"I came, I saw, I am playing" = "veni, vidi, ludo"?

Question

This came up as an idea for a team phrase for a sports team. The purpose would be to convey that people visited, joined, and are still playing the sport. (Disclaimer: I know almost nothing of Latin.)

I think "play" is ludo and would sound nice if they could say veni, vidi, ludi. However, if the -i indicates past tense then that's not entirely right, it should be present tense.

What is the present tense of "to play", and how would you suggest to use this in a team phrase?

Edit: I know the alliteration is broken, but it's okay for the team.

Answer 1

There is no specific conjugation for the English present continuous in Latin. There is only present tense. As Wikipedia states:

A present tense like portō can be translated as "I carry," "I do carry," or "I am carrying".

Thus, your translation is correct. The first person, indicative, present tens of "I play" is ludo.

If you want to put further emphasis in that you are still playing, you can add a word for "still". As far as I know, some options are etiam, adhuc, tamen. So your phrase could be

veni, vidi, ludo etiam

Someone might have a better idea which word fits better the context. I'm not an expert.

PS: Tom suggests adhuc "better implies that the subject is continuing to play, even as he speaks."