One Minute Grammar

Do for Emphasis

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Do for Emphasis

In English, the words do, does, and did, can add emphasis to a verb.

We often use 'Do for emphasis' after a question.

For example:

Do you like to cook?
I do like to cook.

or ...

Does your father speak Spanish?
He does speak Spanish.

or ...

Did you finish the report?
I did finish the report.

Notice that the word is not needed. It just adds emphasis.

For example, in the following question:

Do you live in town?

There are two ways to answer.

Yes, I live in town.
or ...
I do live in town.

Both answers have the same meaning. 

The words do, does, and did, just add emphasis to the answer.