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[MoHammaD_93]

Hello

These are my sentences that I need your help in:

* All I have done is {pass or passed} the exam
* What I am doing is {play or playing} football

Thanks

 

[TheParser]

Hello

These are my sentences that I need your help in:

* All I have done is {pass or passed} the exam
* What I am doing is {play or playing} football

Thanks

********** NOT A TEACHER **********

Hello, MoHammaD.

(1) I think that the answers are:

All I have done is pass the exam.

I believe that it means something like:

The only thing that I have done is to pass the exam.

(P. S. I believe it is "good" English to say "to pass" in your

sentence, but it is not necessary.)

***

What I am doing is playing football.

I believe that it means something like:

That which I am doing is playing football.

Playing is called a gerund.

THANK YOU

 

[MoHammaD_93]

Thanks for your kind reply

But is it wrong to say "What I'm doing is play football"
and if correct, does it mean the same as using the gerund?

 

[TheParser]

Thanks for your kind reply

But is it wrong to say "What I'm doing is play football"
and if correct, does it mean the same as using the gerund?

********** NOT A TEACHER **********

(1) That is a great question.

(2) I shall give you my opinion. Hopefully, others will give their

opinions to you, too.

(3) What I am doing is playing football seems to refer to what

you are doing now (at this moment). As you know, am doing is called

the present progressive/continuous. It often (not always) refers to an

action happening now.

(4) If you want to use [to] play (we call that the infinitive), I think that

you would have to change your sentence to something like:

Martha: What is your opinion of the problems in our country?

Joe: Thank you, Martha. But what I do is play football. (or to play).

That is my only interest and talent. I know nothing about politics.

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Let's see what other answers you get.

THANK YOU