Transcript The Verb Jugar - St. Joseph Hill Academy

The Verb Jugar
P. 208
Realidades 1
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 “stemchanging verb.”
Here are the present tense forms...
Jugar (To Play)
Yo
juego
Nosotros
jugamos
Tú
juegas
Vosotros
jugáis
juega
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
juegan
Ud.
Él
Ella
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?