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From Wiktionary
do is on the Basic English 850 List.
division -do -dog
do is one of the1000 most commonheadwords.
divide -do -doctor

Pronunciation

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Verb

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Plain form
do

Plain present
do

Third person singular
does

Past
did

Negative

don't

doesn't

didn't

Contraction

Plain present
None

Third person singular
's

Past
'd

  1. (auxiliary)Do is anauxiliary verb. It is used inquestions, negative statements, short answers, and foremphasis when there is no otherauxiliary.
    • Questions
      Wheredo you live?
      Whendid you start learning English?
      "Does John live here?"
    • Short answer
      "Yes, hedoes."
      "No, Idon't."
    • Negative statements
      Theydon't live here. [don't =do not]
      Wedo not want to fight.
      Jareddid not tell me he had such a pretty sister.
    • Emphasis (do not use this too much)
      You think Idon't have a brother, but Ido!
      Shedoes enjoy swimming in the pool.
  2. We sometimes usedo in place of a different verb, such as when we do not know what an activity is, or we do not want to say it again:
    What is hedoing?
    Mary eats more than Johndoes.

Verb

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Plain form
do

Third-person singular
does

Past tense
did

Past participle
done

Present participle
doing

  1. When youdo something, youperform,complete orwork on atask.
    Mary isdoing her homework.
    We alldid the cleaning together.
    I've got a lot todo.
    "Whatdo youdo?" - "I'm a baker."
  2. To succeed or progress
    "Howdid Johndo in the tennis match?" - "He lost."
    "How is your legdoing?" - "Oh, it feels much better, thank you."
  3. Towrite ordraw something, usually in a short time
    Hedid a picture of a tree.
    Hedid an essay on Shakespeare.

Usage

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For the uses ofmake anddo, see page:make anddo

Noun

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Singular
do

Plural
dos

  1. Ado refers to ahairstyle.
    She came to work with a newdo.
  2. Correct actions. (almost always in plural and generally with "don'ts")
    Willy will tell you all thedos anddon'ts.
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