The word DO appears a lot in English.

This is because it can be a verb TO DO (Do / Does / Did /

Done) and can also be an AUXILIARY verb (Do / Does /
Did).

The Verb - To Do
The verb TO DO has four forms.

Present Tense: Do / Does

Past Tense: Did

Past Participle: Done

TO DO - Present Tense - (Do / Does)

The present tense of TO DO is:
I / you / we / they - DO
he / she / it - DOES

I do my laundry on Saturdays.

They do their chores when they arrive home.

He does nothing all day.

She does charity work when she has time.

TO DO - Past Tense - (Did)
The past tense of DO is DID for all subjects:
I / you / we / they / he / she / it - DID

I did my homework in record time.

We did everything we could to help.

He did a somersault on the trampoline

TO DO - Past Participle - (Done)

The past participle of DO is DONE. Remember that past
participles are accompanied by TO HAVE or TO BE (in the
correct tense):

I have done my homework.

He has done a good job.

The video will show you how it is done.

The report was done on time.

TO DO - To replace a verb
We sometimes use the verb DO to replace a verb when
the meaning is clear or obvious. This replacement is more
common in informal spoken English:

Do I need to do my hair? (do = brush or comb)

Have you done the dishes yet? (done = washed)

I'll do the kitchen if you do the lawns (do = clean, do =

mow)

DO vs DOES in Questions
To make a question in the Simple Present Tense in English
we normally put the auxiliary Do or Does at the beginning of
the question before the subject.
Affirmative: You speak Arabic.
Question: Do you speak Arabic?
You will see that we add DO at the beginning of the
affirmative sentence to change it into a question. We use Do
when the subject is I, you, we or they.
Affirmative: He speaks Arabic.
Question: Does he speak Arabic?
When the subject is he, she or it, we add DOES at the
beginning to make the affirmative sentence a question.
Notice that the letter S at the end of the verb in the
affirmative sentence (because it is in third person)
disappears in the question.
Examples of DO and DOES in questions:

Do you like my shirt?

Does he drive to work?

Does she like hamburgers?

Where do you live?

DID in Questions
To make a question in the Past Tense in English we
normally put the auxiliary DID at the beginning of the
question or before the main subject.
DID is used with regular AND irregular verbs in English.
(Exception is To Be and Modal Verbs such as Can)
Both Do and Does in present tense questions become Did
in past tense questions. Compare the following:
Present: Do they live in Spain?
Past: Did they live in Spain?
The main verb (live in the example above) is in its base form
(of the infinitive). The auxiliary DID shows that the question
is in the past tense.

Examples of DID in questions:

 Did you visit a museum while you were there?

Did the bus arrive late?

Did she like the surprise?

Why did you say that?

DON'T - DOESN'T - Negative

Sentences
To make a negative sentence in English we normally use
Don't or Doesn't in the present sentence.
Don't and Doesn't are used in negative sentences with all
verbs EXCEPT To Be and Modal verbs (Can, might, should
etc.).
Affirmative: You speak Spanish.
Negative: You don't speak Spanish.
You will see that we add don't between the subject and the
verb. We use Don't when the subject is I, you, we or they.
Affirmative: He speaks Spanish.
Negative: He doesn't speak Spanish.
When the subject is he, she or it, we add doesn't between
the subject and the verb to make a negative sentence.
Notice that the letter S at the end of the verb in the
affirmative sentence (because it is in third person)
disappears in the negative sentence.

Examples of sentences using don't and doesn't:

I don't like junk food.

We don't need a dictionary.

He doesn't want to get out of bed.

It doesn't rain in the desert.

DIDN'T (DID NOT) - Negative

Sentences
In the past tense Didn't is used to make a negative
sentence for all subjects (I / you / we / they / he / she / it).
This is for regular AND irregular verbs in English. (Exception
is To Be and Modal Verbs such as Can)
Compare the following:
Present: They don't live in Japan.
Past: They didn't live in Japan.
The main verb (live in the example above) is in its base form
(of the infinitive). The auxiliary DIDN'T shows that the
sentence is negative AND in the past tense.
NOTICE: The only difference between a negative sentence
in the present tense and a negative sentence in the past
tense is the change in the auxiliary verb.

Examples of sentences using Didn't:

I didn't want to go

He didn't study for the exam.

We didn't have time to finish the report.

They didn't like the movie.

DO - For Emphasis
Sometimes Do / Does / Did are used in positive
sentences to give special emphasis. Note that when
speaking, the word (do/does/did) is stressed.

I do want to go. (We put stress on the word DO to

emphasize that we want to go)

You do need to take an umbrella.

He does like spinach. (You may be surprised but yes,

he likes spinach)
 I did study. (Contrary to what you may believe... yes, I
studied)

Do can also appear at the beginning of an imperative

sentence to emphasize the importance of that imperative
verb.

Do call when you arrive.

Do tell him that I will be waiting for him.