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  1. "Play" or "playing" – which one is correct and why?

    Sep 4, 2014 · 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 …

  2. What is the difference between "to play" or "to be playing"

    Jun 9, 2021 · 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?

  3. meaning - What difference is between playing with someone and …

    Feb 7, 2024 · 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 …

  4. 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.

  5. grammar - "have been playing" or "have played"? - English …

    May 26, 2019 · 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.

  6. Some one next door( was playing/has played/had been playing / …

    Mar 18, 2019 · Person B: someone next door was playing/had been playing heavy metal music all night long. In this situation, both those two options work, but was playing sounds better, and is …

  7. Is it idiomatic to say "I just played" or "I was just playing" in ...

    Jan 9, 2025 · 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 …

  8. difference - "I played football when I was young" vs "I was playing ...

    Aug 26, 2020 · The progressive verb "playing" in sentence #2 suggests you repeatedly played football as a child, and are probably still playing football in the present. It sounds like how a pro …

  9. Difference between "have been doing", "was doing" and "have done"

    Feb 28, 2023 · 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 …

  10. subject verb agreement - A group of boys is/are - English …

    Nov 25, 2015 · 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 is …