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A note on contractions with "have"

In spoken English, would have, could have, and might have are almost always contracted. It is important to recognize these sounds:

would have => would've [wʊdəv] => often sounds like "would of"

could have => could've [kʊdəv] => often sounds like "could of"

might have => might've [maɪtəv] => often sounds like "might of"

In negative sentences, only not is contracted, and only with could and would: wouldn't have, couldn't have. With might, there is no contraction: I might not have passed the exam.

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