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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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I'm going playing football now

Hi there,

"I'm going running now" is ok.
"I'm going playing football now" does not work, does it?

I am not aware of a "rule" for this. Anyone?


Thank you!
  

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It seems like it works for any"physically active" activity which may be expressed by a single present participle alone. " I guess you need to cover some distance. If you say, "I'm going exercising," you wouldn't think of a treadmill.

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  • It seems like it works for any"physically active" activity which may be expressed by a single present participle alone.
  • " I guess you need to cover some distance.
  • If you say, "I'm going exercising," you wouldn't think of a treadmill.
  • I'm going taking a stroll.
  • I'm going running laps.
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It seems like it works for any"physically active" activity which may be expressed by a single present participle alone. You wouldn't say, "I'm going studying/reading/sleeping."

You would say, "I'm going driving/walking/diving/swimming/dancing."

I guess you need to cover some distance. If you say, "I'm going exercising," you wouldn't think of a treadmill.

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