How to conjugate Jugar in Spanish
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Jugar
- Jugar in the Indicative Present
- Jugar in the Indicative Preterite
- Jugar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Jugar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Jugar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Jugar in the Indicative Future
- Jugar in the Indicative Conditional
- Jugar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Jugar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Jugar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Jugar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Jugar
- Imperative tenses of Jugar
- Example sentences and usage
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Jugar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Jugar is the Spanish verb for "to play". It is an irregular verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | jugar | to play |
| Past participle | jugado | played |
| Gerund | jugando | playing |
Indicative Tenses of Jugar
Jugar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of jugar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "juego futbol", meaning "I play football".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | juego | I play |
| Tú | juegas | you play |
| Ella / Él / Usted | juega | s/he plays, you (formal) play |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | jugamos | we play |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | jugáis | you (plural) play |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | juegan | they play, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Jugar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of jugar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "jugué futbol", meaning "I played football".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | jugué | I played |
| Tú | jugaste | you played |
| Ella / Él / Usted | jugó | s/he played, you (formal) played |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | jugamos | we played |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | jugasteis | you (plural) played |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | jugaron | they played, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Jugar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of jugar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "jugaba futbol", meaning "I used to play football".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | jugaba | I used to play |
| Tú | jugabas | you used to play |
| Ella / Él / Usted | jugaba | s/he used to play, you (formal) used to play |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | jugábamos | we used to play |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | jugabais | you (plural) used to play |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | jugaban | they used to play, |
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Jugar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of jugar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy jugando futbol", meaning "I am playing football".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy jugando | I am playing |
| Tú | estás jugando | you are playing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está jugando | s/he is playing, you (formal) are playing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos jugando | we are playing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis jugando | you (plural) are playing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están jugando | they are playing, |
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Jugar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of jugar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a jugar futbol", meaning "I am going to play football".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a jugar | I am going to play |
| Tú | vas a jugar | you are going to play |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a jugar | s/he is going to play, you (formal) are going to play |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a jugar | we are going to play |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a jugar | you (plural) are going to play |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a jugar | they are going to play, |
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Jugar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of jugar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "jugaré futbol", meaning "I will play football".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | jugaré | I will play |
| Tú | jugarás | you will play |
| Ella / Él / Usted | jugará | s/he will play, you (formal) will play |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | jugaremos | we will play |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | jugaréis | you (plural) will play |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | jugarán | they will play, |
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Jugar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of jugar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "jugaría futbol", meaning "I would play football".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | jugaría | I would play |
| Tú | jugarías | you would play |
| Ella / Él / Usted | jugaría | s/he would play, you (formal) would play |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | jugaríamos | we would play |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | jugaríais | you (plural) would play |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | jugarían | they would play, |
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Jugar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of jugar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he jugado futbol", meaning "I have played football".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he jugado | I have played |
| Tú | has jugado | you have played |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha jugado | s/he has played, you (formal) have played |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos jugado | we have played |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis jugado | you (plural) have played |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han jugado | they have played, |
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Jugar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of jugar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había jugado futbol", meaning "I had played football".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había jugado | I had played |
| Tú | habías jugado | you had played |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había jugado | s/he had played, you (formal) had played |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos jugado | we had played |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais jugado | you (plural) had played |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían jugado | they had played, |
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Jugar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of jugar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré jugado futbol", meaning "I will have played football".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré jugado | I will have played |
| Tú | habrás jugado | you will have played |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá jugado | s/he will have played, you (formal) will have played |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos jugado | we will have played |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis jugado | you (plural) will have played |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán jugado | they will have played, |
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Jugar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of jugar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría jugado futbol", meaning "I would have played football".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría jugado | I would have played |
| Tú | habrías jugado | you would have played |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría jugado | s/he would have played, you (formal) would have played |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos jugado | we would have played |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais jugado | you (plural) would have played |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían jugado | they would have played, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Jugar
Jugar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "juegue", meaning "I play".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | juegue | I play |
| Tú | juegues | you play |
| Ella / Él / Usted | juegue | s/he plays, you (formal) play |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | juguemos | we play |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | juguéis | you (plural) play |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | jueguen | they play, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Jugar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "jugara", meaning "I played".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | jugara | I played |
| Tú | jugaras | you played |
| Ella / Él / Usted | jugara | s/he played, you (formal) played |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | jugáramos | we played |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | jugarais | you (plural) played |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | jugaran | they played, |
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Jugar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "jugare", meaning "I will play".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | jugare | I will play |
| Tú | jugares | you will play |
| Ella / Él / Usted | jugare | s/he will play, you (formal) will play |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | jugáremos | we will play |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | jugareis | you (plural) will play |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | jugaren | they will play, |
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Jugar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya jugado", meaning "I have played".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya jugado | I have played |
| Tú | hayas jugado | you have played |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya jugado | s/he has played, you (formal) have played |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos jugado | we have played |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis jugado | you (plural) have played |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan jugado | they have played, |
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Jugar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera jugado", meaning "I had played".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera jugado | I had played |
| Tú | hubieras jugado | you had played |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera jugado | s/he had played, you (formal) had played |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos jugado | we had played |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais jugado | you (plural) had played |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran jugado | they had played, |
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Jugar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere jugado", meaning "I will have played".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere jugado | I will have played |
| Tú | hubieres jugado | you will have played |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere jugado | s/he will have played, you (formal) will have played |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos jugado | we will have played |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis jugado | you (plural) will have played |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren jugado | they will have played, |
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Imperative Tenses of Jugar
Jugar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "juegue", meaning "(to you formal) play!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | juega | (to you) play! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | juegue | (to you formal) play! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | juguemos | let's play! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | jugad | (to you plural) play! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | jueguen | (to you plural formal) play! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Jugar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no juegue", meaning "(to you formal) don't play!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no juegues | (to you) don't play! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no juegue | (to you formal) don't play! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no juguemos | let's not play! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no juguéis | (to you plural) don't play! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no jueguen | (to you plural formal) don't play! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Example sentences and usage
- Vamos, juega conmigo, ¡estoy tan aburrido! Come on, play with me, I'm so bored!
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