spent BY doing

[ademoglu]

Hi,

- I spent a lot of time by playing chess at home.
- I spent a lot of time playing chess at home.

I tried to write two sentences, but I cannot know what the difference between the two is - doing or by doing.

Thanks.

 

[emsr2d2]

The first is incorrect.

I spent a lot of time playing chess at home.
I spend a lot of time playing tennis.
I spend a lot of time reading.
I want to spend more time studying.

If you want to use "by", you need to give some kind of cause and effect.

By playing a lot of chess at home, I learnt how to concentrate on one activity for several hours.
I improved my English by studying hard.
I lost 20 kilos by running 5km every day for six months.

 

[Matthew Wai]

'I killed a lot of time by playing chess at home.'
Does it make sense? Not a teacher.

 

[Polyester]

"I saw Matthew Wai is full of enthusiastic in learning English by asking the question here."

Does it make sense?

Not a teacher.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Matthew Wai is full of enthusiastic in learning English by asking the question here.

I would say 'He has shown great enthusiasm for learning English by asking questions here'.

Not a teacher.

 

[tedmc]

He has shown great enthusiasm for learning English by asking questions here.

Shouldn't that be 'in learning'?

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

Not if the enthusiasm is for learning English.

 

[Matthew Wai]

'Someone shows interest in/enthusiasm for (doing) something.'

Not a teacher.