The verb to do can either be a main verb or a helping verb
הפועל do יכול להיות גם פועל עקרי, וגם פועל עזר.
כפועל עקרי יש לו מגוון משמעויות, ולא כדאי להתבלבל עם הפועל make.
מומלץ לבקר בעמוד המפרט מתי משתמשים בdo ומתי משתמשים בmake.
נוסיף do כפועל עזר במשפטים שליליים [ - ] ובשאלות [ ? ] בשני זמנים באנגלית:
1 - בהווה פשוט To Do in the Present Simple
2 - בעבר פשוט To Do in the Past Simple
יש לשים לב לנטייה כפי שניתן לראות בטבלאות ובדוגמאות הבאות:
To Do in the Present Simple:
| | pronoun | | + | | - | | ? |
| | | | | | | | |
| | I | | do | | don't | | Do I |
| | You | | do | | don't | | Do you |
| | He/She/It | | does | | doesn't | | Does he
Does she
Does it |
| | You | | do | | don't | | Do you |
| | We | | do | | don't | | Do we |
| | They | | do | | don't | | Do they |
Examples of To Do in the Present Simple:
[+] I do my English HW every week.
We (You / they) do business with foreign countries.
It (/ he / she) does the job.
[-] I don't do these kinds of things.
(You / we / they) don't do the dishes, there's a dishwasher.
He (/ she/ it) doesn't do what is required.
[?] Do I do the same thing over here?
Do you (/ we / they) usually do this crossword puzzle?
How does he (/ she / it ) do that?
To Do in the Past Simple:
| | pronoun | | + | | - | | ? |
| | | | | | | | |
| | I | | did | | didn't | | Did I |
| | You | | did | | didn't | | Did you |
| | He/She/It | | did | | didn't | | Did he
Did she
Did it |
| | You | | did | | didn't | | Did you |
| | We | | did | | didn't | | Did we |
| | They | | did | | didn't | | Did they |
Examples of To Do in the Past Simple:
[+] I did them a favor.
You (/ we /they) did very well on the test.
He (/ she / it) did some good for the group.
[-] I didn't do it.
You (/ we / they) didn't do the laundry!
He (/ she/ it) didn't do the work.
[?] Why did I do that?
Where did you (/ we / they) do your hair?
Did it (/ he / she) do the trick?