São junções entre os pronomes pessoais e um verbo (no caso to be) ou outras palavras, usadas geralmente na fala, na linguagem coloquial/informal:
| Positive | Negative |
| I am = I’m | I’m not |
| You are = You’re | You’re not ou You aren’t |
| He is = He’s | He’s not ou He isn’t |
| She is = She’s | She’s not ou She isn’t |
| It is = It’s | It’s not ou It isn’t |
| We are = We’re | We’re not ou We aren’t |
| You are = You’re | You’re not ou You aren’t |
| They are = They’re | They’re not ou They aren’t |
Come on little boy, you aren’t brave enough to do it.
She isn’t a good girl.
That’s a good idea!
How’s it going?
What´s your name?
