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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 16: 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 plays/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 used to play
(tú) tocabas You were playing
(él/ella) tocaba he/she 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/she 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 played
(tú) tocaras/tocases You played
(él/ella) tocara/tocase he/she played
(nosotros/nosotras) tocáramos/tocásemos we played
(vosotros/vosotras) tocarais/tocaseis You would play
(ellos/ellas) tocaran/tocasen they played

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

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

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

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

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere tocado I would have played
(tú) hubieres tocado You would have played
(él/ella) hubiere tocado he/she will have played
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos tocado we will have played
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis tocado You would 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 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/she 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.