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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Why should we say play the piano instead of play a piano?
We use the definite article for describing the skill of playing any musical instrument; we don't do that for non-musical instruments So: I want to learn to play the piano I want to learn to ride a bike But also correct are both: I want to learn to play piano I want to learn to ride bikes It would be technically correct but very unidiomatic
- 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"
- Bare verb vs gerund: watching them play or playing
I love watching them playing in the park "Playing in the park" (or I suppose more technically just "playing") is a gerund phrase on its own, apart from "watching them" So what you are effectively saying is "I love watching them [noun] " As you probably know, nouns cannot be used as verbs I love watching playing children
- prepositions - playing with balls vs. playing balls - English . . .
It can either mean playing alongside someone (John and Mary played bridge with Martha and James) or it could mean an item being the object of play (the children played with the toys) In the case of we played with six balls , the meaning would be assumed from context— and the fact that balls aren't sentient and can't be partners, meaning they
- 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
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