Since I'm no longer playing Quake 3, "how long have you been playing" isn't appropriate - "played" is the better verb tense because the action concluded in the past.

I was taught that when we want to say "produce sound on a musical instrument", we should always use the definite article before the instrument ("play the guitar/piano/violin"). I did research on t...

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...

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 …

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.

Please check both sentences and let me know which one is correct. You can't just order your children to go play while you watch TV. vs. You can't just order your children to go to play while you

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 …

I'm particularly curiuos if I can say "My favourite hobby is playing football" or if I must write: "My favourite hobby is football." Can I use "verb+ing" after hobby?

Tell me please if the following use of the word is correct and natural. Mike's biggest hobby is playing the guitar. What is meant by biggest is his most favourite hobby is playing the guitar. If...

Nov 8, 2016 · "Reading and playing the guitar." I don't like reading or playing the guitar. Conveys simply that these are 2 distinct things which you don't like. In effect, in this case "or" actaully does mean …