When do you conjugate jugar?

Question

Would you conjugate jugar when saying "I like to play sports"? Example..would it be:

Me gusta juego al basquetbol. OR Me gusta jugar al basquetbol.

Answer 1

"Me gusta jugar al básquetbol" porque usualmente cuando hay dos verbos juntos, sólo se conjuga el primer y se deja el segundo en infinitivo.

---

"Me gusta jugar al básquetbol" because usually when there are two verbs together, only the first is conjugated and the last is left in the infinitive.

Thank you! :) - LTinkerbell, MAY 9, 2010

Answer 2

Welcome to the forum!

The second way. You use "juego" when you say "I play". Look here, this may help you. Conjugation: link text

Thanks so much! - LTinkerbell, MAY 9, 2010

Answer 3

In the case of "gustar", that's the verb that you need to put into the right person and tense while "jugar" is being used as a noun. Try the English "I like to play basquetball". "To play" the exact equivalent of "jugar" is in there as a (verbal) noun not as a conjugatable part of the verb.

Answer 4

I would say: "Me gusta jugar al basquetbol."

That is, I would NOT conjugate jugar.

Answer 5

It should be jugar (the infinitive) because after "me gusta" there should always be an infinitive.

Thanks! :) - LTinkerbell, MAY 9, 2010