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Tocar (to play) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of tocar (to play) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Tocar (to play) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A2

Module 3: Planes para el fin de semana (Weekend plans)

Lesson 17: Ir a un concierto (Going to a concert)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Tocar (to play) Tocando (Playing) Tocado (Headdress)

Tocar (to play): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo toco I play
tú tocas you play
él/ella toca He/she plays
nosotros/nosotras tocamos We play
vosotros/vosotras tocáis You play
ellos/ellas tocan They play

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he tocado I have played
tú has tocado You have played
él/ella ha tocado He/she has played
nosotros/nosotras hemos tocado We have played
vosotros/vosotras habéis tocado You have played
ellos/ellas han tocado They have played

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo toque I play
tú toques you play
él/ella toque he/she plays
nosotros/nosotras toquemos we play
vosotros/vosotras toquéis you play
ellos/ellas toquen they play

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya tocado I have played
tú hayas tocado you have played
él/ella haya tocado he/she has played
nosotros/nosotras hayamos tocado we have played
vosotros/vosotras hayáis tocado You have played
ellos/ellas hayan tocado They have played

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo tocaba I played
tú tocabas You were playing
él/ella tocaba He played
nosotros/nosotras tocábamos We played
vosotros/vosotras tocabais You played
ellos/ellas tocaban They played

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había tocado I had played
tú habías tocado you had played
él/ella había tocado He had played
nosotros/nosotras habíamos tocado we had played
vosotros/vosotras habíais tocado you had played
ellos/ellas habían tocado They had played

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo tocara/tocase I would play
tú tocaras/tocases you would play
él/ella tocara/tocase he/she played
nosotros/nosotras tocáramos/tocásemos we played
vosotros/vosotras tocarais/tocaseis you played
ellos/ellas tocaran/tocasen they played

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese tocado I would have played
tú hubieras/hubieses tocado you had played
él/ella hubiera/hubiese tocado he/she would have played
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos tocado we had played
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis tocado You would have played
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen tocado they would have played

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo toqué I played
tú tocaste you played
él/ella tocó He/she played
nosotros/nosotras tocamos We played
vosotros/vosotras tocasteis You played
ellos/ellas tocaron They played

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube tocado I had played
tú hubiste tocado You had played
él/ella hubo tocado He/she had played
nosotros/nosotras hubimos tocado We had played
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis tocado You had played
ellos/ellas hubieron tocado They had played

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo tocare I will play
tú tocares you would play
él/ella tocare he will play
nosotros/nosotras tocáremos We would play
vosotros/vosotras tocareis You will play
ellos/ellas tocaren they will play

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere tocado I will have played
tú hubieres tocado You will have played
él/ella hubiere tocado He will have played
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos tocado We will have played
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis tocado You will have played
ellos/ellas hubieren tocado They will have played

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo tocaré I will play
tú tocarás You will play
él/ella tocará He/she will play
nosotros/nosotras tocaremos We will play
vosotros/vosotras tocaréis You will play
ellos/ellas tocarán They will play

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré tocado I will have played
tú habrás tocado You will have played
él/ella habrá tocado He/she will have played
nosotros/nosotras habremos tocado We will have played
vosotros/vosotras habréis tocado You will have played
ellos/ellas habrán tocado They will have played
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
TOCA! Play
TOQUE! Play!
TOQUEMOS! Let's play!
TOCAD! play
TOQUEN! They play

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
N/A Do not play
¡No toques! Do not play!
¡No toque! Do not play!
¡No toquemos! Let's not play!
¡No toquéis! Do not play!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo tocaría I would play
tú tocarías you would play
él/ella tocaría He/she would play
nosotros/nosotras tocaríamos We would play
vosotros/vosotras tocaríais You would play
ellos/ellas tocarían They would play

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría tocado I would have played
tú habrías tocado You would have played
él/ella habría tocado He would have played
nosotros/nosotras habríamos tocado We would have played
vosotros/vosotras habríais tocado You would have played
ellos/ellas habrían tocado They would have played

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He/she plays the fashionable song.
Él/la toca la canción de moda.
2. We play jazz in the musical.
Nosotros tocamos el jazz en el musical.
3. He will play the piano at the opera.
Tocará el piano en la ópera.
4. They play salsa at the festival.
Ellos tocan la salsa en el festival.
5. They will play classical music to enjoy.
Tocarán música clásica para disfrutar.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You played jazz at the nightclub.
Tocaste jazz en la discoteca.
2. He has played drums in the nightclub.
Ha tocado batería en la discoteca.
3. He played classical music at the opera.
Él tocó clásica en la ópera.
4. You were playing the guitar with the band.
Tocabas la guitarra con la banda.
5. We played rock and enjoyed ourselves a lot.
Tocamos rock y disfrutamos mucho.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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toquen, tocarais, tocara, toque

1.
Quisiera que ... jazz en la banda.
(I would like him to play jazz in the band.)
2.
Es importante que ... algún instrumento moderno.
(It is important to play a modern instrument.)
3.
Espero que ... bien en el concierto.
(I hope he/she plays well at the concert.)
4.
Es posible que ... clásica en la ópera.
(They might play classical music at the opera.)
5.
Esperaba que ... jazz moderno.
(I was expecting you to play modern jazz.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I had played the piano in the band.
Hube tocado el piano en la banda.
2. If I had played in the band.
Si hubiera tocado en la banda.
3. They had played classical music and applauded loudly.
Hubieron tocado clásica y aplaudieron fuerte.
4. They would have played pop after clapping.
Habrían tocado pop después de aplaudir.
5. I would have played the guitar at the concert.
Habría tocado la guitarra en el concierto.