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Behnam A Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

do/go/play

Hi,
With what sprots do we use do, play ang go ?
Is there any rule ?
Is it diffrent in Amercian and British ?
Thanks
  

Top answer

Use "play" if there are teams and a game structure: Let's (go) play a game of tennis / football / baseball / basketball / volleyball / lacrosse / rugby / cricket ... Use "go" if there is individual competition to see who can go the fastest. There is no "game" with teams and scores.

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  • Use "play" if there are teams and a game structure: Let's (go) play a game of tennis / football / baseball / basketball / volleyball / lacrosse / rugby / cricket ...
  • Use "go" if there is individual competition to see who can go the fastest.
  • There is no "game" with teams and scores.
  • Let's go swimming / running / jogging / horseback riding.
  • Use "do" in the case of target practice: Let's do some archery / shooting / target practice.
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Use "play" if there are teams and a game structure:
Let's (go) play a game of tennis / football / baseball / basketball / volleyball / lacrosse / rugby / cricket ...

Use "go" if there is individual competition to see who can go the fastest. There is no "game" with teams and scores.
Let's go swimming / running / jogging / horseback riding.

Use "do" in the case of target pr
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I do a bit of Kong-fu and sometimes go swimming. I am also interested in doing some bodybuilding.
Is it correct ?
What do we use for bodybuilding and fitness ?

Thank you so much
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Behnam AI do a bit of Kong-fu and sometimes go swimming. I am also interested in doing some bodybuilding.Is it correct ?
Yes, these are good.

I want to begin a fitness / exercise program.
I like being fit.
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How about wreteling ?
I do freestyle wrestling.
Is it correct ?
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Hi behnam,
"wrestle with" is the right way of saying that.

Cheers,

Iman
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imantaghavi"wrestle with" is the right way of saying that.
No, it isn't. He does freestyle wrestling, or he wrestles freestyle.
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Hi enoon,

This is what Longman Contemporary Dictionary provides.So, you mean Longman is mistaken?

Iman
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No. Longman is correct this time, but that's not what Behnam A was asking about. He was looking for ways to say the general habit: I go swimming. I do archery. I go rock climbing. I go fishing. I do wrestling.
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enoonNo. Longman is correct this time, but that's not what Behnam A was asking about. He was looking for ways to say the general habit: I go swimming. I do archery. I go rock climbing. I go fishing. I do wrestling.
So, are you saying that if we use wrestle as a verb it doesn't refer to a habit ?
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