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How to Make Emphatic Sentences Using Do, Does and Did | Make Emphatic Sentences Using Do, Does and Did
Use of DO, DOES and DID for Giving Emphasis
Generally, we use DO and DOES in
making Interrogative
sentences in Simple Present Tense. But, in advanced English, they can be
used for emphasizing [for making emphatic sentences]. And 'Did' is
used to make emphatic sentences in Simple Past (Past Indefinite) Tense.
* People use 'do' in this way to put
some emphasis on what
they say or want to do.
Let's Understand This By Taking Some Examples,
1) We can simply say, 'I like Tom' or 'He likes
Tom'. But, if I want to
give some emphasis on the sentences, I have to take the help of the
auxiliary verbs 'do' or 'does' like this: I do like Tom or He
does like Tom.
Read the Following Sentences Very Carefully and
Try to Understand the
Differences:
1) I read every day [Simple Affirmative
Sentence]
I do read every day.
[Emphatic Sentence]
2) He studies every day. [Simple Affirmative
Sentence]
He does study every day.
[Emphatic Sentence]
5) He wrote a letter to you. [Simple Affirmative
Sentence]
He did write a letter to
you. [Emphatic
Sentence]
Let's Understand this in Detail By Taking
Another Example,
2) I invited him to my birthday party. [This is a
simple sentence with no
emphasis.]
And, If we want to add some emphasis to it, we
have to take the help of the
auxiliary verb 'did' in this way:
I did invite him to my birthday
party.
Don't say:
I did invited him to my birthday party. [We must use the
first form of the verb here.]
We can simply say, 'I invited him.' [Here
the sentence, 'I invited
him.', is in the Simple Past Tense]
But, if we want to emphasise the
sentence, 'I invited him.', we
have to place 'did' before the word 'invite', as in the sentence: I
did invite him.
[Here the word 'did' is used because the
sentence is in the past
tense. If the sentence is in the present tense, we should use
'do' or 'does' according to the rules, i.e., 'do' for
first and second persons and 'does' for third-person singular
numbers, as in the examples: I do like him. We do work hard. He does work
hard.]
3) The First Part of the Following Sentences are
not emphatic, but the
second part is emphatic:
A) He didn't like Tom, but he did like
his brother,
John.
B) I don't like this, but I do like
that.
C) I said I would pass the exam and I did
pass the
exam.
D) I don't like tea but I do like
coffee.
How to Emphasize an Imperative Sentence?
To emphasize an Imperative sentence, you just
have to add 'Do' at
the beginning of the sentence.
Let's Have a Look At The Sentences
Below:
Come here.
Do come here.
Speak English.
Do speak English.
Speak.
Do speak.
Try to understand.
Do try to understand.
Listen to me.
Do listen to me.
Open the door.
Do open the door.
Write a letter.
Do write a letter.
More Examples
Do take medicines on time.
Do complete homework.
Do drink water.
Do drink water.
Do meet me in my office.
Do come home today.
Do come tomorrow.
Now Read the Following Conversations and Try to Understand the
Situation:
A ) Jane: I love you, John.
John: You don't love
me.
Jane: What are you saying,
John. Are you mad? I
(really) do love you. [Emphatic Statement]
John: You didn't call me
yesterday.
Jane: I did call
you, John. But you
didn't receive my call.
B ) John: You didn't give me the money.
Jane: I gave you the money,
try to remember.
John: You didn't.
Jane: I did give you
the money. [Emphatic
Statement]
C) Tom: Does he go to school?
John: Yes, he goes to
school.
Tom: You're wrong. He
doesn't go to school.
John: I've already told you;
why don't you believe
me? He does go to school. [Here 'does' is used to give an
emphasis.]
More Examples of Emphatic Sentences
Well, I'm not good-looking but I do have a
girlfriend. [I'm not a
good-looking person but still, I've a girlfriend.]
I need to eat something because I'm
hungry.
I do need to eat something because I'm
hungry.
She wrote a
letter. [Normal Statement]
She did write a
letter. [Emphatic Statement]
I help you.
I do help you.
I read novels every night.
I do read novels every night.
I work every day.
I do work every day.
I know you well.
I do know you well.
He said that. [Simple statement]
He did say that. [Emphatic
statement]
We need to buy a new car. [Simple statement with
no emphasis]
We do need to buy a new car. [Emphatic
statement]
She looks beautiful. [No emphasis]
She does look beautiful. [Emphasis]
Come to my birthday party next week.
Do come to my birthday party next
week.
I paid all the dues. [Normal statement]
I did pay all the dues. [Emphatic
statement]
I admitted that I was wrong. [No emphasis]
I did admit that I was wrong.
[Emphasis]
He said that he would come. [Normal
Sentence]
He did say that he would come. [Emphatic
Sentence]
You cleaned the dishes. [Normal sentence with no
emphasis.]
You did clean the dishes. [Emphatic
sentence]
Important Notes
1) Use 'Do' or 'Does' for
emphasis in Simple Present
(Present Indefinite) Tense, and use 'Did' for emphasizing an action
in Simple Past Tense.
2) I case of Possession:
[Sub + Do/Does/Did + Have + Noun].
For example, He has a car. To make this
sentence emphatic, just use
'does' before 'have' like this: He does have a car. [Don't
say: He does has a car.]
3) To Add Some Emphasis to The
Negative sentences, Do Not Use A
Contraction.
For example,
He didn't enjoy the party. [No emphasis]
He did not enjoy the party.
[Emphasis]
He doesn't exercise much. [No emphasis]
He does not exercise much.
[Emphasis]
I don't smoke. [No emphasis]
I do not smoke. [Emphasis]
3) In future tenses, we use 'will' instead
of 'shall' or
'shall' instead of 'will' to emphasize what we say.
For example,
I shall go there. [Normal]
I will go there. [Emphatic]
Or,
He will go there. [Normal]
He shall go there. [Emphatic]
4) Emphatic Pronouns: I myself saw
him walking in the garden.
| He himself made this cake. | I myself invited him.
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