tocar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
tocar — to touch
The imperfect subjunctive of tocar is built from the 'ellos' preterite: tocara, tocaras, tocara...
tocar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for 'if' clauses involving unlikely scenarios or after past-tense verbs of emotion or request.
Notes on tocar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular based on the preterite stem. It does NOT use the 'qu' change because the endings start with 'a'.
Example Sentences
Si yo tocara la lotería, compraría una casa.
If I won the lottery, I would buy a house.
yo
Me pidió que no tocara su ordenador.
He asked me not to touch his computer.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'toquara' with a 'qu'.
Correct: tocara
Why: The 'c' only needs to change to 'qu' before 'e' or 'i'. Since the ending starts with 'a', the 'c' stays.
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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...
Conditional
yo: tocaría
The conditional of tocar is regular: tocaría, tocarías, tocaría, tocaríamos, tocaríais, tocarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: toque
The present subjunctive of tocar changes 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: toque, toques, toque, toquemos, toquéis, toquen.
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.