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1. I told my teacher that I _________ what she said.

2. I ________ the number 12 bus just down the road.

3. At the moment Maria ________ her homework, as she does every day.

4. The baby ________ 21 inches long.

5. Please be quiet. I ________ to the radio.

6. Everything on the menu ________ delicious.

7. Why ________ so selfish about this?

8. Was he on time or was he ________ ?

9. He told the police he'd only had a small drink and was ________ not to drive too fast.

10. Is she always ________ with children and animals?

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Grammar: When to Use Do, Does, and Did

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Verbs are essential to creating complete sentences, as they help us express physical actions ( She jumped in the puddle) , mental actions ( He thought about puppies) , and states of being ( I am hungry) .

There are several types of verbs that can each be written in different tenses, so they can be tricky to work with, especially if English isn’t your first language . We’ve put together a guide to help you use one of the most common verbs, do , in your writing . Read on below to learn more!

Action Verbs

As the name suggests, action verbs are used to express actions completed by the subject of a sentence. The base verb do is conjugated according to the tense:

1. Present Tense

In the present tense, do takes the form do or does, depending on the subject:

Consider the following examples:

We do our homework every night.

   She does her homework every night.

2. Past Tense

In the simple past tense , the base verb do takes the form did with all subjects:

   We did our homework last night.

   She did her homework last night.

Auxiliary Verbs

Auxiliary , or helping verbs, are used with another base verb to create negative sentences, questions, or add emphasis. Here’s how do should be used as an auxiliary verb:

1. Negative Sentences

Following the same subject–verb pairings introduced above, we combine the auxiliaries do , does , and did with the adverb not to create negative sentences:

   We do not do our homework every night.

   She did not do her homework last night.

Note that we can combine the auxiliary and the adverb to create the contractions don’t , doesn’t , and didn’t . You simply remove the space between the two words and replace the letter o in not with an apostrophe (’).

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Contractions are more common in conversations and informal writing and typically shouldn’t be used in formal writing (e.g., academic or business).

2. Questions

To create questions, the auxiliary is combined with the infinitive of another verb in this way: auxiliary verb + subject + infinitive verb .

●  Simple present questions:

Do they sell children’s books?

Does he speak English?

Note that the third person verb speaks isn’t spelled with the s when paired with the auxiliary to form a question.

●  Simple past questions:

Did you buy anything at the bookstore?

Did he learn how to speak English?

Note that did indicates the past tense, so the main verbs don’t also take the past tense (i.e., bought and learned ).

3. Emphasis

In positive sentences, we can also combine the auxiliaries do , does , and did with the main verb to emphasize that something is true:

   We do sell children’s books.

   He did learn to speak English.

Try saying these sentences aloud and adding emphasis to the auxiliary terms with your tone. It adds a dramatic effect!

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• Present Continuous — Positive
• 1. The teacher the grammar rule now. (to explain) is explaining
• 2. The woman with a child. (to play) is playing
• 3. The girls now. (to skate) are skating
• 4. I you downstairs. (to wait for) am waiting for
• 5. My friend Sarah today. (to get married) is getting married
• 6. He about her. (to think) is thinking
• 7. I an essay at the moment. (to write) am writing
• 8. The children mushrooms now. (to gather) are gathering
• 9. Where is Kate? She her homework. (to do) is doing
• 10. Be silent! Students an exam. (to have) are having
• 11. Don't disturb him! He for his math exam. (to prepare) is preparing
• 12. Take an umbrella with you! It heavily. (to rain) is raining
• 13. They their friends at 4 o'clock. (to meet) are meeting
• 14. I time with you this evening. (to spend) am spending
• 15. We music lesson now. (to have) are having
• How to build Present Continuous
• Present Continuous — Positive — Say what you are doing
• Present Continuous — Positive and Negative
• Present Continuous — Positive — Exercise 2
• Present Continuous — Positive — Put the words in the correct order — Exercise 1
• Present Continuous — Positive — Exercise 3

do in English – auxiliary and main verb

Is do an auxiliary or a main verb.

The verb do can be an auxiliary verb or a main verb in English.

1. do as a main verb

1.1. do as a main verb in simple present (do, does, don't, doesn't), 1.2. do as a main verb in simple past (did, didn't), 1.3. do as a main verb – past participle (done), 1.4. do as a main verb (present progressive, gerund, present participle) – (doing), 2. do as an auxiliary, 2.1. do as an auxiliary in negations in the simple present.

I do n't do my homework in the evenings.*

2.2. do as an auxiliary in negations in the Simple Past

I did n't do my homework yesterday evening.**

2.3. do as an auxiliary in quesions in the Simple Present

Do you like rugby? – Does he like rugby?

2.4. do as an auxiliary in quesions in the Simple Past

Did you see Peggy yesterday? When did you get up this morning?

2.5. do with the negative imparative

Do n't sing under the shower.

* Here we use do in the negative sentence as an auxiliary and do as a main verb .

** Here we use did in the negative sentence as an auxiliary and do as a main verb .

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Has she been doing her homework yet? Questions with past perfect continuous and "yet"?

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• Start date Nov 21, 2011

jeune linguiste

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• Nov 21, 2011

Greetings, I've got questions and I’d like your help on how to solve them. We are currently learning about the Present Perfect (Continuous) Tense and during class a classmate asked the professor how to translate a sentence. The professor then translated the sentence as “Has she been doing her homework yet?” The meaning we are trying to have here is that she has been doing her homework and she’s still doing it even now. Now I’d like to ask if it’s possible to use YET in PPC. I personally think it is wrong both technically and grammatically, and I would use Present Perfect "Is she still doing her homework?" or just “Has she been doing her homework?” My professor said she would investigate more about it. So she asked her friend that studied in America. That friend told her that it’s not a problem to use ‘yet’ in PPC and that maybe people don’t use it in everyday conversations but it’s not grammatically wrong. So, is it fine to use ‘yet’ even though it’s never been mentioned/used in PPC? Thank you in advance.  

Linguo IS Dead

"Has she been doing her homework yet?" doesn't make sense to me. The problem is that "yet" refers to a completed action. If you want to talk about ongoing action, you use "still". I'd think you mean either: "Has she started yet?" or "Is she still doing her homework?" From your description, it looks like you want to say both things: She started her homework at some point in the past, and now, in the present, she is still doing her homework. In other words, she started at 7:00, kept working, and at 10:00 (now), she is still working. I might describe this situation a couple of ways: - If I want to ask whether she started or not, I would say, "Has she started her homework yet?" - If I know that she started, and want to emphasize the fact that she's taking a long time, I would say, "Is she still doing her homework?", or "Has she been doing her homework this whole time?" - If I know that she started, and want to ask whether she finished or not, I would say, "Has she finished her homework yet?", or "Is she done with her homework yet?" But if you really want to ask both things: 1) whether she started and 2) whether she's still doing it, then you have to ask the question like that, in two parts: "Has she started doing her homework, and if so, is she still doing it?" Does this make sense?  

I completely agree with you. I'm also aware of the difference between still and yet in this case. I also told her in proper English I'd use either "Is she still doing her homework?" or "Has she been doing her homework?" But she insisted that 'yet' can be used and is, according to her friend, gramatically correct except not being used in everyday conversations. You've given me a very detailed reply with many circumstances. I'm very grateful for that.  

"yet" is sometimes used with continuous aspect. Examples: I haven't been swimming yet. We've not been shopping yet.  

Yes, it can be used with negative sentences like that but that wasn't what I was talking about. Thanks anyways.  

jeune linguiste said: Yes, it can be used with negative sentences like that but that wasn't what I was talking about. Thanks anyways. Click to expand...

Pertinax said: Your question was "I’d like to ask if it’s possible to use YET in PPC." It is also used in non-negative interrogative sentences: Have you been shopping yet? Click to expand...

jeune linguiste said: ... Also what is the difference between "Have you done your homework yet?" and "Have you been doing your homework yet?" Click to expand...

• Nov 22, 2011

I don't think it is correct to say "Has she been doing her homework yet." The example of Pertinax with "Has she been shopping yet" is some kind of false analogy because of the way "Been shopping" is used in English.. You wouldn't say 'Has she shopped yet?" It's almost like a fixed expression. I agree with everything Linguo said. If you really want to ask both questions together, I think you would have to say "Did she start her homework yet and if so has she finished it?"  

jeune linguiste said: English is so complicated. The other person says it's wrong while you say it's right even though both of your native languages are English. What should a foreigner, like me, do? Click to expand...

kalamazoo said: The example of Pertinax with "Has she been shopping yet" is some kind of false analogy because of the way "Been shopping" is used in English.. You wouldn't say 'Has she shopped yet?" It's almost like a fixed expression. Click to expand...

Enquiring Mind

This becomes more of a philosophical question, as grammar is just a codification of what native speakers find acceptable. We don't even know the "rules" half the time. In this case, I think we are pretty much all in agreement that we wouldn't say this. If we don't find it acceptable, then it is "ungrammatical" almost by definition. I think the main point would be that you are advised not to use this construction.  

I do not think that the construction can be considered ungrammatical, however unappealing the example above. Although uncommon, there are many examples on the internet, such as this cross-section from searching on "Have you been getting * yet?": Have you been getting ready for Christmas yet? http://www.sewinginthepast.com/2010_11_01_archive.html Have you been getting much feedback yet? http://fileslinger.com/category/online-backup/ Have you been getting enough sleep yet? http://www.myspace.com/NikLover7/comments Have you been getting much press coverage in Europe yet? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7899 In many cases, "started" sounds better to me than "been". But "started" does not work well in all cases, e.g. the last two examples above.  

Thank you all for sharing your opinions. I see that there's a difference between grammar and its usage in everyday conversations, like in any other language.  

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In response to the question "What does she do after school?", which is right? She does her homework/She is doing her homework.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. She ________ her homework at night. do does is doing doing

The correct option is b does a verb is used to express an occurrence, action, or state. it is the grammatical center of the predicate in a sentence. an auxiliary verb is a verb which is used in the formation of tenses, moods, tones, etc. option b is correct the sentence indicates the use of simple present tense. also, the subject is singular and does is used as a main and an ordinary verb here. the other options are wrong as no other tense can be used here. the correct answer is b) does.

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