun or the negative adverb not. Before you continue, review these lessons: Contractions | Verb HAVE.

The simple present of the verb HAVE (have | has) is frequently contracted with a subject. Join the conjugated verb to the subject and replace the first two letters of the verb with an apostrophe.

not contracted		words joined		delete first two letters		contracted
I have	Ihave	Ihave	I’ve
They have	Theyhave	Theyhave	They’ve

In American English, has is not usually contracted with a subject when it is the main verb in a sentence.

uncontracted (common)		contracted (not common)
I have a blue car.	I’ve a blue car.
We have good news.	We’ve good news.

Instead, Americans prefer using the present perfect with got (past participle of the verb GET).

uncontracted		contracted		American English
I have a blue car.	I’ve a blue car.	I’ve got a blue car.
We have good news.	We’ve good news.	We’ve got good news.

Has can never be contracted with its subject (he, she, or it) when it is the main verb in the sentence and is in the present tense.

uncontracted	≠	incorrect
He has chocolate.	He’s chocolate.
She has a car.	She’s a car.

These false contractions look the same as contractions made with BE and change the meaning:

He+is	=	He’s
She+is	She’s
It+is	It’s

However, these contractions are possible when HAVE is the auxiliary verb in the sentence.

uncontracted	=	contracted
He has left.	He’s left.
It has rained.	It’s rained.

We know these contractions are formed with has because they are  followed by past participles (left | rained).

In negative statements, the auxiliary verb HAVE is often contracted with the negative adverb not. Join not to the conjugation and replace the o with an apostrophe.

uncontracted		words joined		delete the o		contracted
have not	havenot	havenot	haven’t
has not	hasnot	hasnot	hasn’t

Here are examples of both forms of contraction: (subject + HAVE) and (HAVE + not).

uncontracted		less common		more common
I have not finished.	I’ve not finished.	I haven’t finished.
You have not eaten.	You’ve not eaten.	You haven’t eaten.
He has not started.	He’s not started.	He hasn’t started.
It has not rained.	It’s not rained.	It hasn’t rained.
We have not seen it.	We’ve not seen it.	We haven’t seen it.
They have not met.	They’ve not met.	They haven’t met.

There is no difference in meaning between these two forms of contraction, but the contractions with not are more common.

Related lessons:

• Verb HAVE
• Contractions with BE
• Contractions with DO

Contraction means shortening. It also means the muscle contractions that a pregnant woman feels before she gives birth. 

Or it can mean muscle contractions (shortening), like when you’re exercising.

I think you can already know that we’re not going to talk about pregnancy or bodybuilding. I’m not sorry about that.

This is about the shortening of I have to I’ve and I will to I’ll and stuff like that.

You need to know this to learn about tenses in English (verbs in different times).

I know that English tenses are difficult to learn. But once you know them, you’ll find that English is not such a difficult language.

You can’t learn the tenses by just listening to people, unfortunately. Maybe children can learn this way, but assuming you’re an adult, it’s more effective and faster for you to learn some rules. Why is this? Well, the problem is that English people don’t say you have but you’ve. They don’t say I am, but I’m. They don’t say I will but I’ll. And they don’t say: I would, but I’d.

This means you need to know the grammar but also which contractions are used. Contractions is the name for the short form.

In my experience, I know from teaching students that if they don’t know the tenses, they won’t hear that I’m saying ‘ll or ‘d. And they won’t be using those contractions themselves. Unless you do know these, however, you will not be able to speak correct English and make yourself understood by English-speaking people.

Here are the main ones you should know:

Present Simple Tense

Affirmative	Negative
I’m	I’m not
You’re	You’re not or you aren’t
He’s	He isn’t or he’s not
She’s	She isn’t or she’s not
It’s (for it is)*	It isn’t or it’s not
We’re	We aren’t or we’re not
They’re	They aren’t or they’re not

Present Perfect Tense

Affirmative	Negative
I’ve	I haven’t
You’ve	You haven’t
He’s	He hasn’t
She’s	She hasn’t
It’s (for it has)*	It hasn’t
We’ve	We haven’t
They’ve	They haven’t

*Please note that it’s for it has and it is sound exactly the same!

Modals

Can’t	Couldn’t
Oughtn’t	Wouldn’t
Needn’t	Mightn’t
Shouldn’t
Mustn’t

Past Tense

Didn’t (I didn’t, you didn’t, etc.)	I’d (for I had)**
	You’d
	She’d
	He’d                    —- [There is no it’d]
	We’d
	They’d

Future with Will

Affirmative	Negative
I’ll	I won’t
You’ll	You won’t
She’ll	Etc.
He’ll
It’ll
We’ll
They’ll

Would

Affirmative	Negative
I’d (for I would)**	I wouldn’t
You’d	You wouldn’t
She’d	Etc.
He’d
— (no it’d)
We’d
They’d

**Please note that I’d can mean I had or I would (and the same with the other pronouns). You will know from the sentence which of the two is meant.

Questions & Answers (Pronouns)

Question	Affirmative
Where’s (Where is/Where has)	There’s (There is/has)
Where’ve
Who’s (Who is/Who has)
Who’ve
Who’ll
Who’d
When’s (When is/has)	Then’s (Then is/has)
How’s (How is/has)
How’d
Why’s (Why is/has)
What’s (What is/has)	That’s (That is/has)
	That’ll

You should ask your English teacher how to say the contractions. Or use Google Translate or your Text-to-Speech app to check the pronunciation.

What to Do with Names and Contractions?

Now suppose you’re not using a pronoun such as she, he, you, etc., but you’re using a name. Can you then use a contraction?

It depends on the name.

If the name goes well with the contraction, you can use it. For example: I want to say Henry has just come home. I can use a contraction, because I can say: Henry’s.

But if I want to say Henry will, I won’t be able to easily say: Henry’ll. So don’t use a contraction here. Henry will come home soon.

In general, it’s easier to stick an s from has or is at the end of a name. With will it’s more difficult. The same with the d from had or would (also more tricky).

Let’s see whether we can stick an s, d, or ll at the end of these names:

Dora

Dora’s              ∨

Dora’d             Dora would

Dora’ll             Dora will

Donald

Donald’s           ∨

Donald’d          Donald would

Donald’ll          Donald will

Vikram

Vikram’s          ∨

Vikram’d         Vikram would

Vikram’ll         Vikram will

Chase

Chase’s            Okay, but pronounce Chase-is

Chase’d           Sounds too much like chased, so say Chase would

Chase’ll           possible

Jesse (pronounced Jessie]

Jesse’s             pronounce Jessies

Jesse’d             possible, but Jesse would is okay too

Jesse’ll             possible, but Jesse will is okay too

Do you use contractions with names? If you have any questions about this, please write in the comments.

Contractions with Other Words (Nouns)

The same problems can come up with other words that you’d like to contract, usually nouns.

For example, I want to say that my coffee has gone cold.

Can I contract this? Certainly.

My coffee’s gone cold.

And another example:

I want to say my book is finished.

So I’ll say: My book’s finished.

Now you can also see why beginning learners of English might find this difficult. They think that I’m saying: My books finished. But that doesn’t make sense with the grammar.

Should You Write Contractions or In Full?

There used to be a rule once that when you write, you need to write I will and you can’t write I’ll. This is not true anymore. You can write contractions, even in business emails, official letters and legal contracts.

Why Do Some People Say or Write Not instead of Using the Contractions?

When people say or write the word “not” in full, it can mean that they want to stress the negative. For example, you want to say that I can’t eat this cake, because it’s a present for a friend’s party. So you can say: “Please do not eat this cake.” This is stronger than saying: “Don’t eat this cake.”

When Do We Say Do/Does and Have etc. in Full in Some Answers?

When you answer a question, you can often say I have, he is or I do etc. for a short answer.

You can’t make those answers any shorter by using a contraction.

Here are some examples:

1 Have you seen Electra?

I have. (You can’t say I’ve.)

2 Has Kay been round this morning?

She has. (not: She’s)

3 You’re Glenn’s girlfriend, aren’t you?

Yes, I am. (not: I’m)

Maybe you’ve been able to see the rule for yourself.

Rule: You can’t shorten the auxiliary verb when there is no main verb.

To find out about auxiliary and main verbs, have a look here.

Now you can do a quiz.

Decide where you can use contractions in the following sentences. There can be one contraction, two, three or none at all.

Click here to do this quiz online and check your answers.

1 People have said I worry too much.

2 I know this has always been one of my big problems.

3 When I lend a book to someone, I worry when they will bring it back.

4 When they do not bring it back, I wonder whether they do not find it interesting.

5 When they say they will bring it back next week, I am afraid they are pulling my leg.

6 The only thing I do not worry about is whether the borrowers will damage my book.

7 I trust that my friends will not do funny things to my book.

8 You will probably say that I should not lend books to anyone.

9 But do I want to keep my books to myself only?

10 Nowadays I buy many digital books. That will take care of my little problem.

In English grammar, we might use the contracted form of a verb when we are speaking or writing informally.

Let’s look at a list of contracted forms of verbs (with their expanded form) so you know how to use them:

What is the contracted form of a verb?

A contraction is a shortened form of a verb that is used when two words are combined to form one.

This involves removing one or more letters and adding an apostrophe to create a new word. For example, “I am” becomes “I’m.”

When are contracted forms used?

Contracted forms are used frequently in everyday spoken language and informal written language, such as e-mails and text messages.

They cannot be used in formal, academic writing, or professional documents where each word needs to be spelled out completely.

The following is a list of common contracted forms of verbs:

• I am – I’m
• I am not – I ain’t
• Let us – Let’s
• I will – I’ll
• We will – We’ll
• I would – I’d
• We are – We’re
• You will – You’ll
• You would – You’d
• He is – He’s
• She is – She’s
• It is – It’s
• She has – She’s
• He has – He’s
• It has – It’s
• We have – We’ve
• They have – They’ve
• Where is – Where’s
• Who is – Who’s
• There is – There’s
• They are – They’re
• They will – They’ll
• Might have – Might’ve
• Must have – must’ve

Negative Common Contractions

• Is not – Isn’t
• Are not – Aren’t
• Can not – Can’t
• Was not – Wasn’t
• Could not – Couldn’t
• Did not – Didn’t
• Have not – Haven’t
• Had not – Hadn’t
• Has not – Hasn’t
• Should not – Shouldn’t
• Would not – Wouldn’t
• Were not – Weren’t
• Will not – Won’t

While contracted forms of verbs are usually informal in nature, it is always best to use the full form in a formal context.

Contractions With The Verb HAVE

Here are some shortened forms of the verb “have.”

• I have – I’ve
• You have – You’ve
• He has – He’s
• She has – She’s
• It has – It’s
• We have – We’ve
• They have – They’ve
• I have not – I haven’t – I’ve not
• You have not – You haven’t – You’ve not
• He has not – He hasn’t – He’s not
• She has not – She hasn’t – She’s not
• It has not – It hasn’t – It’s not
• We have not got – We haven’t – We’ve not
• They have not got – They haven’t – they’ve not

The contracted form “haven’t” is more common than the contraction with not. However, this may vary depending on the region you are living.

Example sentences:

We have not met. We’ve not met (less common). We haven’t met (more common).

Contractions With The Verb HAVE (Past Form)

• I had – I’d
• You had – You’d
• He had – He’d
• She had – She’d
• It had – It’d
• We had – We’d
• They had – They’d
• I had not – I hadn’t – I’d not
• You had not – You hadn’t – You’d not
• He had not – He hadn’t – He’d Not
• She had not – She hadn’t – She’d Not
• It had not – It hadn’t – It’d Not
• We had not – We hadn’t – We’d Not
• They had not – They hadn’t – They’d Not

In American English, instead of saying:

“I have a new toy” they prefer to say, “I’ve got a new toy.” This is informal. However, “I’ve a new toy” is also correct; it’s just less common.

However, “has” can never be contracted when it’s the main verb in the sentence and in the third person present tense (he, she, it).

For example:

• She has food.

“She’s food.” This is incorrect. Instead, we can say, “She’s got food”

• He has a bicycle.

“He’s a bicycle.” This is incorrect. Instead, we can say, “He’s got a new bicycle.”

However, if “have” is the auxiliary (helping) verb, then we can contract the verb:

• He has arrived.

“He’s arrived.” This is correct, as the main verb is “arrive” and not have.

• It has snowed.

“It’s snowed.” This is correct as the main verb is “snow” and not have.

Contractions With The Verb BE

• I am – I’m
• You are – You’re
• He is – He’s
• She is – She’s
• It is – It’s
• We are – We’re
• They are – They’re
• There is – There’s
• How is – How’s
• What is – What’s
• Where is – Where’s
• Here is – Here’s
• You are not – you aren’t – you’re not
• He is not – he isn’t – he’s not
• She is not – she isn’t – she’s not
• It is not – it isn’t – it’s not
• We are not – we aren’t – we’re not
• They are not – they aren’t – they’re not

The contracted form “isn’t/aren’t” and “not” are used interchangeably and you will hear both said.

If you want to emphasize that you are not involved in something, you might be more inclined to use the “not” contracted form when speaking, although either contracted form is perfectly fine.

For example, “she’s not a liar.”

Contractions with the Verb BE (Past Form)

• I was not – I wasn’t
• You were not – You weren’t
• He was not – he wasn’t
• She was not – she wasn’t
• It was not – it wasn’t
• We were not – we weren’t
• They were not – they weren’t

You can also use the contracted form with a noun, for example, “the dog’s on the sofa” (the dog is on the sofa) and “Alice’s here” (Alice is here).

Again this is informal and is more common when speaking.

Contractions with the verb DO

• I do not – I don’t
• You do not – You don’t
• He does not – He doesn’t
• She does not – She doesn’t
• We do not – We don’t
• They do not – They don’t

Contractions with the Verb DO (Past Form)

• I did not – I didn’t
• You did not – You didn’t
• He did not – He didn’t
• She did not – She didn’t
• It did not – It didn’t
• We did not – We didn’t
• They did not – They didn’t

Contractions With The Modal Verb WILL

• I will – I’ll
• He will – He’ll
• She will – She’ll
• It will – It’ll
• We will – We’ll
• They will – They’ll
• I will not – I won’t – I’ll not
• He will not – He won’t – He’ll not
• She will not – She won’t – She’ll not
• It will not – It won’t – It’ll not
• We will not – We won’t – We’ll not
• They will not – They won’t – They’ll not

Nowadays, most people say “won’t” instead of “not.

For example,

• “I’ll not go to the dance.” (old-fashioned; not common)
• I won’t go to the dance.” (more common)

Contractions with the modal verb WOULD

• I would – I’d
• He would – He’d
• She would – She’d
• It would – It’d
• We would – We’d
• They would – They’d
• I would not – I wouldn’t – I’d not
• He would not – He wouldn’t – He’d not
• She would not- She wouldn’t- She’d not
• It would not – It wouldn’t – It’d not
• We would not – We wouldn’t – We’d not
• They would not – They’d not- They’d not

“I’d not” is grammatically correct but sounds odd to native English speakers as it is not used. It is most more common to say I wouldn’t, he wouldn’t, she wouldn’t, etc.

Contractions with the modal verb WOULD (Past Form)

• I would have – I would’ve – I’d have
• You would have – You would’ve – You’d have
• He would have – He would’ve – He’d have
• She would have – She would’ve – She’d have
• It would have – It would’ve – It’d have
• We would have – We would’ve – We’d have
• They would have- They would’ve – They’d have
• I would not have – I wouldn’t have- I’d not have
• He would not have – He wouldn’t have- He’d not have
• She would not have – She wouldn’t have- She’d not have
• It would not have – It wouldn’t have- It’d not have
• We would not have – We wouldn’t have- We’d not have
• They would not have – They would’ve – They’d not have

“I’d not have” is grammatically correct but sounds strange to native English speakers as it is not spoken. It is most more common to say I wouldn’t have, he wouldn’t have, she wouldn’t have, etc.

Short Forms of Other Modal Verbs

The modals can, may, must, should, and can also be contracted when used as auxiliaries. For example, “He can’t do it,” “She shouldn’t have come,” and “I wouldn’t have done it.”

• Cannot – Can’t
• Can Not Have – Can’t’ve
• Must not – Mustn’t
• Must not have – Mustn’t’ve
• Should not- Shouldn’t
• Should not have – Shouldn’t’ve
• Shall not – Shan’t
• Shall not have – Shalln’t’ve
• Used not – Usen’t – Usedn’t
• Could not – Couldn’t
• Could not have – Couldn’t’ve
• Might not – Mightn’t
• Might not have – Mightn’t’ve
• Ought not to – Oughtn’t to
• Ought not have – Oughtn’t’ve
• Need not – Needn’t
• Need not have – Needn’t’ve
• Will not – Won’t
• Will not have – Won’t’ve
• Dare not – Daren’t
• Dare not have – Daren’t’ve
• Had Not – Hadn’t

Some of the contractions are rare and awkward, like “oughtn’t’ve” and “usedn’t.”

In Conclusion

The contracted forms of verbs are informal and are used more commonly in speech.

It is good to know them in case you hear them in spoken English, and their usage varies depending on the region.

What are contractions?

A contraction is a word made by shortening and combining two words. Words like can’t (can + not), don’t (do + not), and I’ve (I + have) are all contractions.

People use contractions in both speaking and writing. They’re so common that movies and books often try to make characters seem old-fashioned or strange by having them never use contractions. This is a little silly because English speakers have been using contractions for centuries—although not always the same ones we use today.

Writing contractions

All contractions include a punctuation mark that looks like this:

This is an apostrophe. Knowing where to put the apostrophe can seem tricky, but there’s a pretty simple rule that works with every contraction. Remember how we said contractions are made of two words that have been shortened? The apostrophe replaces any letters that are in the original words, but that aren’t in the contraction.

For instance, the contraction couldn’t means could not. As you can see, the o in not isn’t in the word couldn’t. The apostrophe goes in its place, right between the n and t.

Let’s look at another example. You’ll means you will. This contraction is missing two letters from the word will: w and i. The apostrophe goes where these missing letters belong: between the u and the first l.

In some parts of the United States, you can address a group of people by using a special contraction for you + all. It’s written below—without the apostrophe. Click the spot where the apostrophe should be.

Common contractions

In English, there are a fairly small number of contractions, and they’re all made out of common words. Here are some of the contractions you’ll see the most:

You might have noticed that the word won’t is a little different from the other contractions. It means will not, even though the word will isn’t there. This is because won’t is based on a much older form of the word will. Even though the word changed, the contraction stayed the same!

Writing with contractions

If anyone tells you that you should never use contractions in writing, they’re wrong. It’s perfectly OK to use contractions in most writing, including newspapers, fiction, and instructions. In fact, using contractions can make your writing simpler and easier to read.

However, if you’re writing an academic paper or anything else that’s formal, you may want to avoid contractions. If you’re writing for school, it might be a good idea to ask your teacher if contractions are OK.

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