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Verb

tomar

to take / to drink

Auxiliary: haber

'tomar' is a regular -ar verb. It means both 'to take' (a bus, a decision) and 'to have/drink' (a coffee, a beer).

Tomo un café todas las mañanas.

I have a coffee every morning.

Indicativo

Presente

Present

yo tomo
I take/drink

Tomo un café todas las mañanas.

I have a coffee every morning.

tú tomas
you take/drink

¿Qué tomas para desayunar?

What do you have for breakfast?

él/ella/usted toma
he/she takes/drinks

Ella toma el autobús a las siete.

She takes the bus at seven.

nosotros tomamos
we take/drink

Tomamos algo en el bar de la esquina.

We have something at the corner bar.

vosotros tomáis
you (plural) take/drink

¿Tomáis té o café?

Do you drink tea or coffee?

ellos/ellas/ustedes toman
they take/drink

Los turistas toman muchas fotos.

The tourists take a lot of photos.

Pretérito indefinido

Preterite

yo tomé
I took/drank

Ayer tomé una decisión difícil.

Yesterday I made a difficult decision.

tú tomaste
you took/drank

¿Tomaste el tren correcto?

Did you take the right train?

él/ella/usted tomó
he/she took/drank

El niño tomó su medicina sin quejarse.

The child took his medicine without complaining.

nosotros tomamos
we took/drank

Tomamos un taxi hasta el aeropuerto.

We took a taxi to the airport.

vosotros tomasteis
you (plural) took/drank

¿Qué tomasteis en la cena?

What did you have for dinner?

ellos/ellas/ustedes tomaron
they took/drank

Tomaron el camino más corto.

They took the shortest route.

Pretérito imperfecto

Imperfect

yo tomaba
I used to take/drink

De pequeño tomaba leche con miel.

As a child I used to drink milk with honey.

tú tomabas
you used to take/drink

Siempre tomabas el mismo camino.

You always took the same route.

él/ella/usted tomaba
he/she used to take/drink

Mi padre tomaba el sol en la terraza.

My father used to sunbathe on the terrace.

nosotros tomábamos
we used to take/drink

Los domingos tomábamos el aperitivo juntos.

On Sundays we used to have an aperitif together.

vosotros tomabais
you (plural) used to take/drink

¿Tomabais notas en clase?

Did you use to take notes in class?

ellos/ellas/ustedes tomaban
they used to take/drink

Los vecinos tomaban el fresco por la noche.

The neighbours used to get some fresh air at night.

Pretérito perfecto

Present Perfect

yo he tomado
I have taken/drunk

Hoy he tomado demasiado café.

Today I have drunk too much coffee.

tú has tomado
you have taken/drunk

¿Has tomado ya las pastillas?

Have you already taken the pills?

él/ella/usted ha tomado
he/she has taken/drunk

El equipo ha tomado la delantera.

The team has taken the lead.

nosotros hemos tomado
we have taken/drunk

Hemos tomado una buena decisión.

We have made a good decision.

vosotros habéis tomado
you (plural) have taken/drunk

¿Habéis tomado el desayuno?

Have you had breakfast?

ellos/ellas/ustedes han tomado
they have taken/drunk

Han tomado nota de tu queja.

They have taken note of your complaint.

Futuro simple

Future

yo tomaré
I will take/drink

Mañana tomaré el primer vuelo.

Tomorrow I will take the first flight.

tú tomarás
you will take/drink

Tomarás una buena decisión, seguro.

You will make a good decision, for sure.

él/ella/usted tomará
he/she will take/drink

El médico tomará la temperatura al paciente.

The doctor will take the patient's temperature.

nosotros tomaremos
we will take/drink

Tomaremos algo cuando lleguemos.

We will have something to drink when we arrive.

vosotros tomaréis
you (plural) will take/drink

¿Tomaréis postre después de comer?

Will you have dessert after the meal?

ellos/ellas/ustedes tomarán
they will take/drink

Los jueces tomarán una decisión pronto.

The judges will make a decision soon.

Condicional

Condicional simple

Conditional

yo tomaría
I would take/drink

Yo tomaría el camino de la costa.

I would take the coastal route.

tú tomarías
you would take/drink

¿Tomarías una copa conmigo?

Would you have a drink with me?

él/ella/usted tomaría
he/she would take/drink

Ella tomaría más responsabilidad si se lo pidieran.

She would take on more responsibility if asked.

nosotros tomaríamos
we would take/drink

Tomaríamos un descanso si tuviéramos tiempo.

We would take a break if we had time.

vosotros tomaríais
you (plural) would take/drink

¿Tomaríais el riesgo de invertir?

Would you take the risk of investing?

ellos/ellas/ustedes tomarían
they would take/drink

Tomarían otra ruta para evitar el tráfico.

They would take another route to avoid the traffic.

Subjuntivo

Presente de subjuntivo

Present Subjunctive

yo tome
(that) I take/drink

Quiere que tome una decisión ya.

He wants me to make a decision now.

tú tomes
(that) you take/drink

Te aconsejo que tomes el metro.

I advise you to take the metro.

él/ella/usted tome
(that) he/she take/drink

Es importante que tome sus medicinas.

It is important that he takes his medicine.

nosotros tomemos
(that) we take/drink

Quizá tomemos un helado después.

Maybe we'll have an ice cream afterwards.

vosotros toméis
(that) you (plural) take/drink

Espero que toméis buenas decisiones.

I hope you make good decisions.

ellos/ellas/ustedes tomen
(that) they take/drink

Es mejor que tomen un taxi de noche.

It's better that they take a taxi at night.

Imperfecto de subjuntivo

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo tomara
(that) I took/drank

Me sugirió que tomara un descanso.

He suggested that I take a break.

tú tomaras
(that) you took/drank

Si tomaras más agua, dormirías mejor.

If you drank more water, you would sleep better.

él/ella/usted tomara
(that) he/she took/drank

Le pedí que tomara asiento.

I asked him to take a seat.

nosotros tomáramos
(that) we took/drank

Querían que tomáramos otra ruta.

They wanted us to take another route.

vosotros tomarais
(that) you (plural) took/drank

Sería bueno que tomarais notas.

It would be good if you took notes.

ellos/ellas/ustedes tomaran
(that) they took/drank

No esperaba que tomaran esa decisión.

I didn't expect them to make that decision.

Imperativo

Imperativo

Imperative

tú toma
take/drink!

¡Toma, esto es para ti!

Here, this is for you!

usted tome
take/drink! (formal)

Tome asiento, por favor.

Take a seat, please.

nosotros tomemos
let's take/drink!

Tomemos un descanso de diez minutos.

Let's take a ten-minute break.

vosotros tomad
take/drink! (plural)

¡Tomad lo que queráis de la nevera!

Take whatever you want from the fridge!

ustedes tomen
take/drink! (formal plural)

Tomen sus asientos, el espectáculo va a empezar.

Take your seats, the show is about to begin.

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