CONTRACTED FORMS: nous/pronouns, etc. + verbs; verbs + not

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I am

I / you/ we/ they have

he/ she/ it is

you/ we/ they are

he/ she/ it has

had better

would like

I/ he/ she/ it/ you/ we/ they will

do not

does not

did not

should not

will

shall not

ought not to

had not

can not

must not

might not

I’m

I / you/ we/ they’ve

he/ she/ it’s

you/ we/ they’re

he/ she/ it’s

‘d better

‘d like

I/ he/ she/ it/ you/ we/ they’ll

don’t

doesn’t

didn’t

shouldn’t

won’t

shan’t

oughtn’t to

hadn’t

can’t

mustn’t

mightn’t