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Mini9
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help pliz!!!
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If I want to use the modal can with sports and gerund -ing, how can I use this sports?
I can go swimming
I can play basketball
I can go skating
I can go surfing or I can surf in the sea.
I can go running.
I can play tennis
I can play football
I can go climbing
I can go sailing
I can box or I can do boxing??
I can go parachute jumping or I can parachute jumping??
I can do weight lifting
thanx in advance |
30 Jan 2012
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Apodo
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I can go swimming I can play basketball I can go skating I can go surfing -yes or I can surf in the sea.also OK I can go running. I can play tennis I can play football I can go climbing I can go sailing I can box or I can do boxing?? - no I can box is the best. But we say He does boxing on Tuesdays. I can go parachute jumping - Yes - not I can parachute jumping?? I can do weight lifting or I can lift weights I can go skiing. I can go hang gliding. |
31 Jan 2012
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PhilipR
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I don �t think anyone would ever say �I can go swimming� meaning they are able to swim.
�I can swim� would be the correct sentence. IMO �I can go swimming� actually means that you �ve asked your parents for permission to go swimming and they�ve agreed to let you go.
BTW, the same goes for the other gerunds (I can skate/run/etc.)  |
31 Jan 2012
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