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jugar

to play

verb irregular Word 268 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate jugar

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo juego I play / I am playing
tú juegas you play / you are playing
él/ella juega he/she plays / he/she is playing / you play (formal) / you are playing (formal)
nosotros jugamos we play / we are playing
ellos/ellas juegan they play / they are playing / you all play / you all are playing

Preterite

yo jugué I played
tú jugaste you played
él/ella jugó he/she played / you played (formal)
nosotros jugamos we played
ellos/ellas jugaron they played / you all played

Imperfect

yo jugaba I was playing / I used to play
tú jugabas you were playing / you used to play
él/ella jugaba he/she was playing / he/she used to play / you were playing (formal) / you used to play (formal)
nosotros jugábamos we were playing / we used to play
ellos/ellas jugaban they were playing / they used to play / you all were playing / you all used to play

Future

yo jugaré I will play
tú jugarás you will play
él/ella jugará he/she will play / you will play (formal)
nosotros jugaremos we will play
ellos/ellas jugarán they will play / you all will play

In a sentence

Los niños jugaban en la calle.

The children were playing in the street.

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