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 …

However, ‘yesterday’, is a specification of time. You can read up about present perfect tense here. It should either be “I played football yesterday”, “I was playing football yesterday”, or “I have …

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.

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...

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 …

Just One more thing, if i used the concept of parallelism like -"I prefer studying rather than playing". "I prefer to study rather than to play" in one of my essays ,regardless of the many …

The correct grammar I have been playing violin since I was 5 years old. This assumes that the speaker started playing violin at 5 years old and has been playing up to now, continuously. …

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...

Jan 28, 2023 · He had been playing for two hours. In the absence of any mention of such a subsequent event, this use of a past perfect continuous construction would be at best unusual, …