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tomar Future Conjugation
tomar — to have
The future of tomar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: tomaré, tomarás, tomará, tomaremos, tomaréis, tomarán.
tomar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this for things you will take or consume later, like 'I will take the medicine tonight' or 'We will have a beer later'.
Notes on tomar in the Future
Tomar is fully regular in the future. The endings are attached directly to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Te tomaré la temperatura en un momento.
I will take your temperature in a moment.
yo
Mañana tomarás el vuelo a Madrid.
Tomorrow you will take the flight to Madrid.
tú
Ellos tomarán una decisión la próxima semana.
They will make (take) a decision next week.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Omitting the accents on future endings.
Correct: tomaré, tomarás, etc.
Why: Almost all future forms (except nosotros) require an accent to maintain the stress on the ending.
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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.
Conditional
yo: tomaría
The conditional of tomar is regular: tomaría, tomarías, tomaría, tomaríamos, tomaríais, tomarían.
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.