Contracciones en Inglés con sus Ejemplos

Una contracción en inglés es una palabra o frase que ha sido reducida de una o más letras y donde el espacio dejado por dicha reducción es tomada por un apostrofe (').

Las contracciones en inglés nos ayudan a establecer un tono más coloquial dentro las conversaciones, por lo que es recomendable utilizarlos en mensajes de texto, blogs, notas, ensayos personales y en cualquier faceta que no requiera formalidad.

Sin embargo si se quiere dar un toque más formal a algún escrito, es recomendable evitar el uso de cualquier contracción.

Antes de decidir si usar contracciones en alguna tarea de escritura, debes tener en cuenta el tipo de audiencia y el propósito de esta escritura. Pero si te decides a utilizar contracciones, te mostramos una tabla que muestra las contracciones más utilizadas en el idioma inglés, las cuales están con sus respectivos ejemplos:

aren't	are not	You aren't as tall as your brother No eres tan alto como tu hermano
can't	cannot	He can't speak english El no puede hablar inglés
couldn't	could not	We couldn't go there because we didn't have a car No podíamos ir allí porque no teníamos un coche
didn't	did not	Tom didn't go to school yesterday because he didn't want to Tom no fue a la escuela ayer porque no quería
doesn't	does not	Tom doesn't know why Mary doesn't eat meat Tom no sabe por qué Mary no come carne
don't	do not	Don't pretend you don't know No finjas que no sabes
hadn't	had not	I hadn't realized the magnitude of the problems No me había dado cuenta de la magnitud de los problemas
hasn't	has not	I can't believe Tom hasn't called No puedo creer que Tom no ha llamado
haven't	have not	Don't hang up; I haven't finished talking to you No cuelgues, no he terminado de hablarte
he'd	he had, he would	If he'd (he had) had time, he would have visited us Si él hubiera tenido tiempo, nos habría visitado He talks like he'd (he would) already read the book Habla como si ya hubiera leído el libro
he'll	he will, he shall	He's sure that he'll (he will) win the game El está seguro que ganará el juego If he keeps drinking like that, he'll (he shall) have to take a taxi home Si sigue bebiendo así, él tendrá que tomar un taxi a casa
he's	he is	He's very young. He's much younger than Tom El es muy joven. Es mucho más joven que Tom
I'd	I had, I would	When I got home, I noticed that I'd (I had)lost my wallet Cuando llegué a casa, me di cuenta de que había perdido mi cartera If I'd (I would)known the truth, I'd (I would) have told you Si hubiera sabido la verdad te lo habría dicho
I'll	I will, I shall	I'll (I will) write to you or I'll phone you next week Te escribiré o te llamaré la semana próxima I'll (I shall) see him in less than a week Le veré en menos de una semana
I'm	I am	I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way Soy un idealista. No sé adónde voy, pero estoy de camino
I've	I have	I've told Tom everything I've told you Le he contado a Tom todo lo que te conté a ti
isn't	is not	Money isn't everything, but if you have no money, you can't do anything El dinero no lo es todo, pero si no tienes dinero no puedes hacer nada
it's	it is	It's not your fault, it's Alison's La culpa no es tuya, es de Alison
let's	let us	Let's get up a party for Tom's birthday Hagámosle a Tom una fiesta por su cumpleaños
mightn't	might not	It mightn't have been my youngest brother's fault, but it wasn't mine either Puede no haber sido la culpa de mi hermano menor, pero tampoco fue mía
mustn't	must not	You mustn't touch it, because it'll break easily No debes tocarlo, porque se romperá con facilidad
shan't	shall not	I shan't change my mind, whatever happens No cambiaré de opinión, pase lo que pase
She'd	she had, she would	She called him to say that She'd (She would) be late Ella lo llamó para decirle que llegaría tarde She said She'd (she had) heard of the accident Ella dijo que había oído del accidente
She'll	She will, She shall	Someday She'll (She will) have to pay for what she's done Algún día ella tendrá que pagar por lo que ha hecho She'll (She shall) water the garden this afternoon Ella debe regar el jardín esta tarde
She's	She is	Even though She's rich, She says she's poor A pesar de que ella es rica, dice que es pobre
shouldn't	should not	I shouldn't have logged off No debí desconectarme del sitio
that's	that is	That's not a cat. That's a dog No es un gato. Es un perro
there's	there is	If there's no solution, it's because there's no problem Si no hay ninguna solución, es que no hay ningún problema
They'd	They had, They would	They'd (They had) started earlier than we had Ellos habían empezado más temprano que nosotros They'd (They would) tell us if they knew of anything Si ellos supieran algo, nos lo dirían
They'll	They will, They shall	They'll (They will)probably come by car Ellos probablemente vendrán en auto They'll (They shall) not pass ¡No pasarán!
They're	They are	They're dangerous, and they have no natural predators Son peligrosos, y no tienen depredadores naturales
We'd	We had, We would	After We'd (We had) walked for some time, we came to the lake Después de haber caminado por un rato, llegamos al lago We'd (We would)like separate checks Nos gustaría cuentas separadas
We're	We are	We're not so young that we don't understand what love is Ya no somos tan jóvenes así que no entendemos lo que es el amor
We've	We have	We've got to get up early tomorrow. We're going on a picnic Tenemos que levantarnos temprano mañana. Nos vamos de picnic
Weren't	Were not	We weren't able to buy tickets, so we didn't go to the concert No fuimos capaces de comprar las entradas, así que no fuimos al concierto
What'll	What will	Tom doesn't know what'll happen Tom no sabe qué pasará
What're	What are	What're you waiting for? ¿Qué estás esperando?
What's	What is	What's wrong with what we were doing? ¿Qué hay de malo en lo que hacemos?
What've	What have	What've you done? ¿Qué has hecho?
Where's	Where is	Where's the children's section? ¿Dónde está la sección de niños?
Who'd	Who had	Who'd know that? ¿Quién sabría eso?
Who'll	Who will	Who'll take care of the dog while we are gone? ¿Quién se hará cargo del perro mientras estemos fuera?
Who're	Who are	Yesterday I met two Americans who're bicycling through Japan. Ayer conocí a dos estadounidenses que andan recorriendo Japón en bicicleta
Who's	Who is	Tom doesn't know who's who Tom no sabe quién es quién
Who've	Who have	There are some adults who've never been children Hay algunos adultos que no han sido nunca niños
won't	will not	If he doesn't come, we won't go Si él no viene, nosotros no iremos
wouldn't	would not	Don't do anything I wouldn't do No hagas nada que yo no haría
You'd	You had, You would	Since you look tired, You'd (You had) better take a rest Te ves agotada, mejor toma un descanso This would be a lot easier if You'd (You would) help Esto sería mucho más fácil si tú ayudaras
You'll	You will, You shall	You'll (You will)do what she says and you'll succeed Tú harás lo que ella dice, y triunfarás If you are a good boy, You'll (You shall) have a nice cake Si te portas bien, te daré una rica torta
You're	You are	If you're not with us then you're against us Si no estás con nosotros, estás contra nosotros
You've	You have	I've heard You've been sick Me han dicho que has estado enferma