tocarConjugation
tocar means to touch.
Complete Conjugation Tables
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Indicative
Present
Tocar is completely regular in the present tense: toco, tocas, toca, tocamos, tocáis, tocan.
Future
The future tense of tocar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: tocaré, tocarás, tocará...
Imperfect
The imperfect of tocar is regular: tocaba, tocabas, tocaba, tocábamos, tocabais, tocaban.
Conditional
The conditional of tocar is regular: tocaría, tocarías, tocaría, tocaríamos, tocaríais, tocarían.
Preterite
The preterite of tocar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (toqué) to keep the hard 'c' sound.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
Negative commands for tocar always use the 'qu' spelling: no toques, no toque, no toquen.
Imperative
The imperative of tocar gives commands: toca (tú), toque (usted), tocad (vosotros).
Subjunctive
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive of tocar changes 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: toque, toques, toque, toquemos, toquéis, toquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive of tocar is built from the 'ellos' preterite: tocara, tocaras, tocara...
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does tocar mean in Spanish?
tocar means "to touch".
Is tocar a regular or irregular verb?
tocar is a regular (with orthographic change c>qu) -ar verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate tocar in the present tense?
The present tense of tocar is: yo toco, tú tocas, él/ella/usted toca, nosotros tocamos, vosotros tocáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tocan.
How do you conjugate tocar in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of tocar is: yo toqué, tú tocaste, él/ella/usted tocó, nosotros tocamos, vosotros tocasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tocaron.
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