SUBJUNCTIVE MODE.

=PRESENT TENSE.=

=Singular.= =Plural.=

1. (If) I do, 1. (If) we do,

2. (If) thou do, 2. (If) you do,

3. (If) he do. 3. (If) they do.

=PAST TENSE.=

=Singular.= =Plural.=

1. (If) I did, 1. (If) we did,

2. (If) thou did, 2. (If) you did,

3. (If) he did. 3. (If) they did.

=Imperative Mode.= =Infinitives.= =Participles.=

Do (thou or you). (To) do. IMPERFECT—Doing.

Doing. PERFECT—Done.

The present and past tenses of _do_ are used as auxiliaries with the

present infinitive, (1) to express emphasis; as, I _do study_ every

evening. (2) To express a denial; as, I _did not do_ it. (3) To ask

questions; as, _Did_ you _see_ him?

When _do_ means _to perform_, it is an independent verb; as, He _did_

his part.

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