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ENGLISH VERB

do without

to go without, to do without

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: doing without
  • Past participle: done without

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I go without
  2. you you go without
  3. he, she, it he goes without
  4. we we go without
  5. they they go without

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I went without
  2. you you went without
  3. he, she, it he went without
  4. we we go without
  5. they they went without

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will go without
  2. you you will go without
  3. he, she, it he will go without
  4. we we will go without
  5. they they will go without

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am going without
  2. you you are going without
  3. he, she, it he is going without
  4. we we are going without
  5. they they are going without

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I already went without
  2. you you already went without
  3. he, she, it he already went without
  4. we we already went without
  5. they they already went without

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would go without
  2. you you would go without
  3. he, she, it he would go without
  4. we we would go without
  5. they they would go without

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Go without!

How to use do without

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    In summer, we do without the heater completely.

    In the summer, we do completely without a heater.

  2. Past

    We did without a car for two years in the city.

    We went two years without a car in the city.

  3. Future

    You will do without dessert tonight, young man.

    You're going to go without dessert today, kid.

  4. Present continuous

    We are doing without sugar this month.

    We're going without sugar this month.

  5. Present perfect

    I have done without a TV since college.

    I've been without TV since college.

  6. Conditional

    I would do without the TV before the internet.

    I'd go without TV before going without the internet.

  7. Imperative

    Do without the salt for a week and see.

    Try going a week without salt and see.

Good to know

  • "I can do without" is "I go without"; "I could do without the noise" is "I would do without the noise".

Where you hear do without

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • We can do without the six titles. We can do without the six titles.
  • That night, we did without power, but not without soup. That night, we did without power, but not without soup.
  • The listener will do without the dates. The listener will do without the dates.
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Advanced Level 1 · do without

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