Auxiliaire do (présent et prétérit)
I- Les 3 formes de l'auxiliaire do : do, does, did
Elles sont utilisées pour conjuguer les verbes.
1- Au présent
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Forme affirmative |
Forme négative |
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I do
You do
He does
She does
It does
We do
You do
They do |
I do not / I don’t
You do not / You don’t
He does not / He doesn’t
She does not / She doesn’t
It does not/ It doesn’t
We do not /We don’t
You do not /You don’t
They do not /They don’t |
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Forme interrogative |
Forme interro-négative |
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Do I?
Do you?
Does he?
Does she?
Does it?
Do we?
Do you?
Do they? |
Don’t I?
Don’t You?
Doesn’t he?
Doesn’t she?
Doesn’t it?
Don’t we?
Don’t you?
Don’t they? |
2- Au prétérit
1-Forme affirmative
Sujet + did / (à toutes les personnes)
I did / You did / - He did / She did / It did / We did / You did /they did /
2-Forme négative
Sujet + did not / did'nt (à toutes les personnes)
I did not / You did not / - He did not / She did not / It did not/ We did not / You did not/they did not.
3-Forme interrogative
Did + sujet + ? (à toutes les personnes)
Did I ? / Did you ? / Did he ?/ Did she ?/ Did it ?/ Did we ? / Did you ? / Did they ?
4-Forme interro-négative
Didn't + sujet + ? (à toutes les personnes)
Didn't I ? Didn't you ? Didn't he ? / Didn't she ? Didn't it ? Didn't we ? Didn't you ? Didn't they ?...
II- Remarques :
1- Ne confondons pas l'auxiliaire do et le verbe do (faire)
Exemple :
→ How do you do ? (Comment faites-vous ?) do est l'auxiliaire, do est le verbe faire.
How did you do that ? (Comment avez-vous fait cela ? did est l'auxiliaire, do est le verbe faire.
2- Ne confondons pas l'interrogation et l'exclamation :
→ Does'nt she like milk ? (Est-ce qu'elle n'aime pas le lait ?)
→ Does'nt she like milk ! (Qu'est-ce qu'elle aime le lait! )
3- L'auxiliaire do permet des réponses courtes.
♦ Do you understand ? → Yes I do. No I don't
⇒ Comprenez-vous? → Oui ( je comprends). Non (je ne comprends pas.)
♦ She sings better than you do. ⇒ Elle chante mieux que vous.
