English Helping Verbs Course

Lesson 09

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Online Lesson 09

In the previous lesson we learned how to use the helping verb DO to make TAG QUESTIONS.

In this lesson we will learn how to use DO to avoid repeating the verb again.

 

The verb DO as a helping verb

Quick note:

In the simple present tense the verb DO has these two forms:

• I, you, we, they => do
  
  
• She, he, it => does

We will use these forms in our examples and exercises.

 

4. Using DO to avoid repeating the verb again

We use the helping verb DO to avoid repeating a verb that we already used.

Here is how we do it:

 

Subject + verb + the rest of the sentence + DO

Example:

He works hard and I do, too.

Meaning: He works hard and I work hard, too.

 

Here are some more examples:
 

They ski better than we do! Meaning: They ski better than we ski.

 

 

He looks stronger than I do. Meaning: He looks stronger than I look.

 

She works in an office. Yes, she does. Meaning: She works in an office. Yes, she works in an office.

Who gets the book? I do. Meaning: Who gets the book? I get the book.

 

Who buys the car? She does. Meaning: Who buys the car? She buys the car.

 

Can I come in? Yes, please do. Meaning: Can I come in? Yes, please come in.

 

I hate this game. So do I. Meaning: I hate this game. I hate this game, too.

You can also make it negative.

 

Here is how we do it:

 

Subject + verb + the rest of the sentence + DON'T (DO NOT)

Example:

She thinks I like ice-cream, but I don't.

OR

She thinks I like ice-cream, but I do not.

Meaning: She thinks I like ice-cream, but I don't like ice-cream.

 

Here are some more examples:

I love my car, but my girlfriend doesn't. Meaning: I love my car, but my girlfriend doesn't love my car.

 

He watches TV every day, and I don't. Meaning: He watches TV every day, and I don't watch TV every day.

 

They work in an office. No, they don't. Meaning: They work in an office. No, they don't work in an office.

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