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Present tense of ir and jugar. What do these verbs mean?. Regular vs. Irregular verbs.
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Present tense of ir and jugar What do these verbs mean?
Regular vs. Irregular verbs • The –arverbs you have learned are called regular verbs because their conjugations all follow a predictable pattern. Some verbs such as ir (to go) are called irregular, because they don’t follow a clear pattern.
Jugar • The verb jugar (to play a sport or game) has regular –ar endings, but the vowel u in the stem changes to ue in all but the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Preposition a • The preposition a is used after ir to mean to. A is also used with jugar with a sport. When a is followed by el , the two words combine to form the contraction al. Use ¿adonde? to ask where to. • ¿Adonde van los domingos? • Where do you go on Sundays? • Vamosal gimnasio. Jugamos al basquetbol. • We go to the gym. We play basketball.
Ejemplos • 1. Yo ___________al ajedrez. (jugar) • 2. Nosotros ____________ al cine. (ir) • 3. Ellos ____________ al beisbol. (jugar) • 4. Tu ____________ al colegio conmigo. (ir) • 5. El ________ a los videojuegos. (jugar) • 6. Ella _________ al parque porque quiere correr. (ir)