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The following charts illustrate word order using the helping verb
T h e f o l l o w i ng c h a r ts i l l u s t r a t e w o rd o r d e r u s i ng th e h e l p i ng v e r b
to do in emphatic statements and direct questions, in both the
to d o i n em ph at ic s t at eme n t s a n d d i r e c t q u e s t io n s , i n b ot h t he
present and past tenses.
p rese n t a n d p a s t t e nses .
Word Order in the Present Tense
Subject in
FIRST Present Tense
Position of Verb
Regular Order: Ben swims .
Affirmative Statement
We swim .
Regular Order:
Emphatic Statement Helping Verb Main Verb
Do or does are the forms used Ben does swim .
in the present tense. (In the We do swim .
third-person singular, do
changes to does.) It is combined
with the base form of a verb Subject in
(that is, without -s added to it). Helping SECOND Main
Verb Position Verb
Inverted Order:
Direct Question Does Ben swim ?
When using do or does to form Do we swim ?
questions, the rule above applies.

Word Order in the Past Tense
Subject in
FIRST Past Tense
Position of Verb
Regular Order: Ben walked .
Affirmative Statement We walked .

Regular Order: Helping Verb Main Verb
Emphatic Statement
Ben did walk .
The past form of to do is did. It is
connected to all subjects without We did walk .
any changes to its form.
Subject in
Inverted Order: Helping SECOND Main
Direct Question Verb Position Verb
Did is combined with a Did Ben walk ?
main verb in base form. walk ?
No -s is needed. Did we

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