DO + verb (imperative) – English Grammar Profiler
‘Do’ can be put before the imperative verb or auxiliary to make it less abrupt and more persuasive.
In the English Grammar Profile, B1 point 64 in the category of CLAUSES/imperatives is defined as:
‘DO’: base form of a main verb, for emphasis or in formal contexts
A search in iWeb for:
. Do _VVI
1 . DO NOTE 2681
2 . DO KEEP 1323 (‘keep in mind’ is the most common here which is B2)
3 . DO REMEMBER 1111
4 . DO CHECK 1032
5 . DO LET 972 6 . DO TAKE 826 7 . DO MAKE 796 8 . DO TRY 763 9 . DO RESEARCH 371 10 . DO USE 360 11 . DO READ 306 12 . DO GET 300 13 . DO TELL 277 14 . DO SHARE 273 15 . DO GIVE 266 16 . DO KNOW 262 17 . DO COME 234 18 . DO LIKE 233 19 . DO BEAR 233 20 . DO CONSIDER 230 21 . DO LOOK 183 22 . DO PLEASE 170 23 . DO GO 169 24 . DO VISIT 165 25 . DO FEEL 155 26 . DO WATCH 151 27 . DO THINK 150 28 . DO ASK 129 29 . DO EXPECT 113 30 . DO FOLLOW 109 31 . DO CONTACT 90 32 . DO SEE 90 33 . DO HOPE 88 34 . DO BRING 87 35 . DO WORK 87 36 . DO ENSURE 86 37 . DO AVOID 79 38 . DO ENJOY 79 39 . DO JOIN 79 40 . DO WISH 78 41 . DO PAY 77 42 . DO INCLUDE 76 43 . DO MIND 75 44 . DO PLAN 73 45 . DO YALL 71 46 . DO ALLOW 65 47 . DO UNDERSTAND 65 48 . DO LEAVE 64 49 . DO BUY 64 50 . DO Y’ALL 62 51 . DO STUFF 60 52 . DO CALL 59 53 . DO STAY 59 54 . DO FIND 56 55 . DO STEP 56 56 . DO STOP 55 57 . DO WEAR 54 58 . DO DROP 53 59 . DO REALIZE 53 60 . DO WRITE 53 61 . DO SEND 52 62 . DO CONTINUE 51 63 . DO TEST 50 64 . DO WANT 50 65 . DO LOVE 49 66 . DO TALK 49 67 . DO RECOMMEND 45 68 . DO SEEK 44 69 . DO NOTICE 43 70 . DO ADD 43 71 . DO BEWARE 41 72 . DO MENTION 38 73 . DO AGREE 36 74 . DO PUT 36 75 . DO LONG 33 76 . DO SAY 32 77 . DO SIT 32 78 . DO ORDER 31 79 . DO POP 31 80 . DO SET 31 81 . DO NEED 30 82 . DO PROVIDE 30 83 . DO SPEND 30 84 . DO COMMENT 29 85 . DO DRINK 29 86 . DO INVEST 29 87 . DO SHOW 29 88 . DO HELP 28 89 . DO EXPLORE 28 90 . DO BELIEVE 28 91 . DO CONSULT 28 92 . DO LISTEN 27 93 . DO REPORT 27 94 . DO CARRY 26 95 . DO EAT 25 96 . DO SUBSCRIBE 25 97 . DO CHOOSE 24 98 . DO LIGHT 24 99 . DO PICK 24
100 . DO START 24
A2 Vocabulary:
add, agree, bear, believe, bring, call, check, contact, follow, hope, include, join, keep, let, mind, notice, order, pick, plan, pop, set, share, spend, try, wish