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    Do vs. Be: Are You Confused? Do You Need Help?: I Want To Learn English

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    The document discusses the difference between using "do" and "be" as main verbs in sentences. It explains that "do" is used as a helping verb when there is another main verb like "work" to refer to an action. In contrast, "be" is used as the main verb to refer to a state of being, as in sentences with forms of "be" like "is, am, are." Examples are provided showing sentences with "be" as the main verb rather than another action verb that would use "do." The key difference is that "do" is a helping verb and "be" can stand alone as the main verb when referring to a state of being rather than

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    The document discusses the difference between using "do" and "be" as main verbs in sentences. It explains that "do" is used as a helping verb when there is another main verb like "work" to refer to an action. In contrast, "be" is used as the main verb to refer to a state of being, as in sentences with forms of "be" like "is, am, are." Examples are provided showing sentences with "be" as the main verb rather than another action verb that would use "do." The key difference is that "do" is a helping verb and "be" can stand alone as the main verb when referring to a state of being rather than

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    Do vs. Be: Are You Confused?

    Do You
    Need Help?
    Look at this sentence.

    I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​learn English.

    “I” is the ​subject.​ “Want” is the ​main verb​. “To” is a ​preposition​.​ “Learn English” is the ​object.

    For this, we just need to understand the main verb. The main verb is the most important word in
    a sentence. It is the “action” the subject is “doing.”

    Take for example: ​My sister reads books.


    Subject: My sister.
    Main verb: read.

    In the simple present, we use DO as a helping verb when we have a different main
    verb. ​We use do to refer to an action.

    Let’s remember the structure of present simple sentences.

    Pronoun Positive Negative Questions Positive short Negative short


    answers answers

    I I work. I don’t work. Do I work? Yes, I do. No, I don’t

    You You work. You don’t Do you Yes, you do. No, you don’t
    work. work?

    He He works. He doesn’t Does he Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t


    work. work?

    She She works. She doesn’t Does she Yes, she No, she doesn’t.
    work. work? does.
    It It works. It doesn’t Does it Yes, It does. No, it doesn’t
    work. work?

    They They work. They don’t Do they Yes, they do. No, they don’t
    work. work?

    We We work. We don’t Do we Yes, we do. No, we don’t


    work. work?

    In these sentences,​ the main verb is work​. ​We use do as a helping verb​ in questions,
    negative sentences and short answers.

    So, what about the verb to be?

    We use the verb to be (is, am, are) in a sentence when we don’t have another
    verb. ​We use the verb to be to refer to a state of being.

    Look at these sentences.

    He ​is​ a doctor.
    Is​ he a doctor?
    What ​is​ your name?
    You ​are​ not a doctor.

    In each sentence, the verb to be is the main verb.

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