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tomar Conditional Conjugation

tomar — to have

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Quick answer:

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

tomar Conditional Forms

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

When to Use the Conditional

Use the conditional for polite requests ('I would like to have...') or to say what you would take under certain conditions.

Notes on tomar in the Conditional

Tomar is regular in the conditional. Every form has an accent on the 'í'.

Example Sentences

  • Yo tomaría un té si tuvieras uno.

    I would have a tea if you had one.

    yo

  • ¿Tomarías este camino si fueras yo?

    Would you take this path if you were me?

    tú

  • Nosotros tomaríamos el taxi, pero no tenemos dinero.

    We would take the taxi, but we don't have money.

    nosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Confusing 'tomaría' with the imperfect 'tomaba'.

    Correct: tomaría (would take) vs. tomaba (used to take)

    Why: Learners sometimes mix up these two past/hypothetical forms.

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Related Tenses

Present

yo: tomo

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

Preterite

yo: tomé

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

Imperfect

yo: tomaba

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

Future

yo: tomaré

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

Present Subjunctive

yo: tome

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

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo: tomara

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

Affirmative Imperative

yo: toma

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

Negative Imperative

yo: no tomes

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