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The document provides guidance on using the verbs "play", "do", and "go" correctly when referring to sports and leisure activities. "Play" is used for ball sports and competitive games played against others. "Do" is used for non-team activities and recreational pursuits that do not involve balls. "Go" is used for activities that end in "-ing" and imply going somewhere to engage in the activity.

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Do Go Play

The document provides guidance on using the verbs "play", "do", and "go" correctly when referring to sports and leisure activities. "Play" is used for ball sports and competitive games played against others. "Do" is used for non-team activities and recreational pursuits that do not involve balls. "Go" is used for activities that end in "-ing" and imply going somewhere to engage in the activity.

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'Do yoga? Play yoga? Go yoga?

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We use the verbs play, do and go with sports and activities. Here is the information you
need to know to use them correctly:

play
Play is used with ball sports or competitive games where we play against another person:

'How often do you play tennis?' - tennis is a ball sport.


'I play poker with my friends on Friday night.' - poker is a competitive game. We play to
win.
'I don't like playing computer games.' - again, computer games are competitive so we use
play.

do
Do is used for a recreational activity or a non-team sport that does not use a ball:

'I heard that you do karate.' - karate is a non-team activity.


'I do crossword puzzles in my free time.' - crossword puzzles are not competitive.

go
Go is used with activities that end -ing. We go somewhere to do something:

'I'm going fishing on Sunday.'


'Are you going skiing this winter?'
'She said she was going swimming.'

SPORTS and LEISURE ACTIVITIES


When speaking about sports and leisure activities,
the verbs play, go and do are used as shown in the table below.

Verb Explanation Sport/Activity

Sports with teams, rules and Badminton


competitions or tournaments. Basketball
 Two people can play a game Football
PLAY of tennis. Golf
Rugby
 You need a team to play Tennis ,
football. etc

GO The name of the activity is the


gerund form of the verb (-ing) Camping
 To camp  →  go camping Dancing
We often go camping in Hiking
the summer. Horse-riding
Sailing
 To swim  →  go swimming Swimming
Many children like to go etc.
swimming.

Aerobics
All other recreational activities.
Athletics
 All classes do
Gymnastics
gymnastics at school.
DO Judo
Karate
 Sophie does yoga with a
Yoga
group of friends.
etc.

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