Pomoćni glagol "to do" - Auxiliary Verb "to do"
Pomoćni glagoli služe za građenje složenih glagolskih vremena (perfekta, futura itd.)
Pomoćni glagoli su: be, have, do, shall, will
Glavni oblici glagola do jesu: do did done
Do kao pomoćni glagol
- S pomoćnim glagolom do gradi se upitni i odrični oblik prezenta i preterita glagola punog značenja
Does he drive a car? (vozi li on auto)
You do not understand me. (vi me ne razumijete)
They did not arrive in time. (nisu stigli na vrijeme)
- U imperativu, prezentu i preteritu upotrebljava se pomoćni glagol do i u potvrdnim rečenicama ako želimo istaknuti glagol. Takvo do se zove emfatično do (Emphatic do).
Do sit down! (ta sedi!)
I do like this cakes. (zaista volim ove kolače)
Do se često upotrebljava da bi se izbjeglo ponavljanje glavnog glagola, i to:
-u kratkim odgovorima: Do you read? -Yes, I do. (čitate li, čitam)
-uz so, iza kojeg slijedi pomoćni glagol, a onda subjekt. He swims well, and so does his sister. (on dobro pliva, a isto tako i njegova sestra)
-u dodatnom pitanju: You know what I mean, don't you? (znate na šta mislim, zar ne)
Do kao glagol punog značenja
-Do se upotrebljava u značenju činiti, raditi. Npr:
They did their job very well. (oni su vrlo dobro obavili svoj posao)
He did not do what he had promised. (nije učinio što je obećao)
When does she do the room? (kada ona sprema sobu)
| Simple Present Tense - Prezent | ||
| I do (ja činim) | I do not - I don't | do I? |
| you do | you do not - you don't | do you? |
| he, she, it does | he do not - he don't | does he? |
| we do | we do not - we don't | do we? |
| you do | you do not - you don't | do you? |
| they do | they do not - they don't | do they? |
| Past Simple Tense - Preterit | ||
| I did (ja učinih) | I did not - I didn't | did I? |
| you did | you did not - you didn't | did you? |
| he did | he did not - he didn't | did he? |
| we did | we did not - we didn't | did we? |
| you did | you didnot - you didn't | did you? |
| they did | they did not - they didn't | did they? |
Imperativ do
