Do

Do in French

In French

auxiliaire do

Plural: auxiliaires do

Definition

Definition in EnglishAn auxiliary used to form simple present and simple past questions and negatives with lexical verbs, taking the forms do, does and did while the lexical verb stays in its base form.

Definition in FrenchEn anglais, l’auxiliaire do sert à former des questions et des phrases négatives au présent et au passé simple, sous les formes do, does et did, tandis que le verbe principal reste à la base verbale.

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