Inklingo
Explore:

Complete Conjugation Tables

Reference all tenses and moods

Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yotopara
toparas
él/ella/ustedtopara
nosotrostopáramos
vosotrostoparais
ellos/ellas/ustedestoparan

The imperfect subjunctive 'topara' or 'topase' expresses past hypotheticals or wishes.

Present Subjunctive

yotope
topes
él/ella/ustedtope
nosotrostopemos
vosotrostopéis
ellos/ellas/ustedestopen

Use 'topo' (yo) and 'tope' (él/ella/usted) in the present subjunctive after doubts, wishes, or emotions.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no topes
ustedno tope
nosotrosno topemos
vosotrosno topéis
ustedesno topen

Use 'no topes' (tú) or 'no tope' (usted) for negative commands with 'topar'.

Imperative

topa
ustedtope
nosotrostopemos
vosotrostopad
ustedestopen

Use the imperative 'topa' (tú) and 'tope' (usted) for direct commands with 'topar'.

Indicative

Conditional

yotoparía
toparías
él/ella/ustedtoparía
nosotrostoparíamos
vosotrostoparíais
ellos/ellas/ustedestoparían

The conditional 'toparía' expresses hypothetical encounters or polite suggestions with 'topar'.

Preterite

yotopé
topaste
él/ella/ustedtopó
nosotrostopamos
vosotrostopasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedestoparon

The preterite of 'topar' is regular: 'topé', 'topaste', 'topó', 'topamos', 'topasteis', 'toparon'.

Imperfect

yotopaba
topabas
él/ella/ustedtopaba
nosotrostopábamos
vosotrostopabais
ellos/ellas/ustedestopaban

The imperfect 'topaba' describes ongoing or habitual past encounters with 'topar'.

Present

yotopo
topas
él/ella/ustedtopa
nosotrostopamos
vosotrostopáis
ellos/ellas/ustedestopan

Use the present tense 'topo', 'topas', 'topa' for habitual actions or things happening now with 'topar'.

Future

yotoparé
toparás
él/ella/ustedtopará
nosotrostoparemos
vosotrostoparéis
ellos/ellas/ustedestoparán

The future tense 'toparé' predicts or assumes you will run into something/someone.

Practice Conjugations

Test your knowledge with interactive exercises

Loading exercises...

Take topar from tables to real Spanish

Conjugation tables are the start. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see 'topar' in action across real sentences — and build the instinct that native speakers have.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does topar mean in Spanish?

topar means "to run into".

Is topar a regular or irregular verb?

topar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate topar in the present tense?

The present tense of topar is: yo topo, tú topas, él/ella/usted topa, nosotros topamos, vosotros topáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes topan.

How do you conjugate topar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of topar is: yo topé, tú topaste, él/ella/usted topó, nosotros topamos, vosotros topasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes toparon.

Free printable reference

topar conjugation cheat sheet

topar conjugation cheat sheet — present, preterite, imperfect, future and conditional forms