Difference between revisions of "Do"

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==Semantics==
 
==Semantics==

Revision as of 17:29, 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 contrastives and tag questions)

Semantics

Make or Do?

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