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'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'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。