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Grammar: Using DO and DID to make a strong point in English
Do and did are some of the most common words in English, but do you know how to use them to add contrast or emphasis? In this lesson we’ll look at do and did in affirmative sentences. You’ll learn to use them to make your English sound clearer, more interesting, and more fluent. Usually, you learn that do and did are only used in questions, negatives, and short answers, but we also use them to make strong points. You’ll hear many examples of how this is done in spoken English. So if you do want to improve your English, watch this video.
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It is an interesting lesson,I really do like it.BY the way,I do like to ask you about the base verb and infinitive when it stand after subject.for example(the the door remains to open during the business hour or the door to remain open during the business hour)are they different or exactly the same,I HAVE AN option to pick uy either one.thanks
“The door to remain open during business hours” is the correct form here. “Open” is used as an adjective in both cases, so you can’t say “The door remains to open during business hours” in this case.
Alex, help me! I didn’t understand,if I were write this sentence I’d probably say: The door remains open during business hours. What’s the wrong with it?
thanks
I think there’s a hidden verb in that sentence. “The door (is) open during business hours”.
Such abbreviated forms are often used in commands (army), in replies to commands and on information boards.
Somebody will correct me if I’m wrong. :)
Thanks for help me! Good studies for you :)
Nothing at all. :) That’s a good sentence.
thanks Alex! :)I got it
Very interesting teaching point for a lesson Alex, but how about adding emphasis or contrast in progressive tenses?
Thanks for your useful and timely comments.
Regards
You said ““The door to remain open during business hours” is the correct. I know “Open” is used as an adjective. But, why do we need a “to” here? I thought it needs to change to “The door remains open during business hours”. Thanks.
“The door to remain open during business hours” is not something you would normally say, but it’s something you would see on a sign outside of a store. It’s incomplete grammatically and is missing “The door IS to remain open during business hours.”
“The door remains open during business hours” is absolutely correct. :)
Got it. Thanks Alex.
:)
Thanks
No problem! Thanks for watching and commenting!
In order to emphasize more strongly a sentence, can we add the adverb “really”? I mean, can I say “We really do need your lessons to improve our English” ?
Absolutely! Nice addition to the lesson, Canardo.
Thank you..Teacher Alex!!!
No problem! Thank you for watching, Jolly Jolly.
8/10 but I will practice . Thanks, Alex !!!
Still a good score. Keep practicing!
J’ai vraiment apprécié cette leçon. Merci.
De rien!
Thank you Alex. Hi from Athens.
Hello from Montreal! Thanks for watching.
nice, i just realized that DO always win against TO BE, like DOES LIKE not DO LIKES or DOES HAVE not DO HAS.
am i right?
After the auxiliaries DO/DOES/DID, you can only follow them with a BASE VERB. Every time. :)
(DO/DOES/DID + V1). noted. thanks
You got 10 correct out of 10.
:D
Nice job! Now practice speaking what you’ve learned.
hi, im a master student from Iran.
at first i want to say thank you for teaching.
and then i wanna say i have a big problem with these words:
1) so as to
2) in case
3) in that
4) as though = as if
5) so far as
6) in order that
7) thereby
8) therein
9) thereof
10) therefore
11) thereafter
12) wherein
13) henceforth=henceforward
14) barnone
15) bar=except
16) as for
17) as per
18) as to
19) much as
20) many as / as much
21) …
what are these words and what do you calls these words in English?
These are really confusing for me. Help me. Thank you.
R.S.V.P.
There are a lot of websites that could help you answer these questions if you use Google. Some of these are good ideas for lessons, though. :)
Thank you so much for English lesson, Alex.
Any time. Thank you for studying with our website, bellatimor!
Thank for your lesson Alex
No problem! Thanks for clicking, Ukrit.
Thank you Alex!!I do like the way you teach ;)
And I do appreciate your constant support! As always, thanks for clicking and commenting, knopfler86.
Hello Alex, thanks for the lesson.
I would have a question for you. I would know why in the question number 5, the answer “does has” is incorrect.
Thanks again for your work
You can only follow the auxiliaries DO/DOES/DID with a BASE VERB.
I do HAVE…
She does LIKE…
He did NEED…
He does WATCH…
I hope this helps answer your question. :)
All right ,
I’ve understood .
Thanks and I hope that we keep in touch with the next lesson!
Thanks Alex. This was helpful.
Awesome! I’m glad you enjoyed it and found it useful.
Interesting lesson and quiz :) Thank you, Alex!
Any time! Thanks for watching, Happy04.
thank you ..
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Thank you very much!
I do like your lessons.
Thanks for watching and for studying with EngVid, Vivimi!
Tnank you so much
Any time! Thanks for watching. :)
Why don’t you make a lesson about when do we use, for example: Asian’s soul or soul of Asian
Hmm, that could be interesting. I’ve never done the research on this topic, to be honest.
There was my little mistake in a quiz. I did not use “does” while someone did something in the quiz. Now I got it. I did like this lesson. Thanks!
No problem! Thanks for watching.
10correct 10, thanks Alex to clarify how to use them
i got a question about this verb
( to cut somebody out )means to stop somebody or avoid seing somebody ?
I would like you to help me with this
thanks in advance
To “cut somebody out” means to avoid seeing someone and basically ending your relationship with them. It can also mean to exclude someone from something they were a part of before. Some examples:
I think she cut her mom out of her life after moving out. They never got along when she was a teenager.
You want to cut me out of the deal? I’ll make you pay one of these days!
I hope this helps a little bit.
thank you ALEX to help me with this ,I’m truly grateful
One of the tips that I DO like ! Thank you very much.
You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching.
10 correct out of 10. Thanks Alex. The lesson is very interesting ^^
I appreciate that. Thank you!
Thank you Alex for this helpfull lesson. I got 10 out of 10!!!
Nice job! The next step is to use the grammar correctly in conversation.
I got 10! Very short lesson but this rule is so important!
Thanks a lot Alex! I really do appreciate your way to explain (correct?).
“I really do appreciate the way you explain.” :)
Thank you very much!
Hi Alex! Thanks for great video!
Could you explain to me how to emphasis the negative sentance in present tense? For example, I don’t like something. This sentance sounds as usual without emphasis. In this case we have ‘do’ in negative. I hope I asked my question clearly.
Hmm, good question. Many English speakers will use the non-contracted form of “don’t” and place heavy stress on the words.
I DO NOT want to go with you!
I DO NOT need your sympathy!
You can also use adverbs before “don’t”/”do not” to get your point across.
I really/totally/absolutely don’t need your help.
Very good lesson!
Thanks a lot. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Alex, thank you very much for this lesson! You are a excellent teacher.
“an excellent teacher.” :)
Thanks for your feedback, Jacy!
Hi Alex,
You said ““The door to remain open during business hours” is the correct. I know “Open” is used as an adjective. But, why do we need a “to” here? I thought it needs to change to “The door remains open during business hours”. Thanks.
Thanks a lot I do need some exercices
I hope the quiz helped.
Sure it did help !
thank’s for your job Alex))
“Thanks” is the correct form here. No apostrophe. :)
You’re welcome, and thanks for clicking.
Hello Alex,
Thank you for your perfect lesson. I do like your teaching methods. Everytime I wait impatiently for your videos as well. By the way, Alex, I want to clarify one thing. Do we need to put comma after “so” when we use it in the beginning of the sentence? For example, “So what we want to do is build a pipeline.” Most of the time, such kind of sentences don’t have a comma after “so”, but sometimes they have. Do we have some rules to differentiate this?
Regards,
Roya.
I’ve seen both cases, especially in novels. It depends on the effect you want to have.
“So what we want to do is build a pipeline.”
“So, what we want to do is build a pipeline.”
The first sentence is very matter-of-fact, while the second one is more dramatic with a brief pause to get people’s attention before speaking. I hope this helps!
Very good thanks
My pleasure. Thank you for watching.
Thanks a lot
No problem. Thanks for clicking.
Hi Alex, Thanks a lot for a great lesson.
I have a problem about the words: need, should, have/had.
I don’t understand when to use each one of these words in “needful” or “must” meaning.
I’d be happy if you’d make a lesson on this matter.
Thank you very much!
We have a couple of lessons on this.
Me: https://www.engvid.com/must-have-to-have-got-to-necessity/
James: https://www.engvid.com/modals-of-necessity/
I hope these help you out.
Hi Alex,
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with others. This video was really helpful!
Thank you very much. I’m glad you found it useful.
Hi Alex! Thanks for this lesson. A new way to use do and did on daily conversations, that is really good!!
Thanks for checking it out and for your feedback!
Thanks for this lesson Alex. Do you know about a similar page like this (engvid) to learn French?
Hmm, I actually don’t. I’ve just been searching for French lessons on YouTube. There are a lot of good teachers and interesting channels out there.
I forgot that it’s possible to use do or does or did like this, I try to use this technique in my everyday conversation then! Thanks.
Nice! I’m glad I was able to remind you about this.
Thank you very much Alex!
Any time!
thank you is very easy when you explain this way :)
“Thank you. It’s very easy when you explain this way.” :)
Thank you very much for watching.
Thanks Alex for this lesson. I do like your videos.
Thanks for your feedback, sepp57!
Thanks for the lesson, I did like it!
Awesome! Thanks for watching and enjoying the lesson, LauraGF!
Alex your classes are amazing, thanks for sharing your knowledgewith us. I clearly got it!
That’s really kind. Thank you. :)
Thanx Alex,
You’re very welcome, Hany.
Thank you, Alex You’re the best!!!
Thanks for your kind words, lolacristina!
I don’t like engvid but I really do like the way you teach and explain to everyone,have a nice day Alex.
Haha. Why don’t you like EngVid? What are you doing here, cuong ta? :) Was that just an example?
Thanks for your feedback!
you are absolutely right,it is just an example.Actually I really like Engvid, ,have a nice day.
Hi teacher.this is the first time I know this english rule.thank you so much Alex.
I’m glad you learned something new! :)
hi! it was great to watch the video about Do And Does also Did too. i got some doubt about this topic but now a feel better. thanks alex
That’s great! Thanks for watching, Denis. I’m glad it was useful for you.
Hi, Alex! Thanks for this great lesson.
Any time, juliocesar1971! Thanks for checking out my video. Love your avatar and the Batman shirt in it.
Batman is my favorite hero. Thanks for writing, Alex!
Not bad.
Anyway thanks.
No problem. Thanks for watching.
I have some question for you Alex, what do you think about learning english in a country like usa? how much time do I need to stay for reaching a good level? I think that 6 months is enough time to learn well, I would like your opinion alex, thanks for your answer, regards…
Hi Ruben, this is never an easy question to answer because it depends so much on the person and the amount of free time they have. If you have the time and money to invest in at least 2-3 hours of classes per day for 6 months, you could definitely become functional depending on how quickly you personally retain information.
I have some question for you Alex, what do you think about learning english in a country like usa? how many time do I need to stay for reaching a good level? I think that 6 months is enough time to learn well, I would like to know your opinion alex, thanks for your answer, regards…
i enjoy this grammar lesson and i got 100% at my vey first test
Nice job!
Thanks Alex!I’m Brazilian and I do like your videos.
Thanks a lot, sergio!
10/10, thanks Alex.
Nice job, mayfourth.
8/10. first time i didn’t like studying english, but now i do like it. thanks
I’m glad to hear that! Nice job.
What a interesting and useful lesson! I have heard type of these sentences a lot but didn’t understand. Your lesson do clarify my question much. Thanks so much Alex!
“Your lesson does clarify my question.” You’re very welcome! :)
oh I just got 60 marks :/
You can always try again!
Plain and simple. I did enjoy the lesson.
Nice! Thanks for watching, SergeyIrk.
I don’t like children, but I do want to have children (give a birth to a child). It’s ironic and contradict itself;however, can I say it in this way? Dear lovely teacher Alex
You can, but they’re two weird ideas put next to each other like that. :)
Us women are the most complex creatures…;)
Thank you sir for taking your time to answer my curiosity.
I never left comment on the net and never thought somebody would care and give me any reply. Thank you for evoking my feelings of gratification. I love engvid!:)
Thanks a lot Alex for this one.I did learn a lot from this video.Moreover,I do like your teaching style and videos as well.See you soon.Take care.
You too! Thanks, TEJALKK.
Thank you Alex!
You’re welcome!
Hi Alex! Thanks for the lesson. I made the practicing test and got 10/10. :)
Greetings from Hungary
“I did the practice test and got 10/10.” Nice job! Greetings from Montreal, Canada.
Oh, yes you’re right. :) Sorry for the mistake.
I very thanks Alex Igot a 8/10 poni
“I thank you very much, Alex. I got 8/10 on the quiz.”
Nice job. :)
Nice class, thanks Alex
You’re welcome. Thanks for watching and for studying with us!
I do well on your test. I feel I should study about two hours a day. also need help with my spelling
“I did well on your test.” (past)
It takes time. The more you study, the easier it becomes. It’s like anything else in life – you need to put the time into it to get better.
Finally!!! I have realized the meaning of this particular position for the “do”. Sometimes I find in my books “We do need[…]”. It’s for emphasising!!!! yeh!!
Alex you are Great, your lesson it’s marvellous as always!
Awesome! I love reading comments like these. I’m glad I could help you to understand this common structure that not enough people talk about!
Thanks. A easy but useful expression.
Thanks, RedLO! I appreciate the feedback. :)
I assume this is a great lesson but I don’t think this is for advanced thank you so much for this lesson
Yeah, I was debating whether to label it as intermediate or advanced, but in the end I decided on advanced because I’ve taught many advanced speakers who didn’t know they could do this.
Hey dear Anwar, I remembered you while watching the video. You were the first one to used the verb “did” this way when we talked. It did call my attention.
Thank you. It was very enlightening.
You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching.
Now I will be more frequent, another way I can not result.
I do like learn english!
“I do like learning English.” :) Nice job!
Hi
I would like to join the class. Can you inform pls.
Thanks. I din’t know that do, did and does could be used in affirmative sentences.
Voila! That was the whole reason for this lesson. :)
Thank you so much, Alex!
I didn’t spend too much time to watch this lesson, but I did learn absolutely new using of do and did. I got 100% on the quiz, but it is still so strange for me to use do and did in affirmative sentences.
Best regards, Elena.
For sure. It takes some time to get used to it, but once you learn it, you’ll probably start to notice it a lot more in English movies, books, TV shows, etc.
Thank you so much! It’s really important learn the basic, and you teach very well!
Another great lesson, Alex. It was quite useful for me, who often get cofused when something like that come up in eighter a text or a conversation.
I’m glad you found it useful!
I really like the way you teach. You usually clearly explain in every single lesson. I will be your fan now. Great job!
I did learn a new thing today: “You can only follow the auxiliaries DO/DOES/DID with a BASE VERB.” Thank you, Alex.
It’s a very important and basic rule. Don’t forget it! This is true for present and past simple questions, negatives, and statements like the ones in this video.
“Where did she go?”
“He doesn’t know what to do.”
good lesson, I always like your way to teach english tks
Thanks, Ricky. I appreciate the support and feedback!
Thank you very much Alex!
Alex excellence lesson, I always had this doubt, now i can understand clear, so i did like this so much, thank you very much.
You’re very welcome! Thank you for watching and for studying with EngVid.
you are very awesome teacher !
Thanks, xodo13! I appreciate your feedback!
your lessons do help me improving my English. Thanks a lot. I have a question for you, I need some how to improve my speaking as I find it too hard to express myself or any issue when I speak ( and some times listening), while I don’t find this difficulty when I write. what is the best path that I should follow to improve my speaking, is there a good material for practicing that?
Thank you a lor, Alex
Alex this is my first video in EngVid and i did like lol! very helpful !
Thank you Alex.I like your lessons.You are the great teacher.
“You are a great teacher.” This is a general statement. :) Thanks, pavanut2!
This lesson really help me. Thank you so much.
“This lesson really helps OR helped me.” :)
You’re very welcome, Swe Swe!
Hi everyone, hi Alex
Is it ok using grammatically incomplete sentences on web pages content?
For example: All their stuff in one place (instead of All their stuff is/are in one place)
Thank you beforehand
Exactly using them in headlines, titles of articles
?
I do really like your lessons! thank you so much!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching.
Really good lesson and the most responsible mode to run following comments))thanks a bunch!
You’re very welcome! Thanks for clicking and for studying with EngVid.
hello teacher
can you tell me what difference between two sentence
1- a taxi will be here
2-two taxi will be here
Thanks Alex
It’s awesome! I do enjoy your lessons!!
I really enjoyed it.
Thanks for one of the must use full English lesson my dear teacher
Thank you I needed this lesson because does and do tend to throw me off Thank you again
This is my second day on this page and i must say, I have never seen better approach for online teaching. Great work.!
Thanks Alex
Tank you very much Alex
Easy, but i did really need it. Thanks. You answered one of my question.
What is the difference if the sentence says: The door remains opening during business hours?
i just wanna say thank you! Thanks Alex
Great lesson! Alex, thanks
I do like this video, thank you so much
Hi, teacher.
I’m new for here.
You helpe me a lot with your class, Thank you.
Thks Alax
thanks Alex , it was very helpful.
90/100, thats good B)
thanks for all
great lesson but I belIive need more practice
You got 10 correct out of 10.
:D
I used to use this(unconsciously), but I didn’t know that this emphasis meaning of something.
Thanks for tips!
btw. (I don’t know if I write correctly, I was learning grammar long time ago :) )
have a nice day!
Hi Alex. Thank you for you extraordinary good lessons. I have a request, a suggestion. Could you explain some computer expressions. I’ve head for example, that the word “dump” means something else than usual. It’s a bit confusing these many unrelated meanings of the same words in English.
Computer “words” may appear “unrelated” at first, but if you search further, they “do” refer somehow
to its primary meaning(s).
I work on IT and I “do” believe it.
Artur, I “do” also think, you have done a great suggestion. And I “do” hope our trainer Alex will meet the challenge.
To come back to the re-used “words” (I’ll put them in quotes).
About example “dump”, if you keep in mind idea of getting ride or rubbishing things.
That is exactely what the computer does (OS in fact) when a program suffers a “bug”, maybe after it has “looped” for a while…
The computer “dumps” (“unloads”) the memory
currently used by the failing program.
The dump can be a blue “windows” with hexadecimal values of “registers” or also a file.
Computer throws these esoteric data not in a really friendly way, so most of the time we re-“boot” it.
All that being said, I confess no idea to explain reuse of”boot”. Someone got it ?
Great lesson!
I really thank you Alex,I finally understand this!!
Thanku so much for helping us Alex :)
Your lesson always appeals a lot to me. Thank you for your all perseverance.
Thanks, Alex! A very interesting lesson! 10+
Alex, i would ask you, why in number five we can say”She doesn’t have a car, but she does (have) a bus pass –not but she does (has) a bus pass.,,,
thank you.
Thank you, I am appreciate your work!)
Thanks Alex, I do understand your lesson.
I did enjoy the lesson. You are great Alex.
Your lessons are really useful,thanks Alex
thank you ALEX. Excellent!….BY THE WAY I GOT 90/100.
i love these kind of lesson
Thank you Teacher alex
I got 100.
Thank you
I have a question. Do we need to put the negative in the first sentence? Can I say that ” I do like music, but I don’t like watching TV.
yes.you can say.you don’t like watching Tv
Thank you so much for such a good lesson
Very useful .thanks
THANK YOU MR ALEX THIS VIDEO IS REALLY HELPFUL
FOR ME I WISH YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY .I AM FROM IRAN .
Thank you so much for the lesson, help me a lot! On my way to learning English Grammar!
Thank you so much for the lesson ,very usefull.thank u alex.
Thank you very much, Alex. I do love your lessons.
Great Alex, Thanks!
You can do it!
When can use ago and since
Great lesson, Alex! Keep teaching like this!
Thaks Alex, I do like this lesson. it’s great
Thanks Alex..
great lesson u did …
thank you
I’ve got 100% that was awesome thanks for explaining alex
Thanks Alex! I do like watching your lessons!
“does he speak english?” or “do he speaks english?”
which is corect? can i use both?
thanks
thank you I got 9/10
Thanks, Alex. Very useful lesson.
thanks, very short and useful lesson.
Hi Alex greetings from Colombia. I do have learnt new useful things to improve my English skills. Thanks so much for this amazing video .
Merci Alex, j’ai VRAIMENT aimé cette leçon.
Howdy Alex! Thank you so much for the excellent video. I had never seen an explanation about that before. I usually read it in novels, so I could guess the second case (emphasis), but I didn’t know the first one (contrast). I do like your lessons! Bye for now!
Thanks for the lesson!!
Your lessons are always fun! Thanks for this lesson either Alex!
thanx fo this lesson
hai sir,
which of the following sentences is correct?
1) tom and sandy don’t play chess or
2) tom and sandy doesn’t play chess.
hello Nikhiibng.
Tom and sandy Doesn’t play chess.
Thans for your help…
Thanks for your help
Excellent lesson
Thank you Alex for this helpfull lesson.
Hi Alex,
Can you make session on How to use Does & Is in Questions?
Regards,
Subha
Thank you so much master Alex i enjoy taking your lessen all the time ….
Alex, good afternoon!, Let me ask you a question. Can I use “does” for the same purpose? For example: He does needs a new car…
Hi djmainero, Yes, you can use ‘does’ there. Your example should be corrected as follows,
He does need a new car.(do/does/did come up with the base verb at all)
Thanks Alex! You’ve done a good job here. I do like the way you teach.
Thanks, Alex!
Thanks Engvid.com team and teacher Alex.
we learned a useful lesson all of all I got 80%
alex. I have the same question can I use she has do ?
like she has do hard work today
O my God! I have got 100% with at the first time. )))
I cannot correct my comment. It seems so it will be correct.
“I have got 100% with the first time.”
very very rare and useful ! Thank you teacher .
Hi Alex. Thanks for your lesson. I got 70/100. Do you think that result is satisfied?
I got 9 out of 10 thanks to you I do ilke listening your lessons :)
Hi Alex, thanks for the lesson. I would like to know if I can use “do” or “did” (contrast & emphasis) in any formal situation, even in essays.
Hi Alex, thanks for the lesson..Use of ‘do’, ‘did’ and ‘does’ is clear now :)))
good video Alex!
Actually I have been finding this is kind of video. I saw a lots of movie on subtitle,they were talking to use double base verb, Today it was very clear and i got the point.
You really awesome teacher.I like your all the videos and easily i can understand.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks for great lesson.I thought it’s easy grammar to understand,but my score result came up 70%.Lesson was clear with excellent explanation but I lost 3 questions in the quiz,however I use these words daily.Now question I have,why is it”he does like”should be like “he does likes” because ending words with s must have he,she,it.By the way there’re many grammars in English,but never goes by specific rule to me.Especially writing long sentences or creating right formed sentences.I hope everybody doing well,with English but together we work hard.
You rock !
thx
You are an excellent teacher Alex!!!!
Hi. Alex. Thanks a lot for your class.
I have a question for you. Why does the correct answer is: does have? for he/she/it. does has?
5. She doesn’t have a car, but she does have a bus pass.
• does have
• do has
• do have
• does has
Thanks Alex!
I had a problem understanding the number 5 and 7. Can you explain the differences?
10/10 Interesting lesson. Thanks!
thanks alex , help me pleas
whats defrent between do and dose
and why s in last word
thank you
6/10*
Thank’s Alex
I watched this video twice on June 12, 2021, and took the quiz after watching it once. I got ten correct out of 10.
i took quiz after watching this video on september 3, 2021.
I got 9 correct out of 10.
Appreciate your great lesson. Thank you Alex
Thank you Teacher Alex. I got 100.
Well done!