Do for Emphasis
Conversation 1
Man: Do you like sports?
Woman: No, but I do like golf.
Man: Ugh, golf!
Woman: You don’t like golf?
Man: I did like it when I was younger, but not now.
Woman: Oh, I love it.
Conversation 2
Man: Do you cook much?
Woman: I do cook a lot.
Man: What do you cook?
Woman: Just easy stuff. And you?
Man: Umm, I don’t cook much. I do cook breakfast though.
Woman: Really, I never do breakfast.
Conversation 3
Man: Do you watch much TV?
Woman: I do watch a lot of TV.
Man: What do you watch?
Woman: I watch dramas, and you?
Man: I don't watch much TV. I do watch the news sometimes though.
Woman: How depressing!
Conversation 4
Man: Do you have any kids?
Woman: I don’t. And you?
Man: I do have kids but they are all grown now.
Woman: Do they live near you?
Man: They did live near me, but they moved.
Woman: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.
Man: Yeah! Me too. They do still visit a lot though.
Do / Does / Did for Emphasis
When we want to emphasis a statement we can use do, does, and did with stress to add meaning.
For negative sentences, extra stress is added to don't, doesn't and didn't to emphasis.
- (Q) Do you have a car?
(A) I do have a car.
(N) I don’t have a car. - (Q) Do they serve bagels?
(A) They do serve bagels.
(N) They don’t serve bagels.
- (Q) Does he work here?
(A) He does work here.
(N) He doesn’t work here. - (Q) Does it cost a lot to live there?
(A) It does cost a lot.
(N) It doesn’t cost a lot.
- (Q) Did he come to work today?
(A) He did come to work today.
(N) He didn’t come to work today. - (Q) Did they find an apartment?
(A) They did find an apartment.
(N) They didn’t find one.
- I hate math. I do like science though.
- He does not have much money. He does have a nice house though.
- I got sick on vacation. We did have a good time though.
Gap Fill: Complete the conversation with the correct word!
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