Difference between revisions of "Do"
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::—Yes I did. Look. They're right over there on your desk. | ::—Yes I did. Look. They're right over there on your desk. | ||
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A sentence like, "yes, let's do that" takes its meaning from the preceding context. | A sentence like, "yes, let's do that" takes its meaning from the preceding context. | ||
*Shall we make dinner? | *Shall we make dinner? | ||
Revision as of 18:50, 1 May 2021
Contents
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
do is the auxiliary verb marking the simple past and present.
- It is used both in negative and interrogative sentences to fuse with the grammatical markers of time and person.
- In affirmative sentences it is not required. It can however be used emphatically (contrastives, tag questions).
- It is also used to refer to the previous main verb in discourse.
- —I gave you the keys yesterday.
- ——No you didn't.
- —Yes I did. Look. They're right over there on your desk.
Lightweight lexical verb
A sentence like, "yes, let's do that" takes its meaning from the preceding context.
- Shall we make dinner?
- We could just leave this until tomorrow.
- We could survey a couple hundred people and see what they think before making a decision.
Semantics
Make or Do?
Generally you do repetitive tasks, but when you make something you create it.
