The Verb JugarThe Verb Jugar

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The Verb Jugar In Spanish, the verb jugar is used to

talk about playing a sport or a game. Even though jugar uses the same

endings as the other -ar verbs, it has a different stem in some forms.

The Verb Jugar For those forms, the -u- becomes

-ue- . This kind of verb is called a “stem-

changing verb.” (more to come!) Here are the present tense forms...

Jugar (To Play)Yo juego

Tú juegas

Ud.

Él juega

Ella

Nosotros jugamos

Vosotros jugáis

Uds.

Ellos juegan

Ellas

The Verb Jugar Many Spanish speakers always use

jugar a and the name of the sport or game:

¿Juegas al vóleibol? Others do not use the a: ¿Juegas vóleibol?