Base
I do my homework after school.
Do is the main verb here: I do homework.
Past Tense of Do: Did and Done
Do is an irregular verb. Use did for a finished action in the past. Use done after have or has. In the present, use does with he, she and it.
Base
do
Past
did
Past participle
done
Third person: does · -ing form: doing
ABC: form patternExamples
Base
You do a lot of exercise.
Use do with you, I, we and they.
Past
She did the dishes after dinner.
Did is the past form; it needs no helper.
Past
We did our best in the test.
Did our best means we tried very hard.
Past participle
I have done all my work.
After have, use the participle done.
Past participle
He has done the shopping.
Has done is the present perfect.
Usage notes
Main verb or helper
Do can be a main verb (I do my homework) or a helper in questions and negatives (Do you like tea? I do not like coffee). The helper do has no meaning of its own.
Did and does are followed by the base form
After did, does or do, the next verb stays in its base form: She did not do it. Does he do yoga? Never say did not did.
Do or make?
Use do for tasks and activities: do homework, do the dishes. Use make for creating something: make a cake.
Common mistakes
She do her homework.
She does her homework.
With he, she and it, the present form is does.
He has did it.
He has done it.
After has or have, use the past participle done.
Did you did it?
Did you do it?
After did, the main verb goes back to the base form.
Practise this verb
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Choose the right form
Choose the form that completes each English sentence.
1.He ___ his homework every evening.
2.We ___ the shopping yesterday.
3.I have ___ my work.
4.She didn't ___ the dishes.
Write the missing form
Type the correct form of do in each sentence.
Correct the mistake
Rewrite the English sentence with the correct verb form.
8.Choose the mistake in this sentence.
Answer key
1. He ___ his homework every evening.
Answer: does
With he in the present, use does.
2. We ___ the shopping yesterday.
Answer: did
Yesterday is past, so use did.
3. I have ___ my work.
Answer: done
After have, use the participle done.
4. She didn't ___ the dishes.
Answer: do
After didn't, the verb stays in the base form do.
5. They have ___ their best.
Answer: done
Have plus the past participle is have done.
6. My brother ___ the cooking last night.
Answer: did
Last night takes the past form did.
7. He ___ yoga on Mondays these days.
Answer: does
A routine with he uses does.
8. I have did my homework.
Answer: I have done my homework.
After have, use done, not did.
Frequently asked questions
What is the past tense of do?
The past tense of do is did: I did my homework last night.
What is the past participle of do?
The past participle of do is done: She has done her homework.
What is the difference between did and done?
Did is the simple past: I did it yesterday. Done is the past participle and follows have or has: I have done it.