They did create/created the first representative government.
Which one is better? Different non-native people think differently.
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“Did have” versus “had”– user24743Commented Jun 7, 2016 at 17:15
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ValeraKundas - did you really mean to ask which one of create or created should be used (both preceded by did)? If so note that we only inflect one verb for tense (did here, so create must be left as a "bare infinitive"). But because you've mentioned "intensifiers" I suspect you're asking about whether to say They did create or They created. In which case have a look at Difference between “did + verb” and just “verb+ed” (your question is probably a duplicate of that one).– FumbleFingersCommented Jun 7, 2016 at 17:20
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The verb the "do" is supporting remains unconjugated, in its bare infinitive.
They did create the first representative government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do-support
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uses_of_English_verb_forms#Bare_infinitive
answered Jun 7, 2016 at 17:09
do/did if followed by an unmarked infinitive when you use it for emphasis, s the correct sentence is:
They did create the first representative government.
answered Jun 7, 2016 at 17:09
