606. Contractions With Pronouns and the Verb Would

Contractions can be formed using personal pronouns and the letter -d from the verb would.
I would = I’d
you would = you’d
she would = she’d
he would = he’d
we would = we’d
they would = they’d

I would rather read than watch television.
I’d rather read than watch television.

We would get more done if we didn’t talk so much.
We’d get more done if we didn’t talk so much.

You would be good in the lead role of the play.
You’d be good in the lead role of the play.

Use personal pronouns and the -d from the verb would to form certain contractions.

▶It’s your turn. Find the two words in this sentence that can be made into a contraction. Bob said he would mow the lawn. Write the contraction. That wasn’t difficult was it?