We use the verbs play, do and go with sports and activities. Below are some rules you need to know to use each one of them correctly.
* Play:
Play is used usually with ball sports or competitive games where we play against another person:1- How often do you play tennis?
--> Tennis is a ball sport.
2- We play poker on Saturday night.
--> Poker is a competitive game. We play to win.
3- I don't like playing computer games.
--> Computer games are competitive.
* Do:
Do is often used with a recreational activity or a non-team sport which does not use a ball:1- I heard that you do karate.'
--> Karate is a non-team activity.
2. I do crossword puzzles in my free time.
--> Crossword puzzles are not competitive.
* Go:
Go is always used with activities that end in -ing. We go somewhere to do something:1- I go fishing on Sundays.
2- Are you going skiing this winter?
3- They said that they were going swimming.
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