‘Did’ is used to show the certainty of the description in the past tense.
We use ‘did’ with the subject of any person of a singular and plural number.
Construction of a sentence using ‘did’
The structure of this sentence is as follows:
- Subject + did + base form of main verb + other words + full stop (.)
Examples with ‘did’ to show certainty:
Let’s see how to use ‘did’ in the sentences to show certainty with some examples.
Here are some examples. The formation is as above.
Have a look-
- We did admit that she was wrong.
- I did observe its growth daily.
- They did come on the occasion of their wedding anniversary.
- She did go to her hometown every year.
- Chetan did agree to pay workers their proper remuneration.
- She did write about natural calamities.
- Saumya did read a book in a library.
- He did wash the plates before use.
- She did accept that she was wrong.
- Goli did join us for some time.
- Prachi did speak on this topic with her mother.
- She did use ‘did’ to emphasize the action in a sentence.
- She did perform a one-act play on stage.
- Sameer did ask questions about designing a building.
- Parth did send me a message.
- She did follow her on Facebook.
- He did sing songs at the annual function of the school.
- She did change the book cover frequently.
- Anjali did close the windows at night.
- I did love my computer.
- We did know how to tackle that situation.
- Parents did take care of their kids.
- Students did clean the school playground.
- Teachers did guide students to solve the examples of mathematics.
- We did arrange the program for social service.
- You did simplify what you had to say.
- They did play every Sunday.
- We did play the piano.
- They did go once again to get the bag.
- I did replace the old machine with the new one.
Related Lessons-
- use of does certainty of description
- Use of did as the main verb
- in negative sentences
- Use of did in the certainty of description
- in questions