tomarse Imperfect Conjugation
tomarse — to drink
The imperfect of tomarse is regular: me tomaba, te tomabas, se tomaba, nos tomábamos, os tomabais, se tomaban.
tomarse Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe past habits (e.g., what you used to drink for breakfast) or to set the scene while something else happened.
Notes on tomarse in the Imperfect
Tomarse is regular. Be sure to add an accent to the 'á' in the nosotros form: nos tomábamos.
Example Sentences
De niño, siempre me tomaba un vaso de leche antes de dormir.
As a child, I always drank a glass of milk before bed.
yo
Mientras nos tomábamos el café, empezó a llover.
While we were having coffee, it started to rain.
nosotros
Ellos se tomaban la vida con mucha calma.
They used to take life very calmly.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: nos tomabamos
Correct: nos tomábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'á' for the 'nosotros' form.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tómate
The imperative of tomarse involves attaching pronouns: tómate, tómese, tomémonos, tomaos, tómense.
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.