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Does shreya takes after you or giri?
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Does shreya take after you or giri?
which one of the above is correct? :?
 
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Eric, you are correct. ;-)
 
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shaz_!329 said:
Does shreya takes after you or giri?
or
Does shreya take after you or giri?
which one of the above is correct? :?
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It is the second. When we use do/does, only that verb takes the third person form. The second verb is always in the base/infinitive form.

I take.
He takes.
I do take.
He does take.

I took.
He took.
I did take.
He did take.
 
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