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Servet Portakal Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Did + verb1 in a positive sentence

Hello,

I sometimes see native speakers says "I do like " instead of "I like" and did + verb1 such as "I did buy" ( not "I bought" ) etc. What's the point of that ? Is it a kind of emphasis or something? Is it informal?

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Do is indeed used for emphasis in affirmative clauses: I do like it! = I really like In its perhaps more common in written English and formal contexts than everyday conversation but many people use it in informal English, too. CB

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  • Do is indeed used for emphasis in affirmative clauses: I do like it!
  • = I really like In its perhaps more common in written English and formal contexts than everyday conversation but many people use it in informal English, too.
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Do is indeed used for emphasis in affirmative clauses:

I do like it! = I really like

In its perhaps more common in written English and formal contexts than everyday conversation but many people use it in informal English, too.

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What part of Turkey are you from, Servet?

BillJ
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Istanbul. You have any plan to come here?
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Servet PortakalIstanbul. You have any plan to come here?
Well, I lived in Fethiye for four years (2004-2008), where I still have many friends, both Turkish and British. I can speak Turkish reasonably well, but since moving back to the UK, I am losing it a bit.

I own a villa there, near Olu Deniz, which I still visit several times a year. I also visit t
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That's really embarrasing that you are more able to visit those places than me Emotion: smile Anyways I'm happy for you.
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Servet PortakalI sometimes see hear native speakers say "I do like" instead of "I like" ... What's the point of that ?
The emphatic form (the form with 'do') is typically used to deny a contrary claim.

-- You don't like spaghetti, do you?
-- No! I do like s
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Yeah I got it. Thank you.

I guess the explanations are valid for did + verb1 form as well... The reason why I want you to verify this is I thought people who avoid using past forms of the verbs is lack of grammer (maybe they don't know past forms of verbs) or they don't care... when I heard it first...
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