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tomar Preterite Conjugation
tomar — to have
The preterite of tomar is regular: tomé, tomaste, tomó, tomamos, tomasteis, tomaron.
tomar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for specific, completed actions in the past, such as when you took a pill yesterday or had a specific meal at a restaurant.
Notes on tomar in the Preterite
Tomar is regular in the preterite. Note that the 'nosotros' form 'tomamos' is the same as in the present tense.
Example Sentences
Ayer tomé una decisión muy importante.
Yesterday I made (took) a very important decision.
yo
Él tomó el último trozo de tarta.
He took the last piece of cake.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros tomamos el tren equivocado.
We took the wrong train.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'tomó'.
Correct: tomó
Why: Without the accent, 'tomo' is the present tense 'yo' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tomo
Tomar is a regular -ar verb in the present: tomo, tomas, toma, tomamos, tomáis, toman.
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.