jugar Future Conjugation
jugar — to play
The future tense of jugar is completely regular: just add the endings to the infinitive.
jugar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to talk about games or matches that will happen later, or to make a bet/prediction about a game.
Notes on jugar in the Future
Jugar is fully regular in the future tense. Use the full infinitive 'jugar' as your base for all endings.
Example Sentences
Jugaré mi mejor partido mañana.
I will play my best match tomorrow.
yo
¿Jugarás con nosotros el próximo viernes?
Will you play with us next Friday?
tú
Ellos jugarán la final en el estadio nacional.
They will play the final in the national stadium.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using a stem change like 'juegaré'.
Correct: jugaré
Why: The future tense always uses the full infinitive; stem changes from the present tense do not apply here.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: juego
Jugar is a stem-changer where the 'u' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: jugué
The preterite of jugar is mostly regular, but the 'yo' form changes to jugué to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: jugaba
The imperfect of jugar is regular: jugaba, jugabas, jugaba, jugábamos, jugabais, jugaban.
Conditional
yo: jugaría
The conditional of jugar is regular: just add -ía endings to the infinitive 'jugar'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: juegue
The present subjunctive of jugar combines the 'ue' stem change with a 'gu' spelling change.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: jugara
The imperfect subjunctive of jugar is based on the preterite 'ellos' form: jugara, jugaras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: juega
The imperative of jugar uses the 'ue' stem change for most commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no juegues
The negative imperative of jugar uses the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.