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 the playground at the weekend. So essentially both carry the same meaning.

However, ‘yesterday’, is a specification of time. You can read up about present perfect tense here. It should either be “I played football yesterday”, “I was playing football yesterday”, or “I have played football before”. The first sentence is in simple past tense and it simply means that you started playing football yesterday.

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 playing fo...

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 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 ...

Aug 14, 2021 · 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' characterised by competition between individuals or teams, and other forms of physical activity which can be carried out alone, perhaps for the purpose of exercise, but can also be competitive. For example, we 'play' football ...

May 6, 2024 · It's conceivable to say someone plays "on defense" if they are playing a backfield position, but those players can also in certain circumstances advance and play offense.

Jul 30, 2015 · 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 Christmas ...

Dec 27, 2014 · 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.

Aug 10, 2015 · On the other hand, when you say "playing the piano", it's not just referring to the physical act of playing a piano, but also to the creation of music, with the piano being just a tool for that music creation.

Apr 18, 2017 · On Friday I’m going to a concert with some friends. Two local punk bands are playing – they’re quite good. On Saturday my basketball team is playing an away match. The present progressive can often be used like this when you have a phrase like "on Friday/on Saturday" that indicates the time in the future when the event is going to occur.