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'What do the horses meat?' Why are we using here 'do' not 'are'?
14 giu 2020 20:19
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Hi there
All the answers that have been given are correct. In order to clarify, you can take this one into account too:
To construct simple present questions, while using “do” or “does”, you need a MAIN VERB. For example: do you LIKE pizza? Does he SPEAK English?
On the other hand, when you use “to be verbs”, am/is/are, in constructing simple present questions, there is no need for a main verb. For example: Is the Earth round? Are you from the US?
Having said that, in your sentence we have a main verb “eat”, therefore there is a need for an auxiliary verb, “do”.
Peace :)
15 giugno 2020
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Good questions.
You can say it two ways:
"What do the horses eat?" (Какова их диета?)
or
"What are the horses eating?" (Что они едят сейчас?)
14 giugno 2020
When you ask "what do the horses eat?" You are asking a question in simple present tense which means what do normally eat. It's a general question. Answer can be anything what horses eat.
Or you can ask what are the horses eating? This is in present continuous tense which means what they are eating now?
I suggest you to learn English tenses to get a better understanding.
14 giugno 2020
Help you!
14 giugno 2020
Eat* not meat)
14 giugno 2020
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