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Lesson Seven
Special Uses for the Verb “Do”
| The verb “do” is a little confusing. Not only is it a helping verb, it’s a main verb as well. For example, to ask someone about his or her job, say…
“What do you do?”
The first verb in that question is a helping verb, do; the second verb in that question is the main verb, do.
Examples:
Q: What do you do?  A: I’m a cashier.
It’s interesting to note that the answer does not require the verb do. In this case the answer uses the verb be.
Q: What do you do at work? A: I help customers.
Q: What do you do everyday? A: I go to school.
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What did they do?
They got married.
They do married. No!
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What is he doing?
He’s smoking.
He’s doing smoking. No!
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But sometimes “do” is used as the main verb.
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In fact, “do” is a very popular main verb for some activities. It can be used for exercising, studying, cleaning, working, and other general behaviors.
Video and examples below:
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What is he doing?
He’s doing some exercises.
What does he do every day?
He exercises. / He does exercises.
or….
He does a lot of exercising.
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How does she stay healthy?
She does a lot of bicycling.
What does she do every day?
She rides her bike.
or….
She does a lot of biking.
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What is she doing?
She’s cleaning the bathroom.
or….
She’s doing some cleaning.
She does a lot of cleaning at home on the weekend.
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What is he doing?
He’s vacuuming.
or….
He’s doing some vacuuming.
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What is she doing?
She’s working on her laptop.
or…
She’s doing some work on her laptop. (laptop=computer)
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What are they doing?
They’re washing the dishes.
or…
They’re doing the dishes.
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Next: Lesson Eight many and much
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