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Tomar (to take) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of tomar (to take) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Tomar (to take) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

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Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Tomar (to take) Tomando (Taking) Tomado (Taken)

Tomar (to take): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) tomo I take
(tú) tomas You take
(él/ella) toma he/she takes
(nosotros/nosotras) tomamos we take
(vosotros/vosotras) tomáis You take
(ellos/ellas) toman they take

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he tomado I have taken
(tú) has tomado You have taken
(él/ella) ha tomado he/she has taken
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos tomado we have taken
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis tomado You have taken
(ellos/ellas) han tomado they have taken

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) tome I take
(tú) tomes You take
(él/ella) tome he/she take
(nosotros/nosotras) tomemos we take
(vosotros/vosotras) toméis you take
(ellos/ellas) tomen they take

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya tomado I have taken
(tú) hayas tomado you have taken
(él/ella) haya tomado he/she has taken
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos tomado we have taken
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis tomado you have taken
(ellos/ellas) hayan tomado they have taken

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) tomaba I used to take
(tú) tomabas you were taking
(él/ella) tomaba he/she was taking
(nosotros/nosotras) tomábamos we took
(vosotros/vosotras) tomabais You took
(ellos/ellas) tomaban they took

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había tomado I had taken
(tú) habías tomado You had taken
(él/ella) había tomado he/she had taken
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos tomado we had taken
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais tomado You had taken
(ellos/ellas) habían tomado they had taken

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) tomara/tomase I took
(tú) tomaras/tomases You took
(él/ella) tomara/tomase he took/she took
(nosotros/nosotras) tomáramos/tomásemos we took
(vosotros/vosotras) tomarais/tomaseis you would take
(ellos/ellas) tomaran/tomasen they took

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

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

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) tomé I took
(tú) tomaste You took
(él/ella) tomó he/she took
(nosotros/nosotras) tomamos we took
(vosotros/vosotras) tomasteis You took
(ellos/ellas) tomaron they took

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube tomado I had taken
(tú) hubiste tomado you had taken
(él/ella) hubo tomado he/she had taken
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos tomado we had taken
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis tomado you took
(ellos/ellas) hubieron tomado they had taken

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) tomare I will take
(tú) tomares You would take
(él/ella) tomare he will take/she will take
(nosotros/nosotras) tomáremos we will take
(vosotros/vosotras) tomareis you will take
(ellos/ellas) tomaren they will take

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere tomado I will have taken
(tú) hubieres tomado you would have taken
(él/ella) hubiere tomado he/she will have taken
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos tomado we will have taken
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis tomado you will have taken
(ellos/ellas) hubieren tomado they will have taken

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) tomaré I will take
(tú) tomarás You will take
(él/ella) tomará he/she will take
(nosotros/nosotras) tomaremos we will take
(vosotros/vosotras) tomaréis You will take
(ellos/ellas) tomarán they will take

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré tomado I will have taken
(tú) habrás tomado You will have taken
(él/ella) habrá tomado he/she will have taken
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos tomado we will have taken
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis tomado you will have taken
(ellos/ellas) habrán tomado they will have taken
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
N/A You take
Toma! Take!
Tome! Take!
Tomemos! Let's take!
Tomad! Take!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No tomes! You do not take.
¡No tome! He/she does not take!
¡No tomemos! Let's not take!
¡No toméis! You all do not take
¡No tomen! They do not take

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) tomaría I would take
(tú) tomarías You would take
(él/ella) tomaría he would take/she would take
(nosotros/nosotras) tomaríamos we would take
(vosotros/vosotras) tomaríais you would take
(ellos/ellas) tomarían they would take

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría tomado I would have taken
(tú) habrías tomado You would have taken
(él/ella) habría tomado he/she would have taken
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos tomado we would have taken
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais tomado you would have taken
(ellos/ellas) habrían tomado they would have taken

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We take a break in the library.
Nosotros tomamos un descanso en la biblioteca.
2. You take an orange juice at the university.
Vosotros tomáis un jugo de naranja en la universidad.
3. We will take a break at school.
Nosotros tomaremos un descanso en la escuela.
4. He takes a medicine in the hospital.
Él toma una medicina en el hospital.
5. They take a tea in the café.
Ellos toman un té en la cafetería.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You have taken the train to the office.
Has tomado el tren a la oficina.
2. They used to have fruit smoothies every morning
Ellos tomaban batidos de frutas cada mañana
3. We used to have a healthy snack
Nosotros tomábamos merienda saludable
4. He took a letter at the post office.
Él tomó una carta en la oficina de correos.
5. I used to drink water to hydrate myself
Yo tomaba agua para hidratarme

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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tomemos, tomarais/tomaseis, tomara/tomase, tome, tomaran/tomasen

1.
Si ... un café, estaríais más despiertos.
(If you were to have a coffee, you would be more awake.)
2.
Es necesario que él ... el tren a la universidad.
(It is necessary that he takes the train to the university.)
3.
Si ... un paseo, estaría más tranquilo.
(If I were to take a walk, I would be calmer.)
4.
Ojalá que nosotros ... un descanso en la oficina.
(I hope that we take a break in the office.)
5.
Si ... un descanso, trabajarían mejor.
(If they were to take a break, they would work better.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He had taken a book in the library.
Él hubo tomado un libro en la biblioteca.
2. If you had taken the map, you would not have gotten lost.
Si hubierais/hubieseis tomado el mapa, no os habríais perdido.
3. I doubt that you have taken the book from the library.
Dudo que hayas tomado el libro de la biblioteca.
4. He might have taken a coffee in the café.
Es posible que haya tomado un café en la cafetería.
5. Perhaps we have taken a walk near the garden.
Quizás hayamos tomado un paseo cerca del jardín.