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- Play or playing – which one is correct and why?
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 playground at the weekend So essentially both carry the same meaning
- 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
- 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
- meaning - What difference is between playing with someone and playing . . .
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 the quote cor
- 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
- difference - Have been doing and have done - English Language . . .
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
- Looking forward to see you vs Looking forward to seeing you?
20 When learning grammar in school, I was taught that any verb after the word "to" should be in present tense and no participles i e To play instead of to playing, or to sleep instead of to sleeping etc So, which sentence is correct? Looking forward to see you or Looking forward to seeing you
- prepositions - playing with balls vs. playing balls - English . . .
Also note that even if you do explicitly use with, the meaning could be ambiguous 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
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