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where
Preposition
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You use where to ask for the place that something is located.
Where did the man go?
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Where is the place which something is at.
The room where the people cook the food is not cold.
Where I'm from, we don't eat much fish.
do
Verb
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Do is an auxiliary verb. It is used in questions, negative statements, short answers, and for emphasis when there is no other auxiliary.
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Questions
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Where do you live?
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When did you start learning English?
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"Does John live here?"
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Short answer
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"Yes, he does."
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"No, I don't."
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Negative statements
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They don't live here. [don't = do not]
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We do not want to fight.
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Jared did not tell me he had such a pretty sister.
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Emphasis (do not use this too much)
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You think I don't have a brother, but I do!
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She does enjoy swimming in the pool.
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We sometimes use do in place of a different verb, such as when we do not know what an activity is, or we do not want to say it again:
What is he doing?
Mary eats more than John does.
do
Verb
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When you do something, you perform, complete or work on a task.
Mary is doing her homework.
We all did the cleaning together.
I've got a lot to do.
"What do you do?" - "I'm a baker."
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To succeed or progress
"How did John do in the tennis match?" - "He lost."
"How is your leg doing?" - "Oh, it feels much better, thank you."
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To write or draw something, usually in a short time
He did a picture of a tree.
He did an essay on Shakespeare.
do
Noun
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A do refers to a hairstyle.
She came to work with a new do.
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Correct actions. (almost always in plural and generally with "don'ts")
Willy will tell you all the dos and don'ts.
we
Pronoun
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The person speaking and other people with him or her.
"Are you and Mia still going?" "No, were finished."
We went to Paris together.
We ought to help.
Let's go. We need to talk to Mark.
We won our football game.
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People in general.
We need to think about other people more.
we
Determiner
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The person speaking and other people with him or her.
We Canadians don't act that way.
meet
Verb
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When you meet someone, you get together with them.
I want to meet you.
He meets me at home every afternoon.
I met you at the store.
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When people meet, they get together with one another.
You and I have met.
She and her friends meet every day.
You and he met last week at school.