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Reference all tenses and moods

Indicative

Present

yotomo
tomas
él/ella/ustedtoma
nosotrostomamos
vosotrostomáis
ellos/ellas/ustedestoman

Tomar is a regular -ar verb in the present: tomo, tomas, toma, tomamos, tomáis, toman.

Future

yotomaré
tomarás
él/ella/ustedtomará
nosotrostomaremos
vosotrostomaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedestomarán

The future of tomar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: tomaré, tomarás, tomará, tomaremos, tomaréis, tomarán.

Imperfect

yotomaba
tomabas
él/ella/ustedtomaba
nosotrostomábamos
vosotrostomabais
ellos/ellas/ustedestomaban

The imperfect of tomar follows the regular -aba pattern: tomaba, tomabas, tomaba, tomábamos, tomabais, tomaban.

Conditional

yotomaría
tomarías
él/ella/ustedtomaría
nosotrostomaríamos
vosotrostomaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedestomarían

The conditional of tomar is regular: tomaría, tomarías, tomaría, tomaríamos, tomaríais, tomarían.

Preterite

yotomé
tomaste
él/ella/ustedtomó
nosotrostomamos
vosotrostomasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedestomaron

The preterite of tomar is regular: tomé, tomaste, tomó, tomamos, tomasteis, tomaron.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no tomes
ustedno tome
nosotrosno tomemos
vosotrosno toméis
ustedesno tomen

The negative imperative of tomar uses present subjunctive forms: no tomes, no tome, no tomemos, no toméis, no tomen.

Imperative

toma
ustedtome
nosotrostomemos
vosotrostomad
ustedestomen

The imperative of tomar is: toma (tú), tome (usted), tomemos (nosotros), tomad (vosotros), tomen (ustedes).

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yotome
tomes
él/ella/ustedtome
nosotrostomemos
vosotrostoméis
ellos/ellas/ustedestomen

The present subjunctive of tomar uses 'e' endings: tome, tomes, tome, tomemos, toméis, tomen.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yotomara
tomaras
él/ella/ustedtomara
nosotrostomáramos
vosotrostomarais
ellos/ellas/ustedestomaran

The imperfect subjunctive of tomar uses the -ara endings: tomara, tomaras, tomara, tomáramos, tomarais, tomaran.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does tomar mean in Spanish?

tomar means "to have".

Is tomar a regular or irregular verb?

tomar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate tomar in the present tense?

The present tense of tomar is: yo tomo, tú tomas, él/ella/usted toma, nosotros tomamos, vosotros tomáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes toman.

How do you conjugate tomar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of tomar is: yo tomé, tú tomaste, él/ella/usted tomó, nosotros tomamos, vosotros tomasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tomaron.

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