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Have been playing or have been played?
They are both correct, but they are saying different things. I’ve played is the present perfect. Because it is a perfect, we know that the playing is complete, but as it is the present, we know we are talking about a period that is current.
Have you played vs have you been playing?
I would say the same thing if someone asked me, “how long have you been playing this game?” The verb tenses “played” and “been playing” are different — but “been playing” means that the playing is still going on, which is definitely the case if you’re asking inside the game. For example, I played Quake 3 for 2 years.
What tense is I have been playing?
Play verb forms
Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Tense |
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play | playing | played |
What tense is has been playing?
has been playing = verb (verbal phrase): present perfect continuous tense. has = auxiliary verb (followed by the past participle”been”). been = auxiliary verb (followed by the present participle “playing”).
When we can use plays?
Plays is used for singular subjects (ex. She plays in the park, he plays at the beach). Play is used for plural subjects, I, and you (ex. I play, they play, we play, you guys play).
Is a game a play?
is that play is (uncountable) activity for amusement only, especially among the young while game is (countable) a pursuit or activity with rules performed either alone or with others, often for the purpose of entertainment, education, monetary gain or other such reasons in many games, the objective is to win by …
Is it correct to say I was playing or I played?
I was play – even without the context it is totally incorrect. You can say I was playing if you want to emphasize the duration of playing process. I played – past simple. You played, you are done, the action is over. I did play – the same as “I played” but here you are emphasizing the fact that you did it.
What is the meaning of “have played”?
First, let´s say that you started playing exactly on your 10th birthday and today is your 50th birthday … “have played” (present perfect simple) is based on the present result of the action that was finished at the time of saying something.
Is it correct to say I played with them yesterday?
However, both “I played” and “I did play” are correct, perfectly. I played with them yesterday. This means that you played the game with them. I did play more precisely answer the question, “ Did you play?”.
What is the difference between “I ate” and “ I did play”?
But “ I played” ( I ate, We drunk, He wrote) is the past tense which is more usual to use at daily life but “I did play” is using to emphasize on performing that actions. Do can also appear at beginning of sentences. A. Do call when arrive. B. Do tell him that I Will be waiting for him. I did want to Go.