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Tatyana
Simple Past Tense in English
Sometimes I meet sentences like this
*But he did want to leave.*
Why they use *did* here instead of writing
*But he wanted to leave.*
What's the difference?
Dec 21, 2019 1:00 PM
Answers · 6
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"Do" can be used as an emphasis to clarify something in a sentence.
He did go to the store yesterday / He went to the store yesterday.
December 21, 2019
1
In positive statements, do adds emphasis.
https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-the-emphatic-do-1690590
December 21, 2019
1
Did/do before a verb is used to emphasize
December 21, 2019
1
Hi Tatyana, I think they use "did want to" to emphasis. In terms of meaning I think it means the same. Cheers!
December 21, 2019
Exhisist this use ? I have never seen it
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