do, does: present tense (now)
did: past tense (yesterday)
Questions:
Did a student write this article?
Answers:
Yes, Lorin did. (instead
of “Yes, Lorin wrote it.”)
Negative clauses:
Go… and Kev… don’t steal jewels
anymore.
do, does,
and did are used in questions, negative clauses, instead of another
verb, and in tag-questions
Now, fill in the missing words:
- Alan likes school, __________ he?
- I am not sure, sometimes he __________ and sometimes he __________. What about you, __________ you like school?
- That’s a question I __________ like to answer. School __________ interest me much, if that’s what you mean. I mean, school stinks sometimes, __________ it? Anyhow, we both enjoy being there most of the time, __________ we? Or what __________ you think?
- We __________ indeed! So __________ most of our teachers, I suppose. By the way, __________ you hear about what Mrs. Peabody __________ yesterday?
- Yes, I __________, actually. She smiled twice during the same lesson, __________ she?
- She sure __________. Usually she __________ smile at all, __________ she?
- Well now, some days she __________. But there are other teachers who __________. Mr. Juggle for example, he __________ smile too often, __________ he?