No, it is not. It is the present participle of the verb to carry. It can be a verb, or adjective, or noun.
A contraction is a combined word form that uses an apostrophe.
the contraction of our muscles which are contracted by neurones carrying impulses from the brain
There is no contraction for were you. There is no contraction for you were.There is a contraction for "you are" (you're).
There is no contraction for "its not."There is a contraction for "it is" (it's).There is a contraction for "is not" (isn't).
He's already IS a contraction. It is a contraction of he is.
There is no contraction. The contraction she'd can mean she had or she would.
The grammatical contraction for "have not" is "haven't."
Didn't is a contraction of the words "did" and "not". There is no 'contraction' for this word.
"They've" is the contraction for 'they' and 'have'.
It's is the contraction of it has and it is.
We're is a contraction of we are.
The contraction for he will is He'll
There is no contraction. The contraction we're means "we are."