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QUESTIONS WITH “DO” AND “DOES” QUESTIONS WITH “DID”
Questions in the present Questions in the past
simple without the verb simple without the verb Past simple statement.
“be” or an auxiliary verb “be” or an auxiliary verb
start with “do” or “does” start with “did” and have
and have the main verb the main verb in its base
in its base form. The form. The subject and main
subject and main verb verb do not swap places.
do not swap around.
“Do” or “does” The main verb changes
goes at the start. to its base form.
“Did” is the past The main verb
simple form of “do.” is in its base form.
FURTHER EXAMPLES
FURTHER EXAMPLES
HOW TO FORM COMMON MISTAKES BASE FORMS IN QUESTIONS WITH “DO”
When questions are formed with the auxiliary verb
“DO / DOES” SUBJECT BASE FORM OF VERB REST OF SENTENCE
“do,” the main verb must be in the base form.
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