Present tense of jugar

Gramática - Rápida
The Spanish verb "jugar" (to play) is NOT regular.
However it does follow the pattern for -ar verb endings.
The letter "u" changes to "ue" when conjugated.
Jugar is a stem changing verb with the pattern: u > ue
The present tense forms of jugar are shown in the table.

Present tense forms of jugar (to play)


yo	juego	(I play)	nosotros (as)	jugamos	(we play)
tú	juegas	(you play)	vosotros (as)	jugáis	(you guys play)
Ud./él/ella	juega	(you/he/she plays)	Uds./ellos/ ellas	juegan	(you all/they play)

NB: This verb is a "shoe verb" and is irregular but
in a predictable pattern. The forms in bold make the shape
of a shoe and these are the only forms in which the stem changes.

Sentences with jugar

Yo juego con los niños. - I play with the children.
¿Tú juegas Nintendo? - You play Nintendo?
Hoy juega México. - Today Mexico plays.
¡Los domingos jugamos beisbol! - Sundays we play baseball.
¿A qué jugáis on-line? - What do you(pl. familiar) play online?
Ellos juegan pelota en la escuela. - They play ball in the school.
Yo juego con mi hermana. - I play with my sister.
Tú juegas en el campo. - You play in the field.
Él juega con sus amigos. - He plays with with his friends.
Nosotros jugamos con muñecas. - We play with dolls.
Vosotros jugáis con la pelota. - You play with the ball.
Ellos juegan en la casa. - He plays in the house.
Ella juega con sus primas. - He plays with his cousins.
Mi papá juega con mis hermanos. - My dad plays with my brothers.
Nosotros jugamos pelota con mis tíos. - We play ball with my uncles.

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Notas para el Tutor

Tutor: the verb JUGAR changes from U to UE in the first 3 persons singular and in the 3rd person plural.
The student should learn the conjugation through making their own sentences with the help of the tutor.