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tomar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
tomar — to have
The imperative of tomar is: toma (tú), tome (usted), tomemos (nosotros), tomad (vosotros), tomen (ustedes).
tomar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give orders or offers, like 'Take a seat' or 'Have some water'.
Notes on tomar in the Affirmative Imperative
Tomar is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form matches the present indicative 'él/ella/usted'.
Example Sentences
Toma un poco de sopa, te sentirás mejor.
Have some soup, you will feel better.
tú
Tome asiento, por favor.
Take a seat, please.
usted
¡Tomen sus mochilas y salgan!
Take your backpacks and leave!
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'tomar' instead of 'tomad' for the vosotros command.
Correct: tomad
Why: In Spain, the plural informal command ends in -d, not -r.
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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.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no tomes
The negative imperative of tomar uses present subjunctive forms: no tomes, no tome, no tomemos, no toméis, no tomen.