ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)Re: play compute gameshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PlayComputeGames/ghznr/post.htm#537183Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:06:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:537183Clive0http://www.englishforums.com/English/PlayComputeGames/ghznr/post.htm#537183http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-537183.xmlHi,<br /><span style="COLOR:#0000bf;">(i) They were doing works with the computers in the cybercafe. <span style="COLOR:#111111;">No. They were working on/at the computers in the cybercafe.<br /></span><br />(b) They were playing computers games. <span style="COLOR:#111111;">No<br /></span><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; They were playing computer games. <span style="COLOR:#111111;">Yes<br /></span><br />(c) They are playing in the <span style="TEXT-DECORATION:underline;">cyb</span>ercafe. (Does it mean they were playing the computer games?) <span style="COLOR:#111111;">It strongly suggests that.<br /></span><br />(d) They are playing <strike><span style="TEXT-DECORATION:underline;"><strong>the</strong></span></strike> games in the <span style="TEXT-DECORATION:underline;">cyb</span>ercafe. (Does it mean they were playing the computer games?) <span style="COLOR:#111111;">Yes. Those are the only games they normally have there.<br /><br />Best wishes, Clive<br /></span></span><div style="clear:both;"></div>play compute gameshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PlayComputeGames/ghvnw/post.htmSat, 05 Jul 2008 07:12:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:536902Vincent Teo1http://www.englishforums.com/English/PlayComputeGames/ghvnw/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-536902.xmlCan I say,<br /><br />(i) They were doing works with the computers in the cybercafe. <br /><br />(b) They were playing computers games.<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; They were playing computer games.<br /><br />(c) They are playing in the cycbercafe. (Does it mean they were playing the computer games?)<br /><br />(d) They are playing the games in the cycbercafe. (Does it mean they were playing the computer games?)<br /><br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<div style="clear:both;"></div>