The document provides information on how to use the verb "to do" in English, including its present, past, and question forms for positive and negative statements. It gives examples of how to use "do/does/did" with other verbs like "work", "read", "play", etc. for the first, second, and third person singular and plural. The document also covers question forms using "do/does/did" with helping verbs.

1. To Do Verb
By
Dr. Yashwant Handibag
M.A., Ph.D., NET

2. To Do Verb
Presen
t
Past
do, does did

3. I
we
you
they
do
work
read
watch
he
she
it
does
works
reads
watches
• Examples
1. I work in a shop.
2. My sister works in a bank.
3. Bob lives in London.
4. Mark speaks four languages.
5. We do a lot of different things in our
free time.
6. He plays piano.
7. She eats a lot of fruit.
Positive (do, does)

4. I
we
you
they
do not (don’t ) do
do not (don’t) work
do not (don’t) read
do not (don’t) watch
he
she
it
does not (doesn’t) do
does not (doesn’t) work
does not (doesn’t) read
does not (doesn’t) watch
• Examples
1. I drink coffee but I don’t drink
tea.
2. You don’t work very hard.
3. My car doesn't use much
petrol.
4. We don’t watch television
very often.
5. Jane doesn’t play the piano
very well.
Negative (don’t, doesn’t)

5. Do I
we
you
they
do?
work?
read?
watch?
Does he
she
it
do?
work?
read?
watch?
• Examples
1. Do you play tennis?
2. Do they like music?
3. Do your parents speak English?
4. Does Amit work here?
5. Does your sister live in New
York?
Question (do? Does?)

6. I
we
you
they
he
she
it
did
played
started
watched
saw
went
• Examples
1. I played tennis yesterday.
2. We went to London last month.
3. They worked on Monday.
4. We came home by taxi.
5. I enjoyed the party.
Positive (did)

7. I
we
you
they
He
She
it
did not (didn’t) do
did not (didn’t) play
did not (didn’t) start
did not (didn’t) watch
did not (didn’t) see
did not (didn’t) go
• Examples
1. I didn’t watch television
yesterday.
2. I saw Jenny but I didn’t see
Mary.
3. We went to the post office
but we didn’t go to the bank.
4. She didn’t come to the party.
5. They didn’t work on Tuesday.
Negative (didn’t)

8. Did I
we
you
they
he
she
it
do?
play?
start?
watch?
see?
go?
• Examples
1. Did she go away last week?
2. Did you see Hillary yesterday?
3. Did it rain on Sunday?
4. Did you do the shopping?
5. Did they enjoy the film?
Question (Did?)