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No, he does sing (does emphasizes the correction of the previous statement). As before, the main verb following the auxiliary becomes a bare infinitive, which is not inflected (one cannot say *did ate or *does sings in the above examples). As with typical do-support, that usage of do does not occur
Derived from be is the defective verb beware, which does not inflect in normal use and which appears only in those forms in which the plain form of be would be used, namely the infinitive, the imperative, and the subjunctive. The verb do, which has the reduplicated form did for its past tense, an irregularity that is shared with other Germanic ...
how did / how would howdy (informal) how do you do / how do you fare how’ll: how will / how shall how’re: how are how’s: how has / how is / how does I’d: I had / I would I’d’ve: I would have / I did have I’d’nt: I would not / I did not I’d’nt’ve (informal) I would not have / I did not have If’n (informal) If and when I’ll
To form a question from a sentence which does not have such an auxiliary or copula present, the auxiliary verb do (does, did) needs to be inserted, along with inversion of the word order, to form a question (see do-support). For example: She can dance. → Can she dance? (inversion of subject she and auxiliary can)
Image credits: Wichella #8. Can only remember a moment in personal history. I was the last generation in my country to do mandatory military service. And apparently my generation is particularly lazy.
In sentences where no such verb is otherwise present, the auxiliary do (does, did) is introduced to enable the inversion (for details see do-support, and English grammar § Questions. Formerly, up to the late 16th century, English used inversion freely with all verbs, as German still does.) For example: They went away. (normal declarative sentence)
A United States data item description (DID) is a completed document defining the data deliverables required of a United States Department of Defense contractor. [1] A DID specifically defines the data content, format, and intended use of the data with a primary objective of achieving standardization objectives by the U.S. Department of Defense.
(The Center Square) — New York's population could decline by more than 2 million people over the next 25 years as fewer people are born in the state and more people move out, according to a new ...