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Ask for help > Dear native speakers I need your help!!
Dear native speakers I need your help!!
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Aliona R
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Dear native speakers I need your help!!
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Can you explain me which word is right to use? Why?
�do�wrestling/boxing or go�wrestling/boxing
I think the first one is right but how to explain?
Thanks a lot.
Yours sincerely
Aliona
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2 Apr 2009
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Zora
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I don �t know the reason behind it... but you "do wrestling / boxing / karate / yoga..."
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2 Apr 2009
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MartaZ
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Wll, we can say:
I went swimming yesterday morning.
If I want to express a similar idea about Tom and boxing is it wrong to say:
�Tom went boxing � or should it rather be �Tom did boxing yesterday morning �?
I know we use do with boxing but here I �m a bit confised...
Marta
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2 Apr 2009
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Aliona R
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We have some rules:
We use go with sports ending in �ing;
We use do with other sports.
I need this material make my worksheets right and of course to use at my next lesson.
HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2 Apr 2009
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Aliona R
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MANY THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
2 Apr 2009
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douglas
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Actually, as a US native I always say "I box", "I wrestle", and "I do yoga". Unfortunately I don �t have a good explanation as to why. |
2 Apr 2009
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Zora
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Thank you Douglas! That �s why the do/go sounded strange with boxing and wrestling...
It �s more natural (and normal) just to use the verb "box" and "wrestle"...
Thank goodness for Douglas... I was wondering why it sounded so strange to me!! Now, I know.. (it �s been a really long week for me...  )
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2 Apr 2009
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