Common Contractions in English Language Full Form & Examples
English grammar vocabulary lessons
Following is a list of commonly used contractions, their full form, and an example sentence showing their use:
Contraction——–Full form————-Example
Hasn’t————-Has not—————She hasn’t made up her mind yet.
Can’t—————Cannot—————They can’t come with us to the store.
Didn’t————–Did not—————She didn’t want to come with us.
Don’t—————Do not————— Don’t you want to come with us?
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Tanzania, East Africa