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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 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 takes
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 was taking
tú tomabas you took
él/ella tomaba he/she was taking
nosotros/nosotras tomábamos We took
vosotros/vosotras tomabais you were taking
ellos/ellas tomaban they were taking

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

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

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese tomado I would have taken
tú hubieras/hubieses tomado you would have taken
él/ella hubiera/hubiese tomado he would have taken
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos tomado we would have 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 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 had taken
nosotros/nosotras hubimos tomado we had taken
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis tomado you had taken
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/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 will 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/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.