Difference between revisions of "Do"

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==Syntax==
 
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===Auxiliary for simple present and simple past===
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==Semantics==
 
==Semantics==

Revision as of 17:28, 1 May 2021

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 contrastive)

Semantics

Make or Do?

Generally you do repetitive tasks, but when you make something you create it.