Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | toco | |
| tú | tocas | |
| él / ella / usted | toca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tocamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tocáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tocan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | toqué | |
| tú | tocaste | |
| él / ella / usted | tocó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tocamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tocasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tocaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tocaba | |
| tú | tocabas | |
| él / ella / usted | tocaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tocábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tocabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tocaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tocaré | |
| tú | tocarás | |
| él / ella / usted | tocará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tocaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tocaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tocarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tocaría | |
| tú | tocarías | |
| él / ella / usted | tocaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tocaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tocaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tocarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | toque | |
| tú | toques | |
| él / ella / usted | toque | |
| nosotros / nosotras | toquemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | toquéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | toquen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to touch
- to play (a musical instrument)
- to be someone's time or turn, or time to do something
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations