Jugar (to play) is irregular in El Presente:
| yo | juego |
| tú | juegas |
| él / ella / Ud. |
juega |
| nosotros / nosotras |
jugamos |
| vosotros / vosotras |
jugáis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. |
juegan |
Notice how the stem of all forms changes from -u- to -ue-, except nosostros and vosotros. The endings are the same as regular -ar verbs, see Conjugate regular -ar verbs in El Presente (present tense).
Note that to say to play an instrument we use the verb tocar, not jugar.
Yo juego al fútbol.
I play football.
Yo toco la guitarra.
I play the guitar.
See also:
Hola Johan
In Spanish when you use verb "jugar" as in playing a sport/ game we use "al", "a la", "a los" or "a las":
"Juego al tenis" (I play tennis)*
"Juego a la pelota" (I play [with] a ball)
"Juego a los dados" (I play darts)
"Juego a las cartas" (I play cards)
*Note that here "al" is a contraction of a + el.
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