The Verb Jugar

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The 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.

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The Verb Jugar

• For those forms, the -u- becomes -ue- .
• This kind of verb is called a stem-changing
  verb.
• Here are the present tense forms...

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Jugar (To Play)

• Yo juego
• Tú juegas
• Ud.
• Él juega
• Ella

• Nosotros jugamos
• Vosotros jugáis
• Uds.
• Ellos juegan
• Ellas

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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?