Verbo play en inglés: conjugación completa
Diego De La Croix
Profesor bilingüe francés-español
El verbo inglés to play significa «jugar/tocar» en español. Es un verbo regular que forma su pasado simple y participio pasado añadiendo -ed al infinitivo. Verbo regular muy versátil: jugar (play a game), tocar un instrumento (play the piano), actuar (play a role). No requiere preposición con deportes: play football.
Conjugación de play en indicativo
Present simple (presente simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | play |
| you | play |
| he/she/it | plays |
| we | play |
| they | play |
Present continuous (presente continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | am playing |
| you | are playing |
| he/she/it | is playing |
| we | are playing |
| they | are playing |
Present perfect (pretérito perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have played |
| you | have played |
| he/she/it | has played |
| we | have played |
| they | have played |
Past simple (pasado simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | played |
| you | played |
| he/she/it | played |
| we | played |
| they | played |
Past continuous (pasado continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | was playing |
| you | were playing |
| he/she/it | was playing |
| we | were playing |
| they | were playing |
Past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had played |
| you | had played |
| he/she/it | had played |
| we | had played |
| they | had played |
Future simple (futuro simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will play |
| you | will play |
| he/she/it | will play |
| we | will play |
| they | will play |
Future perfect (futuro perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have played |
| you | will have played |
| he/she/it | will have played |
| we | will have played |
| they | will have played |
Conjugación de play en condicional
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would play |
| you | would play |
| he/she/it | would play |
| we | would play |
| they | would play |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have played |
| you | would have played |
| he/she/it | would have played |
| we | would have played |
| they | would have played |
Conjugación de play en imperativo
Conjugación de play en participio
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | playing |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | played |
Ejemplos
The children play in the park.
Los niños juegan en el parque.
She plays the piano beautifully.
Ella toca el piano maravillosamente.
We played football yesterday.
Jugamos al fútbol ayer.
I have played tennis for years.
He jugado al tenis durante años.
He plays an important role.
Desempeña un papel importante.
Don't play with fire.
No juegues con fuego.
She was playing when I arrived.
Ella estaba jugando cuando llegué.
Let's play a game!
¡Juguemos!
He plays fair.
Él juega limpio.
Play it by ear.
Improvisar. / Ir sobre la marcha.
Expresiones
play it by ear
improvisar / ir sobre la marcha
play devil's advocate
hacer de abogado del diablo
play it safe
ir a lo seguro
Errores frecuentes
Olvidar la -s de la tercera persona: He play en vez de He plays
Correcto: He/She/It plays
En el present simple, la tercera persona del singular (he/she/it) siempre añade -s o -es al verbo. Es el error más frecuente entre hispanohablantes.
Pronunciar la -ed como sílaba separada en todos los casos
Correcto: La -ed solo se pronuncia como sílaba extra (/ɪd/) tras t o d. Tras consonante sorda suena /t/, tras sonora /d/.
En español todas las sílabas se pronuncian, pero en inglés -ed no siempre es una sílaba: walked = /wɔːkt/ (una sílaba), wanted = /ˈwɒntɪd/ (dos sílabas).
Formar preguntas sin do/does: You play? en vez de Do you play?
Correcto: Do you play? / Does he/she play?
En español, la pregunta se forma con la entonación. En inglés, el present simple y past simple necesitan el auxiliar do/does/did para preguntas y negaciones.
Confundir present simple con present continuous: I play vs I am playing
Correcto: Hábito/general → I play | Ahora mismo → I am playing
El present simple se usa para hábitos y verdades generales, mientras que el present continuous se usa para acciones en progreso. En español a menudo se usa el mismo tiempo para ambos.
Sinónimos
Antónimos
Comparación inglés / español
| Aspecto | Inglés | Español |
|---|---|---|
| Present simple | I play | yo jugo |
| Present simple (3rd person) | he/she plays | él/ella juga |
| Present continuous | I am playing | yo estoy jugando |
| Past simple | I played | yo jugé |
| Present perfect | I have played | yo he jugado |
| Future simple | I will play | yo jugaré |
| Negative | I don't play | yo no jugo |
| Question | Do you play? | ¿tú jugas? |