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tomar

to take, to drink

verb Word 165 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials

How to conjugate tomar

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

Present

yo tomo I take / I am taking / I drink / I am drinking
tú tomas you take / you are taking / you drink / you are drinking
él/ella toma he/she takes / he/she is taking / you take (formal) / you are taking (formal) / he/she drinks / he/she is drinking / you drink (formal) / you are drinking (formal)
nosotros tomamos we take / we are taking / we drink / we are drinking
ellos/ellas toman they take / they are taking / you all take / you all are taking / they drink / they are drinking / you all drink / you all are drinking

Preterite

yo tomé I took / I drank
tú tomaste you took / you drank
él/ella tomó he/she took / you took (formal) / he/she drank / you drank (formal)
nosotros tomamos we took / we drank
ellos/ellas tomaron they took / you all took / they drank / you all drank

Imperfect

yo tomaba I was taking / I used to take / I was drinking / I used to drink
tú tomabas you were taking / you used to take / you were drinking / you used to drink
él/ella tomaba he/she was taking / he/she used to take / you were taking (formal) / you used to take (formal) / he/she was drinking / he/she used to drink / you were drinking (formal) / you used to drink (formal)
nosotros tomábamos we were taking / we used to take / we were drinking / we used to drink
ellos/ellas tomaban they were taking / they used to take / you all were taking / you all used to take / they were drinking / they used to drink / you all were drinking / you all used to drink

Future

yo tomaré I will take / I will drink
tú tomarás you will take / you will drink
él/ella tomará he/she will take / you will take (formal) / he/she will drink / you will drink (formal)
nosotros tomaremos we will take / we will drink
ellos/ellas tomarán they will take / you all will take / they will drink / you all will drink

In a sentence

Siempre tomo mucha agua en la mañana.

I always drink a lot of water in the morning.

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