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- Play or playing – which one is correct and why?
@Jaugar: In your exact context there's not really any significant difference, but personally I'd slightly prefer infinitive play if it was an organised, regular activity, and continuous playing if it was something more impromptu, irregular Compare to "We often see him drinking in our local pub", where the infinitive would almost never be used
- like doing vs. like to do [duplicate] - English Language Learners . . .
I like playing tennis on Tuesdays Having taken into account the following, would you please throw a light on what is the difference between the sentences above? This question was inspired by a comment left on a similar question I asked here, where a user said: Like playing vs like to play is the question of gerund vs infinitive Both of
- meaning - What difference is between playing with someone and playing . . .
They also have related slang meanings: "Playing with someone" is teasing them or messing with their head (mischievously but not maliciously), while "playing someone" is humiliating them by manipulating them, especially emotionally "Playing with oneself" is a euphemism for masturbation, so take great care when using it literally
- difference - Have been doing and have done - English Language . . .
The main point of the question is the difference between the tenses of "have been playing" and "have played" In addition to the tenses, we have the verb "play (tennis)", which is a dynamic verb (dynamic verbs have duration; they occur over time), and we also have the time phrase "for five years"
- Is it idiomatic to say I just played or I was just playing in . . .
I was playing hockey You could use it as a way to say "No" when invited to play a game or a match or something similar For example: Want to play a game of chess? I just played Give me an hour to recharge my brain If you say, "I was just playing" it means that you were just kidding around about whatever the topic of the conversation is For
- I have played football yesterday. is it Correct?
The first sentence is in simple past tense and it simply means that you started playing football yesterday The second sentence is in past continuous and it means that you started playing football before yesterday and was still playing football yesterday More information about the use of simple past and past continuous can be found here
- meaning - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
'a couple of girls were playing marbles' [treated as singular or plural] two people who are married or otherwise closely associated romantically or sexually: 'in three weeks the couple fell in love and became engaged' 'a honeymoon couple' [informal] An indefinite small number
- Do or play sport (s) - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
As a general rule, we use 'play' in connection with sports, but do be clear on what you mean by "sport" There is a difference between sports, which are usually 'games' characterised by competition between individuals or teams, and other forms of physical activity which can be carried out alone, perhaps for the purpose of exercise, but can also be competitive
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