Verbs used for sports
In English we use different verbs depending on the sports we are talking about.
We use three different verbs: play, go and do.
Play Football |
PLAY We use "play" normally for organized team sports that commonly use a ball in their games. |
Play golf |
Play rugby |
We use "go" for sports that end in -ing Exceptions: boxing, weight lifting |
GO
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Go cycling |
Play jogging |
| DO | ||
| We use "do" for martial arts (karate, judo) , fight sports (boxing, wrestling) and others such as yoga and weight lifting. | ||
Do karate |
Do weight llifting |
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