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To do or not to do (I know that isn't the question, but maybe it should be. To do is one of the most common verbs in English. It can be used as an auxiliary and a main verb. It is often used in questions.

Singular=1		Plural=1+
I	do	You	do
You	do	We	do
He/she/it	does	They	do

Uses

Do / Does

Question ?		Positive Statement +	Negative Statement -
Singular			Written Form or spoken for emphasis	Contracted Form (spoken)
	Do I?	I do	I do not	I don't
	Do you?	You do	You do not	You don't
	Does he? Does she? Does it?	He does She does It does	He does not She does not It does not	He doesn't She doesn't It doesn't
Plural
	Do we?	We do	We do not	We don't
	Do you?	You do	You do not	You don't
	Do they?	They do	They do not	They don't

Examples

	Do	Does
Question - ?	"Do you always take the bus to work?"	"Does she ever do her homework on time?"
Positive Answer - Yes	"Yes I do."	"Yes she does."
Negative Answer - No	"No I don't."	"No she doesn't."

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