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tocar

to touch, to play

verb Word 459 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation

How to conjugate tocar

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo toco I touch / I am touching / I play / I am playing
tú tocas you touch / you are touching / you play / you are playing
él/ella toca he/she touches / he/she is touching / you touch (formal) / you are touching (formal) / he/she plays / he/she is playing / you play (formal) / you are playing (formal)
nosotros tocamos we touch / we are touching / we play / we are playing
ellos/ellas tocan they touch / they are touching / you all touch / you all are touching / they play / they are playing / you all play / you all are playing

Preterite

yo toqué I touched / I played
tú tocaste you touched / you played
él/ella tocó he/she touched / you touched (formal) / he/she played / you played (formal)
nosotros tocamos we touched / we played
ellos/ellas tocaron they touched / you all touched / they played / you all played

Imperfect

yo tocaba I was touching / I used to touch / I was playing / I used to play
tú tocabas you were touching / you used to touch / you were playing / you used to play
él/ella tocaba he/she was touching / he/she used to touch / you were touching (formal) / you used to touch (formal) / he/she was playing / he/she used to play / you were playing (formal) / you used to play (formal)
nosotros tocábamos we were touching / we used to touch / we were playing / we used to play
ellos/ellas tocaban they were touching / they used to touch / you all were touching / you all used to touch / they were playing / they used to play / you all were playing / you all used to play

Future

yo tocaré I will touch / I will play
tú tocarás you will touch / you will play
él/ella tocará he/she will touch / you will touch (formal) / he/she will play / you will play (formal)
nosotros tocaremos we will touch / we will play
ellos/ellas tocarán they will touch / you all will touch / they will play / you all will play

In a sentence

Alguien toca la puerta.

Someone is knocking on the door.

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