When Do We Use ‘Play’ with Sports?

نستخدم الفعل play for sports that involve a ball. We also use play for team sports and competitive games.

Think about sports where you ‘play a game’.

• الاستخدام play for football.
• الاستخدام play for basketball.
• الاستخدام play for tennis.
• الاستخدام play for volleyball.
• الاستخدام play for golf.

When Do We Use 'Go' with Activities?

نستخدم الفعل go for activities that end with -ing. These are often individual activities or activities that involve moving from one place to another.

Think about activities where you 'go somewhere to do something'.

• الاستخدام go for swimming.
• الاستخدام go for sailing.
• الاستخدام go for horse riding.
• الاستخدام go for windsurfing.

أمثلة

• I play football every Saturday.
• She wants to play tennis.
• They play basketball at school.
• We go swimming in the summer.
• He likes to go sailing.
• Do you go horse riding?

التدريب

الأخطاء الشائعة لدى المتحدثين باللغة الإسبانية

Many Spanish speakers sometimes use do أو make for activities where English uses go أو play.

For example, you might say hacer natación in Spanish. But in English, we say go swimming.

It is also common to forget the -ing ending after go.

خطأ: I go swim.
الصحيح: I go swimming.

Remember, for sports with a ball, always use play.

خطأ: I go football.
الصحيح: I play football.

الأسئلة الشائعة

Why do we say 'play football'?

نحن نستخدم play for football because it is a sport with a ball and it is a team game.

Why do we say 'go swimming'?

نحن نستخدم go for swimming because it is an activity that ends in -ing.

Is there a simple rule to remember?

Yes! Use play for sports with a ball or team games. Use go for activities that end with -ing.