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 …
Explain why "Who is she playing the piano?" is incorrect
2019年1月8日 · You're presenting the participial phrase as a parenthetical, and probably supplemental, modifier. The question is how to explain why it fails as a direct modifier. It fails because personal …
"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 …
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 …
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 …
"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 …
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.
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, …
'playing in films' or 'acting in films', which is correct?
2023年2月9日 · 1 Both " playing " and " acting " may be used for what an actor dfoes in a play, film, video or TV show. Indeed " player " is another term for " actor ", and it normally has much the same …
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?