same?

[kahhong]

Hello there,

These two sentences, make any differences?


Do they the same?
Are they the same?

Thank You

[Casiopea]

"Do they the same?" is ungrammatical.

DO + VERB
EX: Do they live there?
EX: Do we have to go?

BE + NOUN or ADJECTIVE or PARTICIPLE
EX: Are they the same? <noun>
EX: Was it cold? <adjective>
EX: Is he sleeping? <participle>

The verb BE has many forms; e.g., is, am, was, were, are, be, been.

[kahhong]

thank casiopea... I have another question.. "Do we have to go?'" is a present tense. Normally, we use present tense to refer fact and repeated action. how about that sentence? refers to fact or repeated action?


Thank You

[Casiopea]

Fact.

EX: We have to go.

[kahhong]

"
DO + VERB
EX: Do they live there?
EX: Do we have to go?
BE + NOUN or ADJECTIVE or PARTICIPLE
EX: Are they the same? <noun>
EX: Was it cold? <adjective>
EX: Is he sleeping? <participle>
The verb BE has many forms; e.g., is, am, was, were, are, be, been.

these only can use on constructing question?

[Casiopea]

No. Statements too. For example, insert DO (do, does, did) for emphasis.

emphatic DO: I do want to marry you!

As for BE (is, am, are, was, were, etc.), it's an auxiliary verb.

copular: She is a doctor. Is she a doctor?
part of the progressive/continuous tense: He is eating. Is he eating?