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    The document discusses the uses of do, does, and did in the English language. It explains that do is used as an auxiliary verb to form negatives and questions in the simple present tense, while does is used for third-person singular subjects. Did is the past tense form used with all subjects. It also describes how do, does, and did are used in short answers, yes-no questions, showing similarity and differences, avoiding repetition, and for emphasis. Finally, it mentions how do is used in the "get passive" construction for questions and negatives.

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    The document discusses the uses of do, does, and did in the English language. It explains that do is used as an auxiliary verb to form negatives and questions in the simple present tense, while does is used for third-person singular subjects. Did is the past tense form used with all subjects. It also describes how do, does, and did are used in short answers, yes-no questions, showing similarity and differences, avoiding repetition, and for emphasis. Finally, it mentions how do is used in the "get passive" construction for questions and negatives.

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    Do, Does or Did

    Inthesimplepresenttense,dowillfunctionasanauxiliarytoexpressthenegativeandto
    askquestions.(Does,however,issubstitutedforthirdperson,singularsubjectsinthepresent
    tense.Thepasttensedidworkswithallpersons,singularandplural.)

    Idon'tstudyatnight.

    Shedoesn'tworkhereanymore.

    Doyouattendthisschool?

    Doesheworkhere?

    Theseverbsalsoworkas"shortanswers,"withthemainverbomitted.

    Doessheworkhere?No,shedoesn'tworkhere.

    With"yesno"questions,theformofdogoesinfrontofthesubjectandthemainverbcomes
    afterthesubject:

    DidyourgrandmotherknowTruman?

    Dowildflowersgrowinyourbackyard?

    Formsofdoareusefulinexpressingsimilarityanddifferencesinconjunction
    withsoandneither.

    Mywifehatesspinachandsodoesmyson.

    Mywifedoesn'tlikespinach;neitherdoI.

    Doisalsohelpfulbecauseitmeansyoudon'thavetorepeattheverb:

    Larryexcelledinlanguagestudies;sodidhisbrother.

    Raoulstudiesashardashissisterdoes.

    ThesocalledemphaticdohasmanyusesinEnglish.
    a. Toaddemphasistoanentiresentence:"Hedoeslikespinach.Hereallydoes!"
    b. Toaddemphasistoanimperative:"Docomein."(actuallysoftensthecommand)

    c. Toaddemphasistoafrequencyadverb:"Heneverdidunderstandhisfather.""She
    alwaysdoesmanagetohurthermother'sfeelings."
    d. Tocontradictanegativestatement:"Youdidn'tdoyourhomework,didyou?""Oh,but
    Ididfinishit."
    e. Toaskaclarifyingquestionaboutapreviousnegativestatement:"Ridwelldidn'ttakethe
    tools.""Thenwhodidtakethetools?"
    f.

    Toindicateastrongconcession:"AlthoughtheClintonsdeniedanywrongdoing,
    theydidreturnsomeofthegifts."

    Intheabsenceofothermodalauxiliaries,aformofdoisusedinquestionandnegative
    constructionsknownasthegetpassive:

    DidRinaldogetselectedbythecommittee?

    Theaudiencedidn'tgetriledupbythepolitician.

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