[Grammar] take a lesson

[emp0608]

Hi folks,

Are "He takes tennis lessons on Sunday" and "He takes a tennis lesson on Sunday" interchangeable?

Thanks as always.

emp0608

 

[andrewg927]

It would be more natural to hear "lessons" in your sentence structure or "he is taking a tennis lesson on Sunday".

 

[emsr2d2]

In BrE, it's more common to use "have" when talking about lessons.

He has a tennis lesson every Sunday.
He is having a tennis lesson on Sunday.

When talking about the future, I use "I've got a tennis lesson on Sunday".

 

[emp0608]

Thanks andrewg927.
What about using the word 'class'. I've seen such examples as "I'm taking kickboxing classes", "I'm taking a class", and "I'm taking a class in ballroom dancing". Does "I'm taking a tennis class every Sunday" sound natural?

 

[emp0608]

Thanks emsr2d2.
Interesting to know Brits prefer "have+a lesson" to "take lessons".

 

[Rover_KE]

Thanks andrewg927.
What about using the word 'class'. I've seen such examples as "I'm taking kickboxing classes", "I'm taking a class", and "I'm taking a class in ballroom dancing". Does "I'm taking a tennis class every Sunday" sound natural?

We can't tell whether you are having lessons or giving them.

Are you the student or the teacher?

 

[emp0608]

Hi Rober,
I'm talking about when you want to learn something from some instructor.

 

[andrewg927]

In BrE, it's more common to use "have" when talking about lessons.

He has a tennis lesson every Sunday.
He is having a tennis lesson on Sunday.

When talking about the future, I use "I've got a tennis lesson on Sunday".

We do use "have a class" in AE. However, it is more common in, say, "I have classes all day". In your two examples above, I find them completely natural in AE as well. "Take" is more common in "I'm taking a class on Shakespeare this summer".

 

[andrewg927]

Thanks andrewg927.
What about using the word 'class'. I've seen such examples as "I'm taking kickboxing classes", "I'm taking a class", and "I'm taking a class in ballroom dancing". Does "I'm taking a tennis class every Sunday" sound natural?

It is actually better to say "I am taking a tennis lesson every Sunday".