play和plays时态不一样。plays是play的第三人称单数。如：I play basketball after school.放学后我打篮球。He plays basketball after school .他放学后打篮球。play和plays意思一样，都是“打，玩”的意思。
play用法
play 英 [pleɪ] 美 [pleɪ]
n.比赛，游戏，戏剧，赌博
vt.& vi.玩，演奏，演出，参加比赛
vt.扮演，担任，充当……的角色，演出，装扮
vi.玩耍，游戏，[游戏] 参加游戏，赌博，闹着玩
例句
Malvolio becomes, in default of competition, the play&39;s moral centre.
因为没有与其竞争者，马伏里奥自然成了该剧的道德核心。
Charlton are about to play an important away match.
查尔顿队即将在客场进行一场重要比赛。
The Prime Minister has promised that Israel will play a constructive role.
首相承诺以色列将发挥积极的作用。
v.演奏（ play的第三人称单数 ），演出，参加比赛，捉弄。
plays 英 [pleiz]
例句
He plays some passages so slowly that they become lugubrious.
有些段落他演奏得异常徐缓，听上去有些忧伤。
These days work plays an important part in a single woman&39;s life.
现在，工作在单身女性的生活中起着重要作用。
Between plays the coach was talking to the offense in the huddle.
中场时，这位教练对围拢一圈的进攻队员进行战术指导。
