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Vincent Teo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

play / playing

Can I say,

1 Last Sunday was a good day. Peter and his friends were playing / played football. They played football outside their house.

2 They were having their fun.
  

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Vincent Teo Can I say,1 Last Sunday was a good day. Peter and his friends were playing / played football. They played football outside their house.

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  • Vincent Teo Can I say,1 Last Sunday was a good day.
  • Peter and his friends were playing / played football.
  • They played football outside their house.
  • 2 They were having their fun.
  • outside whose house?
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Vincent Teo Can I say,1 Last Sunday was a good day. Peter and his friends were playing / played football. They played football outside their house. 2 They were having their fun.

outside whose house?
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outside Peter's house.
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Vincent Teo1 Last Sunday was a good day. Peter and his friends were playing / played football. They played football outside their house. 2 They were having their fun.
Last Sunday was a good day. Peter and his friends had fun playing football outside his house.
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outside Peter's house.
The above is not a sentence. So, just as there is no need for starting with a capital letter, there is also no need for a period.
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Peter and his friends were playing / played football. They played football outside their house.
Vincent, the repetition makes this English sound a bit silly.
Can you think of a way to avoid it?

Clive
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Thanks your advice. I would try to avoid it.
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