GUIDE ENGLISH GRAMMAR BOOK

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4 Compare the use of the adverb and the adjective in these sentences.
Adverb
I washed quickly.
They argued passionately.
Adjective
I had a quick wash.
They had a passionate argument.
It is often easier to use the adjective pattern.
I had a good long sleep.
This is neater than I slept well and for a long time.
88 The ordinary verb do
1 We can use do as an ordinary verb.
I've done something silly. We did the journey in three hours.
What subjects are you doing? I'll do the potatoes for you.
2 These are the forms of the ordinary verb do.
Present simple
I/you/we/they do
he/she/it does
Past simple
everyone did
Present perfect
I/you/we/they have done
he/she/it has done
Past perfect
everyone had done
Present continuous
I am doing
you/we/they are doing
he/she/it is doing
Past continuous
I/he/she/it was doing
you/we/they were doing
Present perfect continuous
I/you/we/they have been doing
he/she/it has been doing
Past perfect continuous
everyone had been doing
We form negatives and questions in the same way as with other verbs. In simple
tenses we use the auxiliary do.
Tom doesn't do chemistry any more.
He isn't doing biology now either.
Did you do games yesterday afternoon?
What have you been doing lately?
We can also use the negative imperative don't and the emphatic do before the
ordinary verb.
Don't do anything dangerous.
Your sister did do well in the competition, didn't she?