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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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What’s the Past Tense of Do?

• December 19, 2022

What’s the past tense of “do”?

When is it correct to use do , does , did or done ? Phrased differently, what’s the past tense of the verb do ? Let’s go ahead and do our best to learn the proper usage of this particularly irregular verb form.

What does “do” mean?

To define the word, when you do something, this means you “perform, take part in, or achieve something: that was a really silly thing for me to do “.

‍ When to use “do” or “does”?

‘Do’ is an irregular verb since its past tense conjugations do not end in the standard “-ed” that regular verbs take on. Additionally, do changes depending on whether the subject is in the first-person singular or third-person singular.

We use does for all third-person present singular subjects, such as the pronouns he , she , and it ; e.g., She does the shopping on Wednesdays .

We use do , on the other hand, for all first-person singular subjects: I’m about to do the laundry .

Verb tenses of ‘do’.

Did vs. does

Compare how the tenses of ‘do’ work in both sentences:

He does his schoolwork when he gets home from school.

He did his homework when he got home from school.

Did and does are simply two different tenses that we use to denote either the past or present time. The simple past tense of do is did for all subjects. The past participle form is done , also for all subjects.

Thus, the difference is did denotes the past, and do / does is in the present (in the first person/third-person singular).

Did vs. done

He did a lot of homework today.

He had done a lot of homework before he went out with his friends.

“ He did a lot of homework today ” is the simple past tense, and simply mentions an action that took place at a time before now.

The second sentence with ‘ he had done ‘ includes the past participle ‘ done ‘ + the auxiliary verb had , to form the past perfect tense . The past perfect, also called pluperfect , is a form of the past depicts something that happened before something else which also occurred in the past.

‘Do’ as an auxiliary verb

To do is one of the three auxiliary verbs, along with to be and to have (not including modal auxiliaries). When ‘do’ is used in sentences with another verb, it’s probably taking on an auxiliary role:

We use do to make negatives (do + not), to make question forms, and to make the verb more emphatic. I didn’t see you at the concert the other night. Do they open at nine o’clock on weekdays? — Cambridge Dictionary .

“Do” / “does” / “did” / “done”, in sentence examples

Practice questions: the tenses of ‘do’

Origin of the verb do

From etymology online on do (v.):

To perform, execute, achieve, carry out, bring to pass by procedure of any kind,” etc., Middle English do , first person singular of Old English don “make, act, perform, cause; to put, to place,” from West Germanic *doanan .

FAQ: the verb “to do”

• What’s the present tense of ‘do’?

‘Do’ is the present tense in the first-person present singular; ‘does’ is the present tense form for third-person singular subjects.

• What is the past simple tense do? What’s the past participle of ‘do’?

The simple past tense of “do” is “did” for all subjects. The past participle form is ‘done’, also for all subjects.

• What is the past perfect tense of do?

The past perfect tense of “do” is “had done”.

Learn more about verbs

• Merriam-Webster, definition of do.
• Etymology online, origin of do.

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Until, before and after

Combine the following sentences using until, till, before or after.

1. He won’t marry ................. he gets a job.

2. don’t open the window .................. the rain stops., 3. i will wait here .................. you finish your work., 4. don’t go ..................... i tell you., 5. we will have to live in this house ................... we find a better one., 6. he had locked the door ................. he went out., 7. you must wash your hands ..................... you eat anything., 8. he will finish his work ............... he goes home., 9. he had counted the coins ..................... he put them in the box., 10. he went out to play ....................... he did his homework., 11. i put on my clothes ........................ i had washed myself., 12. we reached the station ten minutes ....................... the train left..

1. He won’t marry until he gets a job.

2. Don’t open the window until the rain stops.

3. I will wait here until you finish your work.

4. Don’t go until I tell you.

5. We will have to live in this house until we find a better one.

6. He had locked the door before he went out.

7. You must wash your hands before you eat anything.

8. He will finish his work before he goes home.

9. He had counted the coins before he put them in the box.

10. He did his homework before he went out to play. / He went out to play after he did his homework.

11. I put on my clothes after I had washed myself.

12. We reached the station ten minutes after the train left.

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After she had completed her home work, she went to bed

After she had completed her home work, she went to bed.

Is the sentence correct or not? Is it had completed or have completed ?

• past-vs-past-perfect

• What do think should be the correct choice? –  AIQ Commented Oct 23, 2019 at 1:40

After she had completed her home work, she went to bed After she has /have completed her home work she went to bed

The firstsentence is correct.There are two past actions here.The first one may be in the past perfect and the second one may be in the simple past.

.The second sentence is wrong if you use have or even has. You can not use present perfect since it may refer to a completed activity in the present moment.

You may say:

She went to bed after she completed her home work.

The conjunction after indicates that she completed her home work first and later she went to bed.

• 1 OP provides no evidence of any research they did to solve their query. There are plenty of questions in ELL that discuss the use of tenses - had OP looked into those their problem would be resolved. Or, OP could have mentioned which ones they looked at and why those questions did not help them. OP's question looks like a homework question - which we should not answer unless their is a major concern or a real problem. The point is to empower non-natives to learn and educate themselves on simple problems. We should do that by asking them questions to make them think. –  AIQ Commented Oct 23, 2019 at 3:47
• 1 You giving away the right answer does more harm than good to OP. They have gotten the correct answer, but they have not truly learnt why that is the correct answer. They will not put in the effort now. That is why I made a comment as to which they thought is correct - this will make them think. This will make them put in just a bit more effort into first trying to find their own answers. –  AIQ Commented Oct 23, 2019 at 3:48

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He _____ his homework yet

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• Start date Aug 18, 2007

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• Aug 18, 2007
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In colloquial English, I don't think #2 is wrong. Suppose one asked the question: "Did John finish his homework yet?" An appropriate answer might be, "No, he didn't finish his homework yet." Perhaps a purist might say that the word "yet" precludes option 2, but I think this is a little too "pure" for most native speakers.  

• Aug 19, 2007

anothersmith

Number 2 sounds bad to me, for the reasons Trisia stated. Perhaps I'm in the minority of AE speakers, but I never say "did . . . yet?" or "didn't . . . yet."  

anothersmith said: Number 2 sounds bad to me, for the reasons Trisia stated. Perhaps I'm in the minority of AE speakers, but I never say "did . . . yet?" or "didn't . . . yet." Click to expand...

anothersmith and Dimcl, So, you've never said to anyone, "Didn't you eat yet?"* I'm surprised. In my neck of the woods, it would sound pompous to say, "Haven't you eaten yet?" to family members, for example. *And "Did you eat yet?" (which sounds like "Jeet yet?") is the pure Pittsburghese that I learned in the cradle!  

Joelline said: anothersmith and Dimcl, So, you've never said to anyone, "Didn't you eat yet?"* I'm surprised. In my neck of the woods, it would sound pompous to say, "Haven't you eaten yet?" to family members, for example. *And "Did you eat yet?" (which sounds like "Jeet yet?") is the pure Pittsburghese that I learned in the cradle! Click to expand...

Dimcl said: No, absolutely not, Joelline. In fact, I've heard it when in the U.S. and cringe every time (Waitress: "Did you know what you want to eat?" ). Nothing personal, but.... arrgghh! Click to expand...

Thank you all So... if I want to use "yet" in my sentence, then I have to use past perfect. I have only one problem (which is only mine). I thought that present perfect is for something that happened in the past and I don't care when exactly it happened (for example, I've eaten in this restaurant before). But I guess I'm wrong (according to Trisia's explanation) and I will read about it later. Thank you.  

• Aug 22, 2007

cfu507 said: So... if I want to use "yet" in my sentence, then I have to use past perfect . Click to expand...

cfu507 said: I thought that present perfect is for something that happened in the past and I don't care when exactly it happened (for example, I've eaten in this restaurant before) Click to expand...

• Something that hasn't happened yet = the kids finished eating
• something that still goes on = they're still not finished with their meal.

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Perhaps the source that says option no. 2 is wrong is British. "He didn't finish his homework yet" is not BE, though it may become standard before long through the copying of US practice.  

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A complex sentence contains an independent clause and a dependent clause. Independent clauses can function as a complete sentence, while dependent clauses cannot. A dependent clause in a complex sentence must contain a subordinating conjunction . There are two ways to structure a complex sentence: beginning with the independent clause and beginning with the dependent clause.

Beginning a sentence with an independent clause

A complex sentence that begins with its independent clause requires a subordinating conjunction but not a comma.

• Complex sentence: Nick watched cartoons after he did his homework.
• Independent clause: Nick watched cartoons
• Dependent clause: after he did his homework

In the above example, the dependent clause contains the subordinating conjunction after .

Beginning a sentence with a dependent clause

A complex sentence that begins with its dependent clause requires both a subordinating conjunction and a comma. The subordinating conjunction will appear at the beginning of the dependent clause, and the comma will separate the two clauses.

• Complex sentence: After he did his homework , Nick watched cartoons.
• Dependent clause: After he did his homework

In the above example, the comma separates the dependent clause After he did his homework from the independent clause Nick watched cartoons .

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The subordinating conjunction determines what the relationship is between the independent clause and the dependent clause.

• Example: Nick watched cartoons after he did his homework.
• Example: Nick watched cartoons before he did his homework.

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REWRITE THE SENTENCES, USING PERFECT GERUNDS 1) David did his homework and they went to bed . →After having 2) It ís easy for anyone to learn hơ to cook . → Learning 3) Tony had rescued the kids from the fire. People admired him for that. →People 4) He had dumped lots of rubbish onto the beach. He denied it. →He denied 5) After Ha had read some documents about Green Earth, she decided to join the organization. →Having 6) I have seen him before. I remember that. →I 7) You had saved the lives of hundreds of wild animals. Thank you for that. →Thank you 8) They had hunted and killed many wild animals. Later they regretted what they had done. →They regretted 9) Since Mai had refused Nam's offer of a lift in his car, she had to walk home. →Having 10) You've lied to us, the villagers said. The politician denied it. →The politician 11) The factory had dumped tons of toxic waste into the river. It was heavily fined for that. →The factory 12) Thanh had forgotten to turn off the gas cooker before he left hí house. He admitted that. →Thanh admitted

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1. After having done his homework, David went to bed.

2. Learning how to cook is easy for anyone.

3.   People admired Tony for having rescued the kids from the fire.

4. He denied having dumped lots of rubbish onto the beach.

5. Having read some documents about Green Earth, Ha decided to join the organization.

6. I remember having seen him before.

7. Thank you for having saved the lives of hundreds of wild animals.

8. They regretted having hunted and killed many wild animals.

9. Having refused Nam's offer of a lift in his car, Mai had to walk home.

10. The politician denied having lied to the villagers.

11. The factory was heavily fined for having dumped tons of toxic waste into the river.

12. Thanh admitted having forgotten to turn off the gas cooker before he left his house.

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Roberto nevilis, frustrated by his students’ lack of improvement and engagement, sought a solution to reinforce his lessons outside school hours. he believed that once students left the classroom, they lost their focus and failed to retain what they had learned..

The concept of homework, now a cornerstone of modern education, has a fascinating and somewhat surprising origin. The practice was first introduced by Roberto Nevilis, an Italian teacher from Venice, in 1905. Originally intended as a form of punishment, Nevilis designed homework to extend learning beyond the classroom and address his dissatisfaction with students’ performance and engagement.

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Recently, Nevilis’s story has resurfaced, thanks to a viral post on Instagram. The account @amazing_.facts shared a photo and video highlighting Nevilis’s role in inventing homework, which has since accumulated over 66,000 views and 19,000 likes. The post sparked a wide range of reactions, with some users humorously condemning Nevilis, joking that he deserves a special place in “hell” for creating homework. This reaction underscores the enduring debate over the value and impact of homework in education.

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