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Do and does: questions and negatives
Most verbs need do / does for questions and negatives: Do you like it? He doesn't work here.
Use does with he, she and it, and do with the others.
After do / does the main verb has no -s: Does she speak English? (not "speaks").
Be and can do not use do: Are you ...? Can you ...?
Pattern: Do / Does + subject + verb ...?
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Examples
- Do you speak English?
Spanish: ¿Hablas inglés?
Portuguese: Você fala inglês?
Chinese: 你会说英语吗？ - I don't know.
Spanish: No lo sé.
Portuguese: Não sei.
Chinese: 我不知道。
In real sentences
- Do it!
Spanish: ¡Hazlo!
Portuguese: Faça-o!
Tatoeba: shekitten - Do that!
Spanish: Haz eso!
Portuguese: Faça isso!
Tatoeba: strangeanalyst - What to do?
Spanish: ¿Qué debo hacer?
Chinese: 怎么办?
Tatoeba: lukaszpp - What do I have?
Spanish: ¿Qué tengo?
Portuguese: O que eu tenho?
Tatoeba: CM - What do you have?
Spanish: ¿Qué tienes?
Portuguese: O que você tem?
Chinese: 您有什么？
Tatoeba: CK - Do you have it?
Spanish: ¿Lo tienes?
Portuguese: Vocês têm?
Chinese: 你们有吗?
Tatoeba: acbarbosa
Do y does: preguntas y negaciones (Spanish)
Para preguntar o negar con la mayoría de verbos se usa do / does: Do you like it? He doesn't work here.
Does con he, she, it; do con los demás.
Después de do / does el verbo va sin -s: Does she speak English? (no "speaks").
To be y can no usan do: Are you ...? Can you ...?
Do e does: perguntas e negativas (Portuguese)
Para perguntar ou negar com a maioria dos verbos usa-se do / does: Do you like it? He doesn't work here.
Does com he, she, it; do com os demais.
Depois de do / does o verbo fica sem -s: Does she speak English? (não "speaks").
To be e can não usam do: Are you ...? Can you ...?
do 和 does：疑问和否定 (Chinese)
大多数动词的疑问和否定要加 do / does：Do you like it? He doesn't work here.
he/she/it 用 does，其他用 do。
do/does 后面的动词用原形：Does she speak English?（不是 speaks）
be 动词和 can 不需要 do：Are you ...? Can you ...?
Before this lesson
This unlocks after: A1 Actions 1, To be: am, is, are.