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tomar Present Conjugation
tomar — to have
Tomar is a regular -ar verb in the present: tomo, tomas, toma, tomamos, tomáis, toman.
tomar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about daily habits like having coffee or taking the bus. It is also used to describe things you are currently holding or consuming.
Notes on tomar in the Present
Tomar is completely regular in the present tense. It follows the standard pattern for -ar verbs without any stem changes.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre tomo un café por la mañana.
I always have a coffee in the morning.
yo
Ella toma el autobús para ir al trabajo.
She takes the bus to go to work.
él/ella/usted
¿Ustedes toman algo ahora?
Are you all having something now?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'tener' when talking about drinks.
Correct: Use 'tomar' or 'beber'.
Why: Learners often translate 'to have a drink' literally as 'tener una bebida', but Spanish uses 'tomar'.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.