tocar Conditional Conjugation
tocar — to touch
The conditional of tocar is regular: tocaría, tocarías, tocaría, tocaríamos, tocaríais, tocarían.
tocar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for hypotheticals ('I would play if I had a guitar') or to express polite desires regarding music.
Notes on tocar in the Conditional
Tocar is regular in the conditional. Like the future, it uses the full infinitive as the stem.
Example Sentences
¿Tocarías una canción para nosotros?
Would you play a song for us?
tú
Si tuviera tiempo, tocaría más el piano.
If I had time, I would play the piano more.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'tocaría' with the imperfect 'tocaba'.
Correct: tocaría (would play) vs tocaba (used to play)
Why: Conditional is for hypotheticals; imperfect is for past habits.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: toco
Tocar is completely regular in the present tense: toco, tocas, toca, tocamos, tocáis, tocan.
Preterite
yo: toqué
The preterite of tocar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (toqué) to keep the hard 'c' sound.
Imperfect
yo: tocaba
The imperfect of tocar is regular: tocaba, tocabas, tocaba, tocábamos, tocabais, tocaban.
Future
yo: tocaré
The future tense of tocar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: tocaré, tocarás, tocará...
Present Subjunctive
yo: toque
The present subjunctive of tocar changes 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: toque, toques, toque, toquemos, toquéis, toquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tocara
The imperfect subjunctive of tocar is built from the 'ellos' preterite: tocara, tocaras, tocara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: toca
The imperative of tocar gives commands: toca (tú), toque (usted), tocad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no toques
Negative commands for tocar always use the 'qu' spelling: no toques, no toque, no toquen.