Miscellaneous - Contraction In English we have can't, don't, won't and others. In Spanish there are just two: de + el del a + el al Examples provided from the Magellan Space Voyages Las estrellas del cielo radiaban incalculables cantidades de energía que nunca serían utilizadas.. The stars of the sky radiated uncountable quantities of energy that would not be used.. Pensé que la calidad del dibujo era buena. I thought that the quality drawing was good. Disfruté observando dos primates acostados uno junto al otro. I enjoyed watching two primates sleeping one next to the other. Al principio pensó que eran dos primates peleando. At the first I thought that the two primates were fighting.