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Do: Insistence - Contradiction - Confirmation - English lesson

DO : insistence? disagreement? confirmation? 

You all know the different forms of the auxiliary DO/DOES/DID used to build interrogative and negative clauses. Now, we are going to study DO/DOES/DID, when they're used in AFFIRMATIVE CLAUSES.

1. DO, the auxiliary, is used to express insistence: it's the emphatic form. 

- Do keep quiet, or get out! 
- He does get on my nerves at times! 
- You did explain correctly, didn't you? 

You will notice that the auxiliary DO, helping the Subject and Verb, follows the imperatives of the person ( does= 3 rd person singular) and the tense (Did= preterite). 

2. It's also used in order to express a contrast, a disagreement.
- You said I hadn't given an answer, but I did send a text to say I was sick! 

3. and also to confirm that what had been planned has happened.
- You were right! He does speak very good English! 

4. DO is also used in short answers: the auxiliary thus avoids the repetition of the verb. 
- Do you know who arrived first? Peter did! ( = Paul arrived first.)

In the following exercise, your task will be double: first, you'll have to put the right form of DO and then give the "values" of these expressions. 

The FORCE is with you !  

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1. 'You dodidsdoesI don't know understand what I meant?' 'No, not really, but I'm sure you'll explain... = ContradictionConfirmationShort formInsistenceI don't know
2. 'Oh dear, I liked this film...' 'I understand that, I doesdiddoI don't know too! It's a great film!' ContradictionConfirmationInsistenceI don't know
3.DidDoesDoI don't know listen when I'm talking to you! Stop giggling stupidly! You're an insolent guy! = InsistenceShort formConfirmationContradictionI don't know.
4. I dodoesdidI don't know think he's the best actor I've ever seen! = ContradictionInsistenceConfirmationShort formI don't know.
5. 'Patrick never drinks wine with his meals!' ' Of course he doesdiddoI don't know! He likes good wine!' = ContradictionInsistenceConfirmationI don't know.
6. 'I never have a cooked breakfast!' 'We dodiddoesI don't know !' = ContradictionInsistenceConfirmationI don't know.
7. It's important to dress correctly and he always dodoesdidI don't know. He follows the dress code. = InsistenceShort formContradictionI don't know.
8. She said she'd follow my advice and she dodoesdidI don't know. = ContradictionConfirmationInsistenceI don't know .
9. Your friend Pamela has no brothers and sisters and I doesdodidI don't know. That makes a difference!! = InsistenceConfirmationContradictionI don't know .
10. Lucy never tidies up her room, but Claire doesdiddoI don't know every evening. = InsistenceShort formConfirmationI don't know .