yo jugaba

played, was playing, used to play

x u ˈɡ a b a → jugar
jug to play + aba Imperfect past (yo/él/ella/usted)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #12,317
played, was playing, used to play The form can refer to a past action in progress or to a repeated or habitual past action.
SP: De niña, jugaba al tenis todos los domingos.
EN: As a child, she used to play tennis every Sunday.
Conjugation of jugar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First jugaba jugábamos
Second jugabas —
Third jugaba jugaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First jugaba jugábamos
Second jugabas —
Third jugaba jugaban

No me preguntó si jugaba al cricket, sobre el Kamasutra.

He didn't ask me if I played cricket, or about the Kamasutra.

— El Paciente Inglés (1996)

Jugaba al ajedrez.

I used to play chess.

— Gángster Americano (2007)

Y a menudo jugaba con la forma.

And he often played with shape.

— TÁR (2022)

Se cayó un botón mientras jugaba a béisbol.

A button fell off while he was playing baseball.

Tom jugaba con muñecas cuando era niño.

Tom played with dolls when he was a child.

Antiguamente jugaba con mi hermana en el parque.

I used to play with my sister in the park.

Y yo jugaba con sus armas.

And I played with their weapons.

— El tigre y el dragón (2000)

Me torcí el dedo mientras jugaba voleibol.

I twisted my finger while playing volleyball.

Jugaba muy bien.

He played very well.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Pocos las conocen, pero yo jugaba ahí de pequeña.

Few people know them, but I played there when I was little.

Yo jugaba en esta calle cuando era niño.

I used to play on this street when I was a child.

Tu madre jugaba con ellas cuando estaba embarazada de ti.

Your mother used to play with them when she was pregnant with you.

— Volver (2006)

Les dije que jugaba al póker con él.

I told them I played poker with him.

Me acuerdo de cuando era pequeño y jugaba con mis hermanos en la playa.

I remember when I was little and played with my brothers on the beach.

Cuando era niño, por lo general yo jugaba béisbol después de la escuela.

When I was a kid, I usually played baseball after school.

Tom jugaba en el patio del fondo.

Tom was playing in the back yard.

Yo jugaba a atrapar la pelota con mi papá.

I used to play catch with my dad.

Es un recuerdo que guardo con mucho cariño desde que era pequeño y jugaba aquí.

It's a memory I cherish from when I was a child and used to play here.

Mary jugaba a la rayuela.

Mary was playing hopscotch.

El niño encontró un mensaje en una botella mientras jugaba en la playa.

The boy found a message in a bottle while playing on the beach.

Él jugaba con su gato.

He was playing with his cat.

Jugaba sola cuando me caí.

I was playing alone when I fell.

— Burning (2018)

Tal vez cuando era pequeña no jugaba con los otros niños.

Perhaps when she was little she didn't play with the other children.

— Amélie (2001)

Yo jugaba en esta calle de niño.

I used to play on this street as a child.

— Río Místico (2003)

Ella no jugaba tenis, ¿verdad?

She didn’t play tennis, did she?

A menudo jugaba al béisbol cuando era joven.

He often played baseball when he was young.

Era un intelectual de la ciudad que jugaba a ser granjero.

He was an urban intellectual who played at being a farmer.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Y jugaba con la pistola de pegamento.

And he was playing with the glue gun.

— Mi pobre angelito (1990)

Él jugaba un rol importante en el comité.

He played an important role on the committee.

Durante las vacaciones jugaba al golf todos los días.

During the holidays I played golf every day.

Yo jugaba fútbol y mi hermana jugaba tenis.

I played soccer and my sister played tennis.

Una pelota me pegó en la nuca mientras jugaba fútbol.

A ball hit me on the back of the neck while I was playing soccer.

Jugaba en los Dodgers de Brooklyn.

He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

— Running on Empty (1988)

Anoche Bill soñó que era joven y jugaba con amigos junto al mar.

Last night Bill dreamed that he was young and playing with friends by the sea.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

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