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Verb I Form Main Polite Inviting Persuade Negative

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D_ is used as a polite way of inviting or trying to persuade someone to do something.Do is used as a polite way of inviting or trying to persuade someone to do something.
Do sit down.
Do help yourself to another drink.
word do
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Do is used to form the negative of main verbs, by putting 'not' after 'do' and before the main verb in its infinitive form, that is the form without 'to'.
They don't want to work.
I did not know Jamie had a knife.
It doesn't matter if you win or lose.
Do is used to form questions, by putting the subject after 'do' and before the main verb in its infinitive form, that is the form without 'to'.
Do you like music?
What did he say?
Where does she live?
Do is used in question tags .
You know about Andy, don't you?
I'm sure they had some of the same questions last year didn't they?
You use do when you are confirming or contradicting a statement containing 'do', or giving a negative or positive answer to a question.
'Did he think there was anything suspicious going on?'—'Yes, he did.'
'Do you have a metal detector?'—'No, I don't.'
They say they don't care, but they do.
Do is used with a negative to tell someone not to behave in a certain way.
Don't be silly.
Don't touch that!
Do is used to give emphasis to the main verb when there is no other auxiliary.
Veronica, I do understand.
You did have your phone with you.
Do is used as a polite way of inviting or trying to persuade someone to do something.
Do sit down.
Do help yourself to another drink.
Do can be used to refer back to another verb group when you are comparing or contrasting two things, or saying that they are the same.
I make more money than he does.
One day she will walk out, just as her own mother did.
I had fantasies, as do all mothers, about how life would be when my girls were grown.
Girls receive less health care and less education in the developing world than do boys.
You use do after 'so' and 'nor' to say that the same statement is true for two people or groups.
You know that's true, and so do I.
We don't forget that. Nor does he.
Her actions and thoughts became distorted. So did her behavior.
inflections doesdoingdiddone
cefr-level A1

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