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Lesson 7. Special Uses for the Verb "do"

Lesson 7. Special Uses for the Verb "do"​

The verb "do" is a little confusing. Not only is a helping verb, it's a main verb as well. For example, to ask someone about his or her job, say... "what do you do?" The first verb in that question is a helping verb, do; the second verb in that question is the main verb, do. Examples: What do you do? -> I'm a cashier. It's interesting to note that the answer does not require the verb do. In this case the answer uses the verb be. What do you do at work? -> i help customers What do you do everyday? -> i go to school

  • What did they do?
    • They got married
  • What is he doing? - He's smoking But sometimes "do" is used as the main verb.

In fact, "do" is a very popular main verb for some activities. It can be used for exercising, studying, cleaning, working, and other general behavior.