"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 the …
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 played. Give me …
meaning - What difference is between playing with someone and …
2024年2月7日 · Played myself in scrabble. I won! What is the difference between playing with someone and playing someone? What if someone is replaced with the speaker themselves? Is the sentence in …
play or playing? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Cook (2000) defined language play as playing with words and meanings, playing in language and creating fictional words, and playing with pragmatics, which entails enjoyment with language.
What is the difference between "to play" or "to be playing"
2021年6月9日 · I need to be playing in Europe I need to play in Europe Which sentence is more correct or is there any difference at all?
"He used to play football but he doesn't play anymore" OR "but he …
2024年10月13日 · He isn't playing football anymore. Also in US English, any more (two words) is used as a determiner to refer to quantities. There aren't any more cheesburgers. In UK English, anymore …
Was used to / used to / got used - English Language Learners Stack …
2022年12月14日 · Do these constructions mean the same ? I used to play football when I was a child. I was used to play football when I was a child. And I got used to play football.
He was playing for two hours or he had been playing for two hours
2023年1月28日 · He had been playing for two hours. In the absence of any mention of such a subsequent event, this use of a past perfect continuous construction would be at best unusual, and …
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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 movies on …
Do we say "the children are playing on/in the field"?
2020年12月9日 · I think that "on the field" and "in the field" are often used rather interchangeably in such contexts, with limited regard for what kind of field it is. If it is actually a totally undeveloped meadow, …