Tocar means to physically touch something or someone, or to play a musical instrument. It is used in contexts involving contact or musical performance.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | toco | Yo toco la guitarra todos los días. I play the guitar every day. | |
Tú | tocas | Tú tocas muy bien el piano. You play the piano very well. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | toca | Ella toca el violín en la orquesta. She plays the violin in the orchestra. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | tocamos | Nosotros tocamos en la banda escolar. We play in the school band. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | tocáis | Vosotros tocáis muy bien en el concierto. You all play very well at the concert. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tocan | Ellos tocan en la calle para ganar dinero. They play on the street to earn money. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | toqué | Ayer toqué la guitarra. Yesterday I played the guitar. | |
Tú | tocaste | Tú tocaste el piano anoche. You played the piano last night. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | tocó | Él tocó la campana temprano. He rang the bell early. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | tocamos | Nosotros tocamos en la banda escolar. We played in the school band. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | tocasteis | Vosotros tocasteis muy bien. You all played very well. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tocaron | Ellos tocaron en el concierto. They played at the concert. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | tocaba | Yo tocaba la guitarra todos los días. I used to play the guitar every day. | |
Tú | tocabas | Tú tocabas el piano en la escuela. You used to play the piano at school. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | tocaba | Ella tocaba el violín en la orquesta. She used to play the violin in the orchestra. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | tocabamos | Nosotros tocábamos en la banda del colegio. We used to play in the school band. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | tocabais | Vosotros tocabais en el grupo de música. You all used to play in the music group. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tocababan | Ellos tocaban en diferentes conciertos. They used to play at different concerts. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | estoy tocando | Estoy tocando la guitarra ahora mismo. I am playing the guitar right now. | |
Tú | estás tocando | Estás tocando el piano muy bien. You are playing the piano very well. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está tocando | Ella está tocando la flauta en la escuela. She is playing the flute at school. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos tocando | Estamos tocando en la banda ahora. We are playing in the band now. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis tocando | Vosotros estáis tocando muy bien juntos. You all are playing very well together. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están tocando | Ellos están tocando en el concierto. They are playing at the concert. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | voy a tocar | Voy a tocar la guitarra mañana. I am going to play the guitar tomorrow. | |
Tú | vas a tocar | Vas a tocar en la banda este fin de semana. You are going to play in the band this weekend. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a tocar | Ella va a tocar el piano en la fiesta. She is going to play the piano at the party. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a tocar | Vamos a tocar juntos en el concierto. We are going to play together at the concert. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a tocar | Vosotros vais a tocar en la escuela. You all are going to play at school. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a tocar | Ellos van a tocar en la competencia. They are going to play in the competition. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | tocaré | Mañana tocaré la guitarra. Tomorrow I will play the guitar. | |
Tú | tocarás | Tú tocarás el piano en la fiesta. You will play the piano at the party. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | tocará | Ella tocará la flauta en el concierto. She will play the flute at the concert. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | tocaremos | Nosotros tocaremos en la banda escolar. We will play in the school band. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | tocaréis | Vosotros tocaréis juntos en la competencia. You all will play together in the competition. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tocaréis | Ellos tocarán en la ceremonia mañana. They will play at the ceremony tomorrow. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | tocaría | Yo tocaría la guitarra si tuviera tiempo. I would play the guitar if I had time. | |
Tú | tocarías | Tú tocarías el piano en la fiesta. You would play the piano at the party. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | tocaría | Él tocaría la flauta en la escuela. He would play the flute at school. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | tocaríamos | Nosotros tocaríamos juntos en el concierto. We would play together at the concert. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | tocaríais | Vosotros tocaríais en la banda si practicáis más. You all would play in the band if you practiced more. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tocarían | Ellos tocarían en la orquesta si fueran músicos. They would play in the orchestra if they were musicians. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | he tocado | Yo he tocado esa canción antes. I have played that song before. | |
Tú | has tocado | Tú has tocado el piano muy bien. You have played the piano very well. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha tocado | Ella ha tocado en varias bandas. She has played in several bands. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos tocado | Nosotros hemos tocado en el concierto. We have played at the concert. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis tocado | Vosotros habéis tocado en la orquesta. You all have played in the orchestra. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han tocado | Ellos han tocado en varias ocasiones. They have played on several occasions. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | había tocado | Yo había tocado la guitarra antes de la fiesta. I had played the guitar before the party. | |
Tú | habías tocado | Tú habías tocado el piano en la escuela. You had played the piano at school. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había tocado | Ella había tocado la flauta en la banda. She had played the flute in the band. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos tocado | Nosotros habíamos tocado en el concierto anterior. We had played in the previous concert. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais tocado | Vosotros habíais tocado en la orquesta escolar. You all had played in the school orchestra. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían tocado | Ellos habían tocado en varias bandas antes. They had played in several bands before. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré tocado | Para entonces, habré tocado la guitarra. By then, I will have played the guitar. | |
Tú | habrás tocado | Para mañana, habrás tocado esa canción. By tomorrow, you will have played that song. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá tocado | Ella habrá tocado en el concierto. She will have played at the concert. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos tocado | Nosotros habremos tocado juntos antes de la fiesta. We will have played together before the party. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis tocado | Vosotros habréis tocado en varias bandas. You all will have played in several bands. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán tocado | Ellos habrán tocado en el escenario principal. They will have played on the main stage. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habría tocado | Yo habría tocado la guitarra si hubiera tenido tiempo. I would have played the guitar if I had had time. | |
Tú | habrías tocado | Tú habrías tocado el piano en la fiesta. You would have played the piano at the party. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría tocado | Ella habría tocado la flauta en la orquesta. She would have played the flute in the orchestra. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos tocado | Nosotros habríamos tocado juntos si hubiéramos practicado. We would have played together if we had practiced. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais tocado | Vosotros habríais tocado en el concierto si hubierais llegado a tiempo. You all would have played at the concert if you had arrived on time. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían tocado | Ellos habrían tocado en la banda si hubieran sabido la canción. They would have played in the band if they had known the song. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | toque | Espero que yo toque la guitarra mañana. I hope that I play the guitar tomorrow. | |
Tú | toques | Es importante que tú toques el piano en la fiesta. It's important that you play the piano at the party. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | toque | Es posible que ella toque la campana. It's possible that she rings the bell. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | toquemos | Queremos que nosotros toquemos en la banda. We want us to play in the band. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | toquéis | Dudo que vosotros toquéis esa canción. I doubt that you all play that song. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | toquen | Es bueno que ellos toquen en el concierto. It's good that they play at the concert. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | tocara | Esperaba que yo tocara el piano ayer. I hoped that I played the piano yesterday. | |
Tú | tocaras | Dudaba que tú tocaras esa canción. I doubted that you played that song. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | tocara | No creía que él tocara en la banda. I didn't believe that he played in the band. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | tocáramos | Era importante que nosotros tocáramos juntos. It was important that we played together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | tocarais | Me sorprendió que vosotros tocarais en la fiesta. I was surprised that you all played at the party. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tocaran | Querían que ellos tocaran en el concierto. They wanted them to play at the concert. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | tocare | Si yo tocara esa puerta, me abrirían. If I knocked on that door, they would open for me. | |
Tú | tocares | Cuando tú tocares la campana, empezará la clase. When you ring the bell, the class will start. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | tocare | Si él tocara la guitarra, sería famoso. If he played the guitar, he would be famous. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | tocáremos | Si nosotros tocáremos esa nota, ganaríamos el concurso. If we played that note, we would win the contest. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | tocareis | Cuando vosotros tocareis la canción, todos aplaudirán. When you all play the song, everyone will applaud. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tocaren | Si ellos tocaren en la banda, sería un éxito. If they played in the band, it would be a success. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya tocado | Espero que haya tocado el piano. I hope I have played the piano. | |
Tú | hayas tocado | ¿Crees que hayas tocado esa canción? Do you think you have played that song? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya tocado | Es posible que haya tocado el violín. It's possible that he/she/you have played the violin. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos tocado | Esperamos que hayamos tocado bien en el concierto. We hope that we have played well at the concert. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis tocado | ¿Habéis tocado alguna vez en una banda? Have you ever played in a band? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan tocado | No creo que hayan tocado esa pieza antes. I don't think they have played that piece before. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera tocado | Si hubiera tocado la guitarra, habría sido genial. If I had played the guitar, it would have been great. | |
Tú | hubieras tocado | Si hubieras tocado el piano, te habría escuchado. If you had played the piano, I would have listened to you. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera tocado | Si ella hubiera tocado la flauta, habría sido hermosa. If she had played the flute, it would have been beautiful. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos tocado | Si hubiéramos tocado juntos, habría sido divertido. If we had played together, it would have been fun. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais tocado | Si hubierais tocado en la banda, habríais disfrutado. If you all had played in the band, you would have enjoyed it. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran tocado | Si ellos hubieran tocado mejor, habrían ganado. If they had played better, they would have won. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiere tocado | Para entonces, ya hubiere tocado la guitarra. By then, I will have already played the guitar. | |
Tú | hubieres tocado | Es posible que tú hubieres tocado esa canción. It's possible that you will have played that song. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere tocado | Quizá él hubiere tocado el piano antes. Maybe he will have played the piano before. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos tocado | Cuando lleguemos, ya nos hubiéremos tocado las campanas. When we arrive, we will have already played the bells. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis tocado | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis tocado el violín. By then, you all will have played the violin. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren tocado | Es probable que ellos hubieren tocado en la fiesta. It's likely that they will have played at the party. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | toca | Toca la guitarra en la fiesta. Play the guitar at the party. | |
Tú | toca | ¡Toca esa canción ahora! Play that song now! | |
Él / Ella / Usted | toca | Usted debe tocar el piano más a menudo. You should play the piano more often. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | toquemos | Toquemos juntos en el concierto. Let's play together at the concert. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | tocad | Tocad la campana cuando lleguéis. Ring the bell when you arrive. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tocad | ¡Tocad las campanas para celebrar! Ring the bells to celebrate! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | no toques | No toques esa estufa, está caliente. Don't touch that stove, it's hot. | |
Tú | no toques | Por favor, no toques mi teléfono. Please, don't touch my phone. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no toque | No toque esa planta, es venenosa. Don't touch that plant, it's poisonous. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no toquemos | No toquemos esa puerta todavía. Let's not touch that door yet. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no toquéis | No toquéis las cosas sin permiso. Don't touch things without permission. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no toquen | No toquen los instrumentos sin cuidado. Don't touch the instruments carelessly. |
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