tocar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
tocar — to touch
The present subjunctive of tocar changes 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: toque, toques, toque, toquemos, toquéis, toquen.
tocar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this after expressions of doubt, desire, or commands (e.g., 'I want you to play', 'It's important that you don't touch').
Notes on tocar in the Present Subjunctive
To preserve the hard /k/ sound, the 'c' becomes 'qu' throughout the entire present subjunctive conjugation.
Example Sentences
Espero que tú toques en mi boda.
I hope that you play at my wedding.
tú
No quiero que nadie toque mis cosas.
I don't want anyone to touch my things.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'toce' or 'toces'.
Correct: toque, toques
Why: The spelling must change to 'qu' to maintain the pronunciation of the original verb.
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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.
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.