Contracciones en Inglés
Aunque este en si no es un tema avanzado, a muchos hispanohablantes les cuesta trabajo el utilizar correctamente las contracciones en inglés.
Una contracción es una palabra o frase que ha sido acortada, al descartar una o más letras. En la escritura una apostrofe toma el lugar de las letras que faltan.
Dependemos de contracciones todo el tiempo en conversaciones normales. Como dice el escritor Ben Yogoda “En la conversación, hay una expectación de que cualquiera que no sea melindrosa o pretenciosa o este enfatizando un punto use contracciones, cuando sea posible”
Algunas personas tienen la impresión de las contracciones jamás deberían de aparecer en escrito, pero esta creencia está equivocada. El uso de contracciones está directamente relacionado al tono. En la escritura informal (desde mensajes de textos, blogs, memos, y ensayos personales) Usualmente hacemos uso de contracciones para mantener el tono coloquial. In escritos más formales (reportes académicos, papeles oficiales) evitar usar contracciones es una forma de mantener un tono más formal.
Antes de decidir usar contracciones para un escrito, considere a su audiencia y propósito de su escrito.
Abajo encontrara, las contracciones más usadas en el idioma inglés.
| Contracción | Palabra completa. |
| aren't | are not |
| can't | cannot |
| couldn't | could not |
| didn't | did not |
| doesn't | does not |
| don't | do not |
| hadn't | had not |
| hasn't | has not |
| haven't | have not |
| he'd | he had; he would |
| he'll | he will; he shall |
| he's | he is; he has |
| I'd | I had; I would |
| I'll | I will; I shall |
| I'm | I am |
| I've | I have |
| isn't | is not |
| let's | let us |
| mightn't | might not |
| mustn't | must not |
| shan't | shall not |
| she'd | she had; she would |
| she'll | she will; she shall |
| she's | she is; she has |
| shouldn't | should not |
| that's | that is; that has |
| there's | there is; there has |
| they'd | they had; they would |
| they'll | they will; they shall |
| they're | they are |
| they've | they have |
| we'd | we had; we would |
| we're | we are |
| we've | we have |
| weren't | were not |
| what'll | what will; what shall |
| what're | what are |
| what's | what is; what has |
| what've | what have |
| where's | where is; where has |
| who'd | who had; who would |
| who'll | who will; who shall |
| who're | who are |
| who's | who is; who has |
| who've | who have |
| won't | will not |
| wouldn't | would not |
| you'd | you had; you would |
| you'll | you will; you shall |
| you're | you are |
| you've | you have |