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The Verb To Do

The verb to do is another common verb in English. It can be used as an auxiliary and a main verb. It is often used in questions.

Forms of To Do PresentPastPerfect
FormContinuous
FormI / you / we / they

do

did

have / had done

are / were doing

he / she / it

does

did

has / had done

is / was doing

As an auxiliary verb do is used with a main verb when forming interrogative or negative sentences, or for adding emphasis. It is also called the dummy operator or dummy auxiliary.

 

QuestionPositive Statement (spoken)Negative Statement (spoken)Singular  Do I?I doI do not (I don't)Do you?You doYou do not (You don't)Does he/she/it?He/she/it doesHe/she/it does not (He/she/it doesn't)Plural  Do we?We doWe do not (We don't)Do you?You doYou do not (You don't)Do they?They doThey do not (They don't)

Examples

DoDoesQuestion - ?"Do you always take the bus to work?""Does she ever do her homework on time?"Positive Answer -Yes"Yes, I do.""Yes, she does."Negative Answer - No"No, I don't.""No, she doesn't."

The most common question using "do" that you will probably hear whilst learning English is "What do you do?" The person asking simply wants to know what you do for a living.