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).
Read and listen to these examples:
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:
- Conjugate stem-changing -ar verbs (o > ue) in El Presente (present tense)
- Conjugate regular -ar verbs in El Presente (present tense)
- Verb list: Stem-changing verbs - present tense (o > ue)
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