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Session 48
Welcome to English In A Minute. Give us a minute and we'll give you a hot tip about English. Grammar, vocabulary... there's so much to learn! And all taught by your favourite BBC Learning English staff!
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ድምር ነጥቢ ናይዚ ክፍለ-ስራሓት 48
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Activity 1
Play, do and go for sports
Do you have a minute to spare to learn some English? Watch Phil finalise the use of 'play', 'do' and 'go' for sports! Give us 60 seconds and we'll give you the English!
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Phil
Hi, I'm Phil from BBC Learning English. Today, I'm going to tell you how we use play, do and go with different sports.
So, for team sports or ball games, we use play. So, I can say: I play football. I don't play tennis.
For more individual activities, we use do. So, we can say: I do exercise. I don't do judo.
Then, for activities ending in –ING, we often use go. So, I can say: I go running. Or: I don't go swimming.
Of course, there are some exceptions, but try to remember. Play for team sports or ball games. Do for individual activities and go for activities ending in –ING.
Play, do and go for sports
Play
We use play for team sports or ball games.
- I play football.
- I don'tplay tennis.
- Will we play hockey tomorrow?
Do
We use do for more individual activities.
- I do exercise.
- I don't do judo.
- Have you ever done aerobics?
Go
We often use go for activities ending in -ING
- I go running.
- I don't go swimming.
- I would never go skydiving.
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Is this a team game or a game with a ball? Is this an individual activity? Is this an activity ending in -ING? Which verb do we use?Question 1 of 3
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Is this a team game or a game with a ball? Is this an individual activity? Is this an activity ending in -ING? Which verb do we use?Question 2 of 3
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Is this a team game or a game with a ball? Is this an individual activity? Is this an activity ending in -ING? Which verb do we use?Question 3 of 3
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