I do work very hard

Eliane1000 · #1 (permalink) Mon Mar 16, 2009 22:23 pm *I do work very hard*

Hello everybody!
I would like to know, why I need to use ¨do¨ in this sentence:I do work very hard.
And not I work very hard, without do.

Manal · #2 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 0:55 am *I do work very hard*

Hi Eliane,

"Do" is used here to give extra force to the main verb "work".

Regards,
Manal

Sweetpumpkin · #3 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:41 am *I do work very hard*

I agree. 'Do' gives emphasis on 'work' here. In other words, the sentence means 'I work very hard. I mean it.'.

sweetpumpkin

Rafaelinrio · #4 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:45 am *I do work very hard*

do in this case is used to emphasize..it's the same as if you say I really work hard.

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