tomarse Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
tomarse — to drink
The imperative of tomarse involves attaching pronouns: tómate, tómese, tomémonos, tomaos, tómense.
tomarse Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give orders or advice, like telling a friend to finish their drink or take their medicine.
Notes on tomarse in the Affirmative Imperative
In affirmative commands, pronouns are attached to the end of the verb. An accent is often needed to keep the stress in the original place.
Example Sentences
¡Tómate el jugo antes de que se caliente!
Drink your juice before it gets warm!
tú
Tómese su tiempo, no hay prisa.
Take your time, there is no rush.
Chicos, tomaos la leche pronto.
Kids, drink your milk soon.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: tomate
Correct: tómate
Why: Without the accent, 'tomate' means 'tomato'. The accent is required to maintain the stress on the 'to' syllable.
Mistake: tomamosnos
Correct: tomémonos
Why: For 'nosotros' commands, you drop the final 's' of the verb before adding 'nos'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me tomo
The present tense of tomarse is regular: me tomo, te tomas, se toma, nos tomamos, os tomáis, se toman.
Preterite
yo: me tomé
The preterite of tomarse is regular: me tomé, te tomaste, se tomó, nos tomamos, os tomasteis, se tomaron.
Imperfect
yo: me tomaba
The imperfect of tomarse is regular: me tomaba, te tomabas, se tomaba, nos tomábamos, os tomabais, se tomaban.
Future
yo: me tomaré
The future of tomarse is regular: me tomaré, te tomarás, se tomará, nos tomaremos, os tomaréis, se tomarán.
Conditional
yo: me tomaría
The conditional of tomarse is regular: me tomaría, te tomarías, se tomaría, nos tomaríamos, os tomaríais, se tomarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me tome
The present subjunctive of tomarse is regular: me tome, te tomes, se tome, nos tomemos, os toméis, se tomen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me tomara
The imperfect subjunctive of tomarse is regular: me tomara, te tomaras, se tomara, nos tomáramos, os tomarais, se tomaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te tomes
The negative imperative of tomarse uses the present subjunctive: no te tomes, no se tome, no nos tomemos, no os toméis, no se tomen.