Do?
It's an extract from a conversation (the task was to complete the gaps with the auxiliary verbs).
A: So you do go out much then?
B: Well, I do go out but I don't go to clubs very often.
A: Oh, I do. I love clubbing.
Did I do it correctly? If yes, what are the meanings of the first two "do"?
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A: So you don't go out much then? B: Well, I do go out but I don't go to clubs very often. A: Oh, I do .
- A: So you don't go out much then?
- B: Well, I do go out but I don't go to clubs very often.
- A: Oh, I do .
- I love clubbing.
- In the first sentence, "don't" is used to form a negative statement in the normal way.
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A: So you don't go out much then?
B: Well, I do go out but I don't go to clubs very often.
A: Oh, I do. I love clubbing.
In the first sentence, "don't" is used to form a negative statement in the normal way. (The sentence is framed as a question, but grammatically it is actually a statement.)
"do" in the second sentence is used for emphasis. This use is
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