Spanish verb tocar conjugation

tocar
to touch, to play (an instrument)
regular verbPast participle: tocadoGerund: tocando

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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Complete conjugation of tocar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yotoco
Yo toco la guitarra todos los días.
I play the guitar every day.
tocas
Tú tocas muy bien el piano.
You play the piano very well.
Él / Ella / Ustedtoca
Ella toca el violín en la orquesta.
She plays the violin in the orchestra.
Nosotros / Nosotrastocamos
Nosotros tocamos en la banda escolar.
We play in the school band.
Vosotros / Vosotrastocáis
Vosotros tocáis muy bien en el concierto.
You all play very well at the concert.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedestocan
Ellos tocan en la calle para ganar dinero.
They play on the street to earn money.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yotoqué
Ayer toqué la guitarra.
Yesterday I played the guitar.
tocaste
Tú tocaste el piano anoche.
You played the piano last night.
Él / Ella / Ustedtocó
Él tocó la campana temprano.
He rang the bell early.
Nosotros / Nosotrastocamos
Nosotros tocamos en la banda escolar.
We played in the school band.
Vosotros / Vosotrastocasteis
Vosotros tocasteis muy bien.
You all played very well.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedestocaron
Ellos tocaron en el concierto.
They played at the concert.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yotocaba
Yo tocaba la guitarra todos los días.
I used to play the guitar every day.
tocabas
Tú tocabas el piano en la escuela.
You used to play the piano at school.
Él / Ella / Ustedtocaba
Ella tocaba el violín en la orquesta.
She used to play the violin in the orchestra.
Nosotros / Nosotrastocabamos
Nosotros tocábamos en la banda del colegio.
We used to play in the school band.
Vosotros / Vosotrastocabais
Vosotros tocabais en el grupo de música.
You all used to play in the music group.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedestocababan
Ellos tocaban en diferentes conciertos.
They used to play at different concerts.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoestoy tocando
Estoy tocando la guitarra ahora mismo.
I am playing the guitar right now.
estás tocando
Estás tocando el piano muy bien.
You are playing the piano very well.
Él / Ella / Ustedestá tocando
Ella está tocando la flauta en la escuela.
She is playing the flute at school.
Nosotros / Nosotrasestamos tocando
Estamos tocando en la banda ahora.
We are playing in the band now.
Vosotros / Vosotrasestáis tocando
Vosotros estáis tocando muy bien juntos.
You all are playing very well together.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesestán tocando
Ellos están tocando en el concierto.
They are playing at the concert.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yovoy a tocar
Voy a tocar la guitarra mañana.
I am going to play the guitar tomorrow.
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 / Ustedva a tocar
Ella va a tocar el piano en la fiesta.
She is going to play the piano at the party.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvamos a tocar
Vamos a tocar juntos en el concierto.
We are going to play together at the concert.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvais a tocar
Vosotros vais a tocar en la escuela.
You all are going to play at school.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvan a tocar
Ellos van a tocar en la competencia.
They are going to play in the competition.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yotocaré
Mañana tocaré la guitarra.
Tomorrow I will play the guitar.
tocarás
Tú tocarás el piano en la fiesta.
You will play the piano at the party.
Él / Ella / Ustedtocará
Ella tocará la flauta en el concierto.
She will play the flute at the concert.
Nosotros / Nosotrastocaremos
Nosotros tocaremos en la banda escolar.
We will play in the school band.
Vosotros / Vosotrastocaréis
Vosotros tocaréis juntos en la competencia.
You all will play together in the competition.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedestocaréis
Ellos tocarán en la ceremonia mañana.
They will play at the ceremony tomorrow.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yotocaría
Yo tocaría la guitarra si tuviera tiempo.
I would play the guitar if I had time.
tocarías
Tú tocarías el piano en la fiesta.
You would play the piano at the party.
Él / Ella / Ustedtocaría
Él tocaría la flauta en la escuela.
He would play the flute at school.
Nosotros / Nosotrastocaríamos
Nosotros tocaríamos juntos en el concierto.
We would play together at the concert.
Vosotros / Vosotrastocaríais
Vosotros tocaríais en la banda si practicáis más.
You all would play in the band if you practiced more.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedestocarían
Ellos tocarían en la orquesta si fueran músicos.
They would play in the orchestra if they were musicians.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohe tocado
Yo he tocado esa canción antes.
I have played that song before.
has tocado
Tú has tocado el piano muy bien.
You have played the piano very well.
Él / Ella / Ustedha tocado
Ella ha tocado en varias bandas.
She has played in several bands.
Nosotros / Nosotrashemos tocado
Nosotros hemos tocado en el concierto.
We have played at the concert.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabéis tocado
Vosotros habéis tocado en la orquesta.
You all have played in the orchestra.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshan tocado
Ellos han tocado en varias ocasiones.
They have played on several occasions.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabía tocado
Yo había tocado la guitarra antes de la fiesta.
I had played the guitar before the party.
habías tocado
Tú habías tocado el piano en la escuela.
You had played the piano at school.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabía tocado
Ella había tocado la flauta en la banda.
She had played the flute in the band.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabíamos tocado
Nosotros habíamos tocado en el concierto anterior.
We had played in the previous concert.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabíais tocado
Vosotros habíais tocado en la orquesta escolar.
You all had played in the school orchestra.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabían tocado
Ellos habían tocado en varias bandas antes.
They had played in several bands before.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabré tocado
Para entonces, habré tocado la guitarra.
By then, I will have played the guitar.
habrás tocado
Para mañana, habrás tocado esa canción.
By tomorrow, you will have played that song.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabrá tocado
Ella habrá tocado en el concierto.
She will have played at the concert.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabremos tocado
Nosotros habremos tocado juntos antes de la fiesta.
We will have played together before the party.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabréis tocado
Vosotros habréis tocado en varias bandas.
You all will have played in several bands.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrán tocado
Ellos habrán tocado en el escenario principal.
They will have played on the main stage.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabría tocado
Yo habría tocado la guitarra si hubiera tenido tiempo.
I would have played the guitar if I had had time.
habrías tocado
Tú habrías tocado el piano en la fiesta.
You would have played the piano at the party.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabría tocado
Ella habría tocado la flauta en la orquesta.
She would have played the flute in the orchestra.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabríamos tocado
Nosotros habríamos tocado juntos si hubiéramos practicado.
We would have played together if we had practiced.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabríais 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 / Ustedeshabrían 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.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yo toque
Espero que yo toque la guitarra mañana.
I hope that I play the guitar tomorrow.
toques
Es importante que tú toques el piano en la fiesta.
It's important that you play the piano at the party.
Él / Ella / Ustedtoque
Es posible que ella toque la campana.
It's possible that she rings the bell.
Nosotros / Nosotrastoquemos
Queremos que nosotros toquemos en la banda.
We want us to play in the band.
Vosotros / Vosotrastoquéis
Dudo que vosotros toquéis esa canción.
I doubt that you all play that song.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedestoquen
Es bueno que ellos toquen en el concierto.
It's good that they play at the concert.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yotocara
Esperaba que yo tocara el piano ayer.
I hoped that I played the piano yesterday.
tocaras
Dudaba que tú tocaras esa canción.
I doubted that you played that song.
Él / Ella / Ustedtocara
No creía que él tocara en la banda.
I didn't believe that he played in the band.
Nosotros / Nosotrastocáramos
Era importante que nosotros tocáramos juntos.
It was important that we played together.
Vosotros / Vosotrastocarais
Me sorprendió que vosotros tocarais en la fiesta.
I was surprised that you all played at the party.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedestocaran
Querían que ellos tocaran en el concierto.
They wanted them to play at the concert.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yotocare
Si yo tocara esa puerta, me abrirían.
If I knocked on that door, they would open for me.
tocares
Cuando tú tocares la campana, empezará la clase.
When you ring the bell, the class will start.
Él / Ella / Ustedtocare
Si él tocara la guitarra, sería famoso.
If he played the guitar, he would be famous.
Nosotros / Nosotrastocáremos
Si nosotros tocáremos esa nota, ganaríamos el concurso.
If we played that note, we would win the contest.
Vosotros / Vosotrastocareis
Cuando vosotros tocareis la canción, todos aplaudirán.
When you all play the song, everyone will applaud.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedestocaren
Si ellos tocaren en la banda, sería un éxito.
If they played in the band, it would be a success.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohaya tocado
Espero que haya tocado el piano.
I hope I have played the piano.
hayas tocado
¿Crees que hayas tocado esa canción?
Do you think you have played that song?
Él / Ella / Ustedhaya tocado
Es posible que haya tocado el violín.
It's possible that he/she/you have played the violin.
Nosotros / Nosotrashayamos tocado
Esperamos que hayamos tocado bien en el concierto.
We hope that we have played well at the concert.
Vosotros / Vosotrashayáis tocado
¿Habéis tocado alguna vez en una banda?
Have you ever played in a band?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshayan tocado
No creo que hayan tocado esa pieza antes.
I don't think they have played that piece before.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiera tocado
Si hubiera tocado la guitarra, habría sido genial.
If I had played the guitar, it would have been great.
hubieras tocado
Si hubieras tocado el piano, te habría escuchado.
If you had played the piano, I would have listened to you.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiera tocado
Si ella hubiera tocado la flauta, habría sido hermosa.
If she had played the flute, it would have been beautiful.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéramos tocado
Si hubiéramos tocado juntos, habría sido divertido.
If we had played together, it would have been fun.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubierais tocado
Si hubierais tocado en la banda, habríais disfrutado.
If you all had played in the band, you would have enjoyed it.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieran tocado
Si ellos hubieran tocado mejor, habrían ganado.
If they had played better, they would have won.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiere tocado
Para entonces, ya hubiere tocado la guitarra.
By then, I will have already played the guitar.
hubieres tocado
Es posible que tú hubieres tocado esa canción.
It's possible that you will have played that song.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiere tocado
Quizá él hubiere tocado el piano antes.
Maybe he will have played the piano before.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéremos tocado
Cuando lleguemos, ya nos hubiéremos tocado las campanas.
When we arrive, we will have already played the bells.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubiereis tocado
Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis tocado el violín.
By then, you all will have played the violin.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieren tocado
Es probable que ellos hubieren tocado en la fiesta.
It's likely that they will have played at the party.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yotoca
Toca la guitarra en la fiesta.
Play the guitar at the party.
toca
¡Toca esa canción ahora!
Play that song now!
Él / Ella / Ustedtoca
Usted debe tocar el piano más a menudo.
You should play the piano more often.
Nosotros / Nosotrastoquemos
Toquemos juntos en el concierto.
Let's play together at the concert.
Vosotros / Vosotrastocad
Tocad la campana cuando lleguéis.
Ring the bell when you arrive.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedestocad
¡Tocad las campanas para celebrar!
Ring the bells to celebrate!

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yono toques
No toques esa estufa, está caliente.
Don't touch that stove, it's hot.
no toques
Por favor, no toques mi teléfono.
Please, don't touch my phone.
Él / Ella / Ustedno toque
No toque esa planta, es venenosa.
Don't touch that plant, it's poisonous.
Nosotros / Nosotrasno toquemos
No toquemos esa puerta todavía.
Let's not touch that door yet.
Vosotros / Vosotrasno toquéis
No toquéis las cosas sin permiso.
Don't touch things without permission.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesno toquen
No toquen los instrumentos sin cuidado.
Don't touch the instruments carelessly.

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Ella está tocando la flauta en la escuela.

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