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What are the three helping verbs for emphatic form?

The three helping verbs used to form the emphatic form are:

1. Do

2. Does

3. Did

These helping verbs are used with the base form of the main verb to emphasize an action or statement.

Examples:

* Do you understand? (Emphasizes the question)

* He does like her. (Emphasizes the liking)

* I did finish my homework. (Emphasizes the completion)

Note:

* Do is used with the plural subjects and the pronoun *I*.

* Does is used with singular subjects (except *I*).

* Did is used with all subjects in the past tense.

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