Tocar conjugation
to touch, play (instrument)
Past participletocado
Gerundtocando
Future stemtocar-
Preterite (yo)toqué
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Tocar in the main GCSE tenses
highlighted forms don't follow the regular pattern, so learn these ones carefully.
Presente present
| yo toco |
| tú tocas |
| él/ella/usted toca |
| nosotros/as tocamos |
| vosotros/as tocáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes tocan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo toqué |
| tú tocaste |
| él/ella/usted tocó |
| nosotros/as tocamos |
| vosotros/as tocasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes tocaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo tocaba |
| tú tocabas |
| él/ella/usted tocaba |
| nosotros/as tocábamos |
| vosotros/as tocabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes tocaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a tocar |
| tú vas a tocar |
| él/ella/usted va a tocar |
| nosotros/as vamos a tocar |
| vosotros/as vais a tocar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a tocar |
Futuro simple future
| yo tocaré |
| tú tocarás |
| él/ella/usted tocará |
| nosotros/as tocaremos |
| vosotros/as tocaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes tocarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo tocaría |
| tú tocarías |
| él/ella/usted tocaría |
| nosotros/as tocaríamos |
| vosotros/as tocaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes tocarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he tocado |
| tú has tocado |
| él/ella/usted ha tocado |
| nosotros/as hemos tocado |
| vosotros/as habéis tocado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han tocado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy tocando |
| tú estás tocando |
| él/ella/usted está tocando |
| nosotros/as estamos tocando |
| vosotros/as estáis tocando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están tocando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) toca |
| (usted) toque |
| (vosotros/as) tocad |
| (ustedes) toquen |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había tocado |
| tú habías tocado |
| él/ella/usted había tocado |
| nosotros/as habíamos tocado |
| vosotros/as habíais tocado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían tocado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo toque |
| tú toques |
| él/ella/usted toque |
| nosotros/as toquemos |
| vosotros/as toquéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes toquen |
Quick questions about tocar
Is tocar regular or irregular?
Tocar is a verb with a spelling change. The highlighted forms in the tables are the ones that break the regular pattern.
What is the preterite of tocar?
In the preterite, yo toqué and él/ella/usted tocó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of tocar?
The past participle of tocar is tocado, as in yo he tocado.
What is the gerund of tocar?
The gerund (-ing form) of tocar is tocando, as in yo estoy tocando.
What is the future stem of tocar?
The future and conditional stem of tocar is tocar-: yo tocaré, yo tocaría.
Verbs that follow the same pattern as tocar
- buscar look for, fetch
- sacar take out, get, obtain
- explicar explain
- dedicar devote, dedicate
- publicar publish, post (online)
- indicar point (out), indicate
- destacar emphasise, stand out, highlight
- significar mean
- identificar identify
- comunicar communicate
- practicar practise
- criticar criticise
- fabricar manufacture, produce
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