's

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /z/
• SAMPA: /z/
• Homophone: -s

Verb

Plain form be

Present am, is, are

Past was, were

Past participle been

Present participle being

Negatives:

None, isn't, aren't

wasn't, weren't

None

None

Contractions:

'm, 's, 're

None

None

None

1. (auxiliary) (linking) A contraction of is.

   She's right.

Verb

Plain form have

Plain present have

Third person singular has

Past had

Present participle having

Negative

haven't

hasn't

hadn't

None

Contracted

've

's

'd

None

1. (auxiliary) A contraction of has.

   She's tried everything to make the car start.

   He's never been to France.

Verb

Plain form have

Third-person singular has

Past tense had

Past participle had

Present participle having

Plain present 've

Third person singular 's

Past 'd

Past participle None

Present participle None

1. (British) A contraction of has.

   He's only €5.

Verb

Plain form do

Plain present do

Third person singular does

Past did

Negative

don't

doesn't

didn't

Contraction

Plain present None

Third person singular 's

Past 'd

1. (informal) (auxiliary) A contraction of does.

   What's he want?

Pronoun

Pronoun 's

1. A contraction of us. Only in let's.

   Let's go to the store; I'm so hungry!