conjugation.present.stem-u-ue
Stem change u → ue: jugar
Jugar is the only common u → ue verb: juego, juegas, juega, jugamos, jugáis, juegan.
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Explanation
Jugar behaves exactly like an o → ue boot verb, except its stem vowel is u: juego, juegas, juega, juegan, with jugamos and jugáis unchanged.
It is essentially the only everyday verb with this alternation, so treat it as a one-off rather than a family.
Note the spelling interaction in other tenses: because the stem ends in g, the preterite yo and the subjunctive write gu before e (jugué, juegue) — see the -car/-gar/-zar spelling rule.
Examples
Juego al fútbol los domingos.
I play football on Sundays.
I play football on Sundays.
Region: global
¿Jugamos una partida?
Shall we play a game?
Shall we play a game?
Region: global
Los niños juegan en el patio.
The kids play in the yard.
The kids play in the yard.
Region: global