1) 构成一般疑问句,例如:
- Do you want to pass the CET?
你想通过大学英语测试吗? - Did you study German?
你们学过德语吗?
2) do + not 构成否定句,例如:
- I do not want to be criticized.
我不想挨批评。 - He doesn't like to study.
他不想学习。 - In the past, many students did not know the importance of English. 过去,好多学生不知道英语的重要性。
3) 构成否定祈使句,例如:
- Don't go there.
不要去那里。 - Don't be so absent-minded.
不要这么心不在焉。
说明: 构成否定祈使句只用do,不用did和does。
4) 放在动词原形前,加强该动词的语气,例如:
- Do come to my birthday party.
一定来参加我的生日宴会。 - I did go there.
我确实去那儿了。 - I do miss you.
我确实想你。
5) 用于倒装句,例如:
- Never did I hear of such a thing.
我从未听说过这样的事情。 - Only when we begin our college life do we realize the importance of English.
只有在开始大学生活时我们才认识到英语的重要性。
说明: 引导此类倒装句的副词有never, seldom, rarely, little, only, so, well等。
6) 用作代动词,例如:
- -- Do you like Beijing?
-- 你喜欢北京吗?
--Yes, I do.
--是的,喜欢。(do用作代动词,代替like Beijing.) - He knows how to drive a car, doesn't he?
他知道如何开车,对吧?