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How and when to use Are or Do ?

2006-06-20 22:12:24 · 15 answers · asked by David W 1 in Education & Reference Teaching

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"Are" is a conjugation of the verb "to be", which is used, among other things, to describe qualities or states of being. You would say "Are you hungry?" because "hungry" is an adjective.

"Do" is an auxiliary verb that is used in questions along with another verb: for example, "Do you sing?" is a good question. It is equivalent to "Is it true that you sing?"

More examples:

Are you okay? ("okay" is an adjective)
Yes, I am okay.

Do you smoke? ("smoke" is a verb here)
Yes, I smoke.

Are you running?
No, I am not running.
("running" is a participle, which is an adjective formed from a verb)

Do you run? ("run" is a verb here)
No, I do not run.
("do not" + verb infinitive is how to answer "no".)

Does he love cake?
Yes, he loves cake.
(you conjugate "to do" and you leave the verb like "love" in the infinitive.)

Does she hate you?
No, she does not hate me.

Are you thirsty? ("thirsty" is an adjective)
No, I am not thirsty.

Are they tired? ("tired" is an adjective)
Yes, they are tired.

Is she pretty? ("pretty" is an adjective)
Yes, she is very pretty.

Get the idea?

2006-06-20 22:23:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5 2

The sentence Are you hungry is correct.

2006-06-20 22:25:15 · answer #2 · answered by sunil kumar 1 · 0 0

First sentence is correct (are you hungry)

When you are refering to noun, there should be an auxiliary verb. Now come back to normal form.. when we describe somebody ... then how do we say ,,, I am hungry, you are hungry (you do hungry is incorrect), they are hungry.. etc... now make it a question .. then it becomes am I hungry? Are you hungry?, Are they hungry etc... the rule is simple, form the sentence in assertuve form following the ruels and then convert them into a question ... for more details please follow an english grammer book

2006-06-20 22:20:30 · answer #3 · answered by TJ 5 · 0 0

Of course I know the answer is "are"- but why is a good question.

I taught English and I can't explain it. I looked it up, to help me explain it- but I couldn't understand the explanation.

And I hear people say- if they're going to live in this country they should learn to speak the language! How can they? I've lived here all my life and used the language since I was a year old, and I can't explain it. How are they expected to learn it and understand it.

I've had the same problem understanding Spanish. I've been trying to learn it since 3rd grade.

I took Latin and in 6 months could have had a conversation with any Roman- if I could have found a Roman. We should all learn Latin- worldwide- one language. It's an easy and sensible language.

2006-06-20 22:38:19 · answer #4 · answered by niteowl 3 · 0 0

I think : Are you hungry ? is correct, you can use it when asking someone if he is hungry right now....

2006-06-20 22:18:02 · answer #5 · answered by egymah 4 · 0 0

Are you hungry? is correct.
Do you feel hungry? is acceptable.

2006-06-20 22:20:47 · answer #6 · answered by Yahoo! 3 · 0 0

Are you really asking this question? Of course it is Are you hungry!!!

2006-06-20 22:22:29 · answer #7 · answered by no name 2 · 0 0

Are you hungry?..because we tend to ask a question that refers to the present activity,as to "Do" that is Present Simple Tense,we use it when we want to emphasize over an action etc that is common and usual and repeating in time(like habits,routines etc)..example:Do you smoke? Do you walk on foot? etc.

2006-06-20 22:15:23 · answer #8 · answered by sunflower 7 · 0 0

are you hungry is correct."are" is used to know the state of a person. for example, are you happy? are you sad? are you dancing? it all is asking about the feeling, decision of a person. "do" is used with the routine of a person. do you dance?meaning do you usually dance, not your state now.do is used with usual routine, are is used with the present state of you. do is "what you usually do", are means"what you are doing now".

2006-06-20 22:26:20 · answer #9 · answered by atahsina 5 · 0 0

are you hungry not do you hungry it would actually be do you hunger for food

2006-06-20 22:16:08 · answer #10 · answered by gary_e_6990 2 · 0 0

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