USING “SPORTS” WITH PRESENT PERFECT VS PRESENT SIMPLE

Confusing Verbs #10: Play vs Do

vs Go (Sports)
28 mayo, 2015
Luis PW

Today’s post deals with three important verbs when talking about sports: “do“, “play” & “go“.

The reason why these verbs are confusing for learners is that they go with different sports and,
maybe, this distinction does not apply in the same way to their mother tongue. At least this is
what happens with Spanish ESL learners. However, in this case the rule is pretty simple. Let’s
see…

1. Play + sport
“Play” is used when the sport is a game which is normally played with a ball and an opponent
or rival team. Some examples are the following:

2. Do + sport
We use “do” when the sport is a more serious discipline, like a martial art, for instance. Take a
look at the examples below:

3. Go + sport
“Go” is used when the sport involves moving from one place to another, whether it be on
land, in the water or through the air. Also, these sports are used in a gerund form, so they end in
“-ing“.
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And here’s a couple of sentences with these verbs in context:

 We normally play squash on Saturday mornings.

 John does karate three times a week, so he needs a proper kimono.

 Shall we go hiking this weekend? I hear we’re going to have lovely weather. 

Keep smiling, guys!

do, go, grammar, play, sports, vocabulary
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