Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1We ............... football in the park on Sunday.
Wrong!
Use "play" with ball games like football.
2He ............... basketball after school.
Wrong!
With he, use "plays" in the present simple.
3............... you play chess at home?
Wrong!
With you, start the present simple question with "Do".
4............... she play tennis on Mondays?
Wrong!
With she, start the present simple question with "Does".
5They play ............... in the gym.
Wrong!
Use "play" with team ball sports, so "volleyball" fits here.
6My family likes to play ............... after dinner.
Wrong!
Use "play" with games, so "cards" is correct.
7Maria ............... hockey because she is tired.
Wrong!
With Maria, use "doesn't play" in the present simple negative.
8I play ping-pong ............... my friends.
Wrong!
Say play "with" friends when you do a game together.
9After homework, I play ............... for ten minutes.
Wrong!
Say play "a computer game" when you mean one game on a computer.
10We can ............... Monopoly tonight.
Wrong!
Use "play" with board games like Monopoly.
11I can ............... badminton well.
Wrong!
After can, use the base verb "play".
12The children ............... a board game on the table.
Wrong!
The cue 'on the table' shows the children take part in the game, so "play" is correct.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- We play football in the park on Sunday.
- He plays basketball after school.
- Do you play chess at home?
- Does she play tennis on Mondays?
- They play volleyball in the gym.
- My family likes to play cards after dinner.
- Maria doesn’t play hockey because she is tired.
- I play ping-pong with my friends.
- After homework, I play a computer game for ten minutes.
- We can play Monopoly tonight.
- I can play badminton well.
- The children play a board game on the table.

