Talk a Lot Foundation Course Lesson – List of Contractions and Mega Contractions Note: this list includes the most common verb forms It is by no means exhaustive Verb: be (present simple / continuous) Full Form: Normal Contraction: I am you are he is she is it is we are they are I’m you’re he’s she’s it’s we’re they’re uhm y iz shz i_z w th Example: He’s really nice i Zriy lii Nais Verb: be (past simple / continuous) Full Form: Normal Contraction: I was you were he was she was it was we were they were none none none none none none none uh wz yw i wz sh wz i_ wz ww th w Example: She was late sh w Zlei_ Verb: have (present perfect) Full Form: Normal Contraction: I have you have he has she has it has we have they have I’ve you’ve he’s she’s it’s we’ve they’ve uhv yv iz shz i_z wv thv Example: They’ve just left th Vju Sleft Verb: have (past perfect) Full Form: Normal Contraction: Mega Contraction I had you had he had she had it had we had they had I’d you’d he’d she’d it’d we’d they’d uhd yd id shd i_ uh wd thd Example: She’d been told about it sh dbin Teul d bau ti_ Mega Contraction (strong vowel sounds disappear): Mega Contraction (strong vowel sounds disappear): Mega Contraction (strong vowel sounds disappear): (strong vowel sounds disappear): For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Foundation Course English Banana.com Lesson Page 14 Talk a Lot Foundation Course Lesson – List of Contractions and Mega Contractions Verb: will (future simple) Full Form: Normal Contraction: Mega Contraction I will you will he will she will it will we will they will I’ll you’ll he’ll she’ll it’ll we’ll they’ll uhl yl il shl il wl thl Example: I’ll see you soon uhl See y Soon Verb Form: will have (future perfect) Full Form: Normal Contraction: Mega Contraction I will have you will have he will have she will have it will have we will have they will have I’ll have you’ll have he’ll have she’ll have it’ll have we’ll have they’ll have uh lv y lv i lv sh lv i lv w lv th lv Example: It’ll have finished by then i l Fi ni shbai then Verb Form: be going to (future) Full Form: Normal Contraction: Mega Contraction I am going to you are going to he is going to she is going to it is going to we are going to they are going to I’m going to you’re going to he’s going to she’s going to it’s going to we’re going to they’re going to uhm g n ygn i zg n sh zg n i_ zg n wgn th g n Example: We’re going to have lunch w g n Ha Vlunch Verb Form: would (conditional) Full Form: Normal Contraction: Mega Contraction I would you would he would she would it would we would they would I’d you’d he’d she’d it’d we’d they’d uhd yd id shd i_ uh wd thd Example: You’d be surprised y dbii s Praizt (strong vowel sounds disappear): (strong vowel sounds disappear): (strong vowel sounds disappear): (strong vowel sounds disappear): For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Foundation Course English Banana.com Lesson Page 15 Talk a Lot Foundation Course Lesson – List of Contractions and Mega Contractions Verb: can (modal auxiliary) Full Form: Normal Contraction: Mega Contraction you can none y kn Example: You can tell me later y kn Tel mi Lei_ uh Verb: could (modal auxiliary) Full Form: Normal Contraction: They could none thei kd Example: They could go too thei k_ Geu Too Verb: should (modal auxiliary) Full Form: Normal Contraction: Mega Contraction I should none uh shd Example: I should get ready for work uh sh_ Ge_ Re dii f Werk Verb: must (modal auxiliary) Full Form: Normal Contraction: Mega Contraction You must none y ms Example: You must be happy about it y ms bii Ha pii y bau_ ti_ Verb Form: have to (modal auxiliary) Full Form: Normal Contraction: Mega Contraction I have to none uh ft Example: I have to go now uh ft Geu Nau Verb: might (modal auxiliary) Full Form: Normal Contraction: Mega Contraction We might none w mai_ Example: We might be on time w mai_ bii yon Taim (strong vowel sounds disappear): Mega Contraction (strong vowel sounds disappear): (strong vowel sounds disappear): (strong vowel sounds disappear): (strong vowel sounds disappear): ( t replaced by glottal stop): For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Foundation Course English Banana.com Lesson Page 16 Talk a Lot Foundation Course Lesson – List of Contractions and Mega Contractions Verb Form: could have (modal auxiliary) Full Form: Normal Contraction: Mega Contraction (strong vowel sounds disappear): I could have I could’ve uh k dv Example: I could’ve done better uh k d Vdun Be_ uh Verb Form: should have (modal auxiliary) Full Form: Normal Contraction: Mega Contraction (strong vowel sounds disappear): I should have I should’ve uh sh dv Example: I should’ve told you uh sh d Fteul j Verb Form: must have (modal auxiliary) Full Form: Normal Contraction: Mega Contraction (strong vowel sounds disappear): It must have it must’ve i_ m stv Example: It must’ve been great! i_ m st vbin Grei_! Verb Form: might have (modal auxiliary) Full Form: Normal Contraction: Mega Contraction (strong vowel sounds disappear): They might have they might’ve th mai tv Example: They might’ve got lost th mai t Vgo_ Lost Verb Form: be (negative) Full Form: Normal Contraction: Mega Contraction (strong vowel sounds disappear): I am not he is not I’m not he isn’t uh Mno_ i Yin_ Example: I’m not sure about this uh Mno_ Shor r bau_ this Verb Form: (negative auxiliary) Full Form: Normal Contraction: Mega Contraction ( t replaced by glottal stop): I not she does not I don’t she doesn’t uh Deun_ sh Dn_ Example: She doesn’t like toast sh Dn_ Lai Kteust For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Foundation Course English Banana.com Lesson Page 17 Talk a Lot Foundation Course Lesson – List of Contractions and Mega Contractions Verb Form (auxiliary question) Full Form: Normal Contraction: Mega Contraction (strong vowel sounds disappear): Do you like ? Does she like…? d’you like ? none j Laik ? d shi Laik…? Example: D’you like eggs? j Lai Kegz? Verb Form: have (negative auxiliary) Full Form: Normal Contraction: Mega Contraction (strong vowel sounds disappear): I have not she has not I haven’t / I ain’t she hasn’t uh Ya vn_ / uh Yein_ sh Yan_ Example: I haven’t got any money uh Ya vn_ Go_ e nii Mu nii Verb Form: will (negative auxiliary) Full Form: Normal Contraction: Mega Contraction ( t replaced by glottal stop): I will not he will not I won’t he won’t uh Weun_ i Weun_ Example: I won’t be able to uh Weun_ bi Yei bl too For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Foundation Course English Banana.com Lesson Page 18