Sports Verbs
Play
Do
Go
Sports Verbs
Play, do, go
You already know that we play games. So for any sport that is a game, use the verb to play:
You can play tennis, football, badminton, basketball, squash, hockey, and so on.
If the name of the sport is an activity based on a verb and ends in –ing, then use the verb to go:
You can go running, swimming, cycling, climbing, and so on.
For any other sport, as for the word sport itself, use the verb to do:
You can do sport, karate, yoga, athletics, ballet, and so on.
Exceptions: do fencing, boxing, body-building, weight-lifting.
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Sports Verbs
Play
Do
Go
Sports Verbs
Play, do, go
You already know that we play games. So for any sport that is a game, use the verb to play: You can play tennis, football, badminton, basketball, squash, hockey, and so on. If the name of the sport is an activity based on a verb and ends in –ing, then use the verb to go: You can go running, swimming, cycling, climbing, and so on. For any other sport, as for the word sport itself, use the verb to do: You can do sport, karate, yoga, athletics, ballet, and so on. Exceptions: do fencing, boxing, body-building, weight-lifting.