Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | tocar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | tocando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar tocando. |
tocar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning touch / play. In the present tense: yo toco, tú tocas, él/ella toca, nosotros tocamos, vosotros tocáis, ellos tocan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | tocar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | tocando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar tocando. |
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | toco | Yo toco la guitarra cada noche.I play the guitar every night. |
| tú | tocas | Tú tocas la puerta con cuidado.You touch the door carefully. |
| él | toca | Él toca el piano muy bien.He plays the piano very well. |
| nosotros | tocamos | Nosotros tocamos temas difíciles en clase.We touch on difficult topics in class. |
| vosotros | tocáis | Vosotros tocáis música en la plaza.You play music in the square. |
| ellos | tocan | Ellos tocan objetos antiguos sin permiso.They touch old objects without permission. |
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he tocado | Yo he tocado ya la guitarra hoy.I have already played the guitar today. |
| tú | has tocado | Tú has tocado la puerta sin querer.You have touched the door by accident. |
| él | ha tocado | Él ha tocado el piano esta mañana.He has played the piano this morning. |
| nosotros | hemos tocado | Nosotros hemos tocado un tema delicado hoy.We have touched on a delicate topic today. |
| vosotros | habéis tocado | Vosotros habéis tocado música toda la tarde.You have played music all afternoon. |
| ellos | han tocado | Ellos han tocado esas cajas ya.They have touched those boxes already. |
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | toqué | Ayer yo toqué la guitarra en casa.Yesterday I played the guitar at home. |
| tú | tocaste | Tú tocaste la puerta con la mano mojada.You touched the door with your wet hand. |
| él | tocó | Él tocó el piano en el concierto.He played the piano at the concert. |
| nosotros | tocamos | Nosotros tocamos ese tema al final.We touched on that topic in the end. |
| vosotros | tocasteis | Vosotros tocasteis música hasta tarde.You played music until late. |
| ellos | tocaron | Ellos tocaron todo sin permiso.They touched everything without permission. |
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tocaba | Yo tocaba la guitarra cada tarde.I used to play the guitar every afternoon. |
| tú | tocabas | Tú tocabas todo con curiosidad.You used to touch everything with curiosity. |
| él | tocabas | Él tocabas el piano de niño.He used to play the piano as a child. |
| nosotros | tocábamos | Nosotros tocábamos temas difíciles a menudo.We used to touch on difficult topics often. |
| vosotros | tocabais | Vosotros tocabais música juntos siempre.You used to play music together always. |
| ellos | tocaban | Ellos tocaban objetos frágiles sin cuidado.They used to touch fragile objects carelessly. |
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había tocado | Yo había tocado la guitarra antes de cenar.I had played the guitar before dinner. |
| tú | habías tocado | Tú habías tocado la puerta ya.You had touched the door already. |
| él | había tocado | Él había tocado el piano en otras ocasiones.He had played the piano on other occasions. |
| nosotros | habíamos tocado | Nosotros habíamos tocado ese tema antes.We had touched on that topic before. |
| vosotros | habíais tocado | Vosotros habíais tocado música en la plaza antes.You had played music in the square before. |
| ellos | habían tocado | Ellos habían tocado todo sin permiso otra vez.They had touched everything without permission again. |
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube tocado | Cuando yo hube tocado la guitarra, se hizo silencio.When I had played the guitar, silence fell. |
| tú | hubiste tocado | En cuanto tú hubiste tocado la puerta, sonó la alarma.As soon as you had touched the door, the alarm rang. |
| él | hubo tocado | Después de que él hubo tocado el piano, aplaudieron.After he had played the piano, they applauded. |
| nosotros | hubimos tocado | Apenas nosotros hubimos tocado ese tema, cambió el ambiente.As soon as we had touched on that topic, the atmosphere changed. |
| vosotros | hubisteis tocado | Una vez que vosotros hubisteis tocado música, empezó la lluvia.Once you had played music, the rain started. |
| ellos | hubieron tocado | Cuando ellos hubieron tocado todo, llegó el dueño.When they had touched everything, the owner arrived. |
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tocaré | Yo tocaré la guitarra mañana.I will play the guitar tomorrow. |
| tú | tocarás | Tú tocarás la puerta al entrar.You will touch the door when entering. |
| él | tocará | Él tocará el piano esta noche.He will play the piano tonight. |
| nosotros | tocaremos | Nosotros tocaremos ese tema luego.We will touch on that topic later. |
| vosotros | tocaréis | Vosotros tocaréis música en la fiesta.You will play music at the party. |
| ellos | tocarán | Ellos tocarán menos cosas esta vez.They will touch fewer things this time. |
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré tocado | Para entonces yo habré tocado la guitarra otra vez.By then I will have played the guitar again. |
| tú | habrás tocado | Tú habrás tocado la puerta varias veces.You will have touched the door several times. |
| él | habrá tocado | Él habrá tocado el piano en público.He will have played the piano in public. |
| nosotros | habremos tocado | Nosotros habremos tocado ese tema antes.We will have touched on that topic before. |
| vosotros | habréis tocado | Vosotros habréis tocado música toda la noche.You will have played music all night. |
| ellos | habrán tocado | Ellos habrán tocado todo lo importante.They will have touched everything important. |
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tocaría | Yo tocaría la guitarra con más práctica.I would play the guitar with more practice. |
| tú | tocarías | Tú tocarías la puerta con cuidado.You would touch the door carefully. |
| él | tocaría | Él tocaría el piano si tuviera tiempo.He would play the piano if he had time. |
| nosotros | tocaríamos | Nosotros tocaríamos ese tema con calma.We would touch on that topic calmly. |
| vosotros | tocaríais | Vosotros tocaríais música más a menudo.You would play music more often. |
| ellos | tocarían | Ellos tocarían menos cosas sin permiso.They would touch fewer things without permission. |
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría tocado | Yo habría tocado la guitarra antes de irme.I would have played the guitar before leaving. |
| tú | habrías tocado | Tú habrías tocado la puerta si hubieras entrado.You would have touched the door if you had gone in. |
| él | habría tocado | Él habría tocado el piano con gusto.He would have played the piano gladly. |
| nosotros | habríamos tocado | Nosotros habríamos tocado ese tema de haber sido necesario.We would have touched on that topic if it had been necessary. |
| vosotros | habríais tocado | Vosotros habríais tocado música en la reunión.You would have played music at the gathering. |
| ellos | habrían tocado | Ellos habrían tocado menos cosas con supervisión.They would have touched fewer things with supervision. |
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | toque | Espero que yo toque la guitarra mejor.I hope that I play the guitar better. |
| tú | toques | Quiero que tú no toques eso.I want you not to touch that. |
| él | toque | Es importante que él toque el piano hoy.It is important that he play the piano today. |
| nosotros | toquemos | Deseo que nosotros no toquemos ese tema aún.I wish that we do not touch on that topic yet. |
| vosotros | toquéis | Es mejor que vosotros toquéis música aquí.It is better that you play music here. |
| ellos | toquen | Temo que ellos toquen todo otra vez.I fear that they may touch everything again. |
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya tocado | Dudo que yo haya tocado la guitarra hoy.I doubt that I have played the guitar today. |
| tú | hayas tocado | No creo que tú hayas tocado esa puerta.I do not think that you have touched that door. |
| él | haya tocado | Es posible que él haya tocado el piano ya.It is possible that he has played the piano already. |
| nosotros | hayamos tocado | Es probable que nosotros hayamos tocado ese tema.It is likely that we have touched on that topic. |
| vosotros | hayáis tocado | No parece que vosotros hayáis tocado música aún.It does not seem that you have played music yet. |
| ellos | hayan tocado | Puede que ellos hayan tocado todo sin querer.They may have touched everything by accident. |
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tocara | Si yo tocara la guitarra mejor, tocaría en público.If I played the guitar better, I would play in public. |
| tú | tocaras | Si tú no tocaras eso, estaría limpio.If you did not touch that, it would be clean. |
| él | tocara | Si él tocara el piano hoy, me quedaría a escuchar.If he played the piano today, I would stay to listen. |
| nosotros | tocáramos | Si nosotros tocáramos ese tema, habría tensión.If we touched on that topic, there would be tension. |
| vosotros | tocarais | Si vosotros tocarais música, vendría más gente.If you played music, more people would come. |
| ellos | tocaran | Si ellos tocaran menos cosas, habría orden.If they touched fewer things, there would be order. |
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera tocado | Si yo hubiera tocado la guitarra, habría disfrutado más.If I had played the guitar, I would have enjoyed it more. |
| tú | hubieras tocado | Si tú no hubieras tocado eso, no se habría roto.If you had not touched that, it would not have broken. |
| él | hubiera tocado | Si él hubiera tocado el piano, habría sonreído.If he had played the piano, he would have smiled. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos tocado | Si nosotros hubiéramos tocado ese tema, habría discusión.If we had touched on that topic, there would have been an argument. |
| vosotros | hubierais tocado | Si vosotros hubierais tocado música, el ambiente habría cambiado.If you had played music, the atmosphere would have changed. |
| ellos | hubieran tocado | Si ellos hubieran tocado menos cosas, no habría problemas.If they had touched fewer things, there would have been no problems. |
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tocare | Si algún día yo tocare la guitarra allí, te avisaré.If someday I should play the guitar there, I will let you know. |
| tú | tocares | Si tú tocares eso, límpiate las manos antes.If you should touch that, clean your hands first. |
| él | tocare | Si él tocare el piano, habrá silencio.If he should play the piano, there will be silence. |
| nosotros | tocáremos | Si nosotros tocáremos ese tema, será con calma.If we should touch on that topic, it will be calmly. |
| vosotros | tocareis | Si vosotros tocareis música, os escucharán.If you should play music, they will listen to you. |
| ellos | tocaren | Si ellos tocaren todo, tendrán que ordenar.If they should touch everything, they will have to tidy up. |
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere tocado | Cuando yo hubiere tocado la guitarra, me iré tranquilo.When I shall have played the guitar, I will leave calm. |
| tú | hubieres tocado | Cuando tú hubieres tocado eso, te lavarás las manos.When you shall have touched that, you will wash your hands. |
| él | hubiere tocado | Cuando él hubiere tocado el piano, aplaudiremos.When he shall have played the piano, we will applaud. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos tocado | Cuando nosotros hubiéremos tocado ese tema, cambiaremos de asunto.When we shall have touched on that topic, we will change the subject. |
| vosotros | hubiereis tocado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis tocado música, empezará la fiesta.When you shall have played music, the party will begin. |
| ellos | hubieren tocado | Cuando ellos hubieren tocado todo, revisarán la sala.When they shall have touched everything, they will check the room. |
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | — |
| tú | toca | Tú, toca la guitarra ahora.You, play the guitar now. |
| él | toque | Que él no toque eso.Let him not touch that. |
| nosotros | toquemos | toquemos ese tema con cuidado.Let us touch on that topic carefully. |
| vosotros | tocad | Vosotros, tocad música esta noche.You, play music tonight. |
| ellos | toquen | Que ellos toquen solo lo necesario.Let them touch only what is necessary. |
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | — |
| tú | no toques | No no toques eso todavía.Do not touch that yet. |
| él | no toque | Que él no no toque el piano ahora.Let him not play the piano now. |
| nosotros | no toquemos | No no toquemos ese tema aún.Let us not touch on that topic yet. |
| vosotros | no toquéis | No no toquéis música tan fuerte.Do not play music so loudly. |
| ellos | no toquen | Que ellos no no toquen todo sin permiso.Let them not touch everything without permission. |
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Yo ___ la guitarra cada noche.
I play the guitar every night.
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