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Man skal tit bruge do, når man stiller et spørgsmål
eller benægter noget. Fx:
| Do you play golf? | | You do not play golf. |
| Does he live in London? | | He does not live in London. |
Does er bare "s-formen" af do,
som man bruger med 3. persons ental.
I datid bruger man did for alle personer. Fx:
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Did you play golf yesterday?
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You did not play golf yesterday.
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Did he live in London last year?
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He did not live in London last year.
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Så snart man anvender do, omdannes udsagnsordet til
navnemåde. I navnemåde er der ingen "s" eller "ed" bøjning. Fx:
| Disse sætninger: | |
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He reads a lot of books.
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Does he read a lot of books?
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She loves him.
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She doesn't love him.
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They asked him for money.
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Did they ask him for money?
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She wrote to him.
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Did she write to him?
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Det er normalt at bruge følgende forkortelser:
| do not |
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don't |
| does not |
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doesn't |
| did not |
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didn't |
Det er nok en god idé at prøve de første to test nu, inden du læser videre.
(Brug ovenstående forkortelser i stedet for de længere former).
Do anvendes kun, når udsagnsordet er i enkel nutid eller datid. Så snart et
hjælpeudsagnsord (fx has, is, will) bliver brugt, bytter man bare ordstillingen
om (ligesom på dansk) for at lave et spørgsmål. Man indskyder også blot not for
at gøre sætningen benægtende.
| Tid: | Sætning: | Spørgsmål | Benægtende: |
| førnutid |
She has seen the movie. |
Has she seen the movie? |
She has not seen the movie. |
| udvidet nutid |
He is working now. |
Is he working now? |
He is not working now. |
| fremtid |
They will call us. |
Will they call us? |
They will not call us. |
Do anvendes heller ikke, når can eller should (o.l.)
er i brug. Fx:
| Sætning: | Spørgsmål | Benægtende: |
| John can do it. |
Can John do it? |
John can not do it. |
| You should tell him. |
Should you tell him? |
You should not tell him. |
To be (is, are, was, were) er et særligt tilfælde.
Det følger også det danske system. Fx:
| Sætning: | Spørgsmål | Benægtende: |
| Peter is hungry. |
Is Peter hungry? |
Peter is not hungry. |
| She was late. |
Was she late? |
She was not late. |
Det er normalt at bruge følgende forkortelser: (brug dem når du gør test 3 og 4)
| have not |
haven't |
has not |
hasn't |
| are not |
aren't |
is not |
isn't |
| will not |
won't |
can not |
can't |
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