Do and Does confused and misused words - English Mirror Distinguished Do and Does which are often confused by English speakers. Avoid common mistakes using words with same pronunciation like do and does in English. Do and Does --------------- The difference between ‘do’ and ‘does’ is very basic. ‘Do’ is a verb, and ‘does’ is its third person singular present tense. Thus, when the subject is represented by the pronouns ‘I’, ‘you’, ‘we’, or ‘they’, we must use ‘do’. I do not know the way. Do you know the way? We do not know the way. Do you they know the way? On the other hand, when the subject is represented by the pronouns ‘he’, ‘she’ or ‘it’, we must use ‘does’. He does not know the way. She does not know the way. It does not look like the right way.



