607. More Contractions with -d

We learned yesterday that contractions can be made with a pronoun and the verb would.
you would = you’d

We also make contractions using the auxiliary verb had. Any contraction with had uses a -d ending also.
I had better clean up.
I’d better clean up.

We had often attended that theater.
We’d often attended that theater.

We had sometimes eaten in a restaurant.
We’d sometimes eaten a restaurant.

When making contractions with a pronoun and the word had, use an apostrophe and the letter -d.

▶It’s your turn. Rewrite this sentence using a contraction for the pronoun and the verb had. She had fallen in love at first sight. Did you figure it out? Good for you!