Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tomo | |
| tú | tomas | |
| él / ella / usted | toma | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tomamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tomáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | toman |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tomé | |
| tú | tomaste | |
| él / ella / usted | tomó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tomamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tomasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tomaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tomaba | |
| tú | tomabas | |
| él / ella / usted | tomaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tomábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tomabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tomaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tomaré | |
| tú | tomarás | |
| él / ella / usted | tomará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tomaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tomaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tomarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tomaría | |
| tú | tomarías | |
| él / ella / usted | tomaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tomaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tomaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tomarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tome | |
| tú | tomes | |
| él / ella / usted | tome | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tomemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | toméis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tomen |
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 take (put under one's physical or mental control, often in one's hands)
- to draw from, take, derive
- to grip, grasp, grab
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