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The following charts illustrate word order using the helping verb The following charts illustrate word order using the helping verb
to doto do in emphatic statements and direct questions, in both the in emphatic statements and direct questions, in both the
present and past tenses. present and past tenses.

When the helping verb “to do” is used to form When the helping verb “to do” is used to form

questions, the helping verb connects the subject questions, the helping verb connects the subject

with the main verb that follows.withthemainverbthatfollows.

Word Order in the Present Tense

Word Order in the Past Tense

Regular Order:

Affirmative Statement

Regular Order:

Emphatic Statement

Regular Order:

Emphatic Statement

Inverted Order:

Direct Question

Ben

We

swims.

swim.

Present Tense

of Verb

Ben

We

does

do

swim.

swim.

Helping Verb Main Verb

Does

Do

Helping

Verb

Subject in

SECOND

Position

Subject in

FIRST

Position

Subject in

FIRST

Position

Subject in

SECOND

Position

Main

Verb

swim

swim

?

?

Ben

we

Ben

We

walked.

walked.

Past Tense

of Verb

Ben

We

did

did

walk.

walk.

Helping Verb Main Verb

Did

Did

Helping

Verb

Main

Verb

walk

walk

?

?

Ben

we

Doordoesare the forms used

in the present tense. (In the

third-person singular, do

changes to does.) It is combined

with the base form of a verb

(that is, without -s added to it).

When using doordoesto form

questions, the rule above applies.

Regular Order:

Affirmative Statement

Inverted Order:

Direct Question

The past form of to do is did. It is

connected to all subjects without

any changes to its form.

Didis combined with a

main verb in base form.

No-s is needed.