DO + verb (imperative)

‘Do’ can be put before the imperative verb or auxiliary to make it less abrupt and more persuasive.

In the English Grammar Profile, B1 point 64 in the category of CLAUSES/imperatives is defined as:

‘DO’: base form of a main verb, for emphasis or in formal contexts


A search in iWeb for:

. Do _VVI

1 . DO NOTE 2681
2 . DO KEEP 1323 (‘keep in mind’ is the most common here which is B2)
3 . DO REMEMBER 1111


4 . DO CHECK 1032

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5 . DO LET 972
6 . DO TAKE 826
7 . DO MAKE 796
8 . DO TRY 763
9 . DO RESEARCH 371
10 . DO USE 360
11 . DO READ 306
12 . DO GET 300
13 . DO TELL 277
14 . DO SHARE 273
15 . DO GIVE 266
16 . DO KNOW 262
17 . DO COME 234
18 . DO LIKE 233
19 . DO BEAR 233
20 . DO CONSIDER 230
21 . DO LOOK 183
22 . DO PLEASE 170
23 . DO GO 169
24 . DO VISIT 165
25 . DO FEEL 155
26 . DO WATCH 151
27 . DO THINK 150
28 . DO ASK 129
29 . DO EXPECT 113
30 . DO FOLLOW 109
31 . DO CONTACT 90
32 . DO SEE 90
33 . DO HOPE 88
34 . DO BRING 87
35 . DO WORK 87
36 . DO ENSURE 86
37 . DO AVOID 79
38 . DO ENJOY 79
39 . DO JOIN 79
40 . DO WISH 78
41 . DO PAY 77
42 . DO INCLUDE 76
43 . DO MIND 75
44 . DO PLAN 73
45 . DO YALL 71
46 . DO ALLOW 65
47 . DO UNDERSTAND 65
48 . DO LEAVE 64
49 . DO BUY 64
50 . DO Y’ALL 62
51 . DO STUFF 60
52 . DO CALL 59
53 . DO STAY 59
54 . DO FIND 56
55 . DO STEP 56
56 . DO STOP 55
57 . DO WEAR 54
58 . DO DROP 53
59 . DO REALIZE 53
60 . DO WRITE 53
61 . DO SEND 52
62 . DO CONTINUE 51
63 . DO TEST 50
64 . DO WANT 50
65 . DO LOVE 49
66 . DO TALK 49
67 . DO RECOMMEND 45
68 . DO SEEK 44
69 . DO NOTICE 43
70 . DO ADD 43
71 . DO BEWARE 41
72 . DO MENTION 38
73 . DO AGREE 36
74 . DO PUT 36
75 . DO LONG 33
76 . DO SAY 32
77 . DO SIT 32
78 . DO ORDER 31
79 . DO POP 31
80 . DO SET 31
81 . DO NEED 30
82 . DO PROVIDE 30
83 . DO SPEND 30
84 . DO COMMENT 29
85 . DO DRINK 29
86 . DO INVEST 29
87 . DO SHOW 29
88 . DO HELP 28
89 . DO EXPLORE 28
90 . DO BELIEVE 28
91 . DO CONSULT 28
92 . DO LISTEN 27
93 . DO REPORT 27
94 . DO CARRY 26
95 . DO EAT 25
96 . DO SUBSCRIBE 25
97 . DO CHOOSE 24
98 . DO LIGHT 24
99 . DO PICK 24
100 . DO START 24


A2 Vocabulary:

add, agree, bear, believe, bring, call, check, contact, follow, hope, include, join, keep, let, mind, notice, order, pick, plan, pop, set, share, spend, try, wish

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