Difference between revisions of "Do"
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Revision as of 18:29, 1 May 2021
Contents
[hide]Forms
- dictionary form (bare infinitive): do /du:/
- present tense: does /dʌz/ (3s), do (1s/p, 2s/p, 3p)
- past tense: did
- present participle: doing
- past participle: done /dʌn/
Syntax
Auxiliary for simple present and simple past
- negative
- interrogative
- emphatic (including contrastives and tag questions)
Semantics
Make or Do?
Generally you do repetitive tasks, but when you make something you create it.