1. The Verb Jugar
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2. 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.

3. 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...

4. Jugar (To Play) Yo juego I play Nosotros jugamos We play Tú juegas
You play
Ud (plays)
Él – he juega
Ella-she
Nosotros jugamos
We play
Uds.-yall play
Ellos -they (M) juegan
Ellas- they (F)

5. 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?