"Play" or "playing" – which one is correct and why?
2014年9月4日 · Both "play" and "playing" is correct here. People often see him (who is) playing basketball on the playground at the weekend. People often see him (who) play basketball on …
Is it idiomatic to say "I just played" or "I was just playing" in ...
2025年1月9日 · 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 …
subject verb agreement - A group of boys is/are - English …
2015年11月25日 · 1) A group of boys is playing football. or 2) A group of boys are playing football. My teacher told me the first sentence is correct since of boys can be ignored to make: A group …
"like doing" vs. "like to do" [duplicate] - English Language Learners ...
2014年12月27日 · 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 …
There are no - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
2015年7月30日 · All I know about "NO" is like this. There are no movies playing on Christmas day. =>There are not any movies playing on Christmas day. =>We won't be showing any …
Why should we say "play the piano" instead of "play a piano"?
2015年8月10日 · We use the definite article when describing the skill of piano playing: I started learning to play the piano at six years old. We use the indefinite article in all the same places …
Do or play sport (s) - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
2021年8月14日 · 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' …
difference - "Have been doing" and "have done" - English …
What's the difference between I have been playing tennis for five years. and I have played tennis for five years. Are they grammatically correct? If yes, how are they different in meaning/nu...
grammar - "have been playing" or "have played"? - English …
2019年5月26日 · Which phrase is more grammatically correct? 1) I have been playing cricket for last 2 years. Or 2) I have played cricket for last 2 years.
Difference between "have been doing", "was doing" and "have …
2023年2月28日 · 1 "I have been playing tennis for five years" uses the present perfect progressive (also known as "present perfect continuous") tense. It means that I continuously played tennis …