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How to conjugate Tocar in Spanish

To play (an instrument), to touch Irregular Verb Top 100

Introduction

Tocar is the Spanish verb for "to play (an instrument), to touch". It is an irregular verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to tocar include: conmover.

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitivetocarto play (an instrument), to touch
Past participletocadoplayed
Gerundtocandoplaying

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Indicative Tenses of Tocar

Tocar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of tocar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "toco la guitarra", meaning "I play the guitar".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotocoI play
tocasyou play
Ella / Él / Ustedtocas/he plays, you (formal) play
Nosotras / Nosotrostocamoswe play
Vosotras / Vosotrostocáisyou (plural) play
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedestocanthey play,

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Tocar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of tocar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "toqué la guitarra", meaning "I played the guitar".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yotoqué I played
tocasteyou played
Ella / Él / Ustedtocós/he played, you (formal) played
Nosotras / Nosotrostocamoswe played
Vosotras / Vosotrostocasteisyou (plural) played
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedestocaronthey played,

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Tocar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of tocar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "tocaba la guitarra", meaning "I used to play the guitar".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotocabaI used to play
tocabasyou used to play
Ella / Él / Ustedtocabas/he used to play, you (formal) used to play
Nosotras / Nosotrostocábamoswe used to play
Vosotras / Vosotrostocabaisyou (plural) used to play
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedestocabanthey used to play,

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Tocar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of tocar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy tocando la guitarra", meaning "I am playing the guitar".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy tocandoI am playing
estás tocandoyou are playing
Ella / Él / Ustedestá tocandos/he is playing, you (formal) are playing
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos tocandowe are playing
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis tocandoyou (plural) are playing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán tocandothey are playing,

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Tocar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of tocar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a tocar la guitarra", meaning "I am going to play the guitar".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a tocarI am going to play
vas a tocaryou are going to play
Ella / Él / Ustedva a tocars/he is going to play, you (formal) are going to play
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a tocarwe are going to play
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a tocaryou (plural) are going to play
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a tocarthey are going to play,

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Tocar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of tocar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "tocaré la guitarra", meaning "I will play the guitar".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotocaréI will play
tocarásyou will play
Ella / Él / Ustedtocarás/he will play, you (formal) will play
Nosotras / Nosotrostocaremoswe will play
Vosotras / Vosotrostocaréisyou (plural) will play
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedestocaránthey will play,

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Tocar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of tocar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "tocaría la guitarra", meaning "I would play the guitar".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotocaríaI would play
tocaríasyou would play
Ella / Él / Ustedtocarías/he would play, you (formal) would play
Nosotras / Nosotrostocaríamoswe would play
Vosotras / Vosotrostocaríaisyou (plural) would play
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedestocaríanthey would play,

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Tocar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of tocar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he tocado la guitarra", meaning "I have played the guitar".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe tocadoI have played
has tocadoyou have played
Ella / Él / Ustedha tocados/he has played, you (formal) have played
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos tocadowe have played
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis tocadoyou (plural) have played
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan tocadothey have played,

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Tocar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of tocar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había tocado la guitarra", meaning "I had played the guitar".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía tocadoI had played
habías tocadoyou had played
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía tocados/he had played, you (formal) had played
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos tocadowe had played
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais tocadoyou (plural) had played
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían tocadothey had played,

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Tocar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of tocar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré tocado la guitarra", meaning "I will have played the guitar".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré tocadoI will have played
habrás tocadoyou will have played
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá tocados/he will have played, you (formal) will have played
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos tocadowe will have played
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis tocadoyou (plural) will have played
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán tocadothey will have played,

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Tocar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of tocar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría tocado la guitarra", meaning "I would have played the guitar".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría tocadoI would have played
habrías tocadoyou would have played
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría tocados/he would have played, you (formal) would have played
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos tocadowe would have played
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais tocadoyou (plural) would have played
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían tocadothey would have played,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Tocar

Tocar in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "toque", meaning "I play".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yotoque I play
toques you play
Ella / Él / Ustedtoque s/he plays, you (formal) play
Nosotras / Nosotrostoquemos we play
Vosotras / Vosotrostoquéis you (plural) play
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedestoquen they play,

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Tocar in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "tocara", meaning "I played".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotocaraI played
tocarasyou played
Ella / Él / Ustedtocaras/he played, you (formal) played
Nosotras / Nosotrostocáramoswe played
Vosotras / Vosotrostocaraisyou (plural) played
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedestocaranthey played,

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Tocar in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "tocare", meaning "I will play".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotocareI will play
tocaresyou will play
Ella / Él / Ustedtocares/he will play, you (formal) will play
Nosotras / Nosotrostocáremoswe will play
Vosotras / Vosotrostocareisyou (plural) will play
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedestocarenthey will play,

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Tocar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya tocado", meaning "I have played".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya tocadoI have played
hayas tocadoyou have played
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya tocados/he has played, you (formal) have played
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos tocadowe have played
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis tocadoyou (plural) have played
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan tocadothey have played,

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Tocar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera tocado", meaning "I had played".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera tocadoI had played
hubieras tocadoyou had played
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera tocados/he had played, you (formal) had played
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos tocadowe had played
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais tocadoyou (plural) had played
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran tocadothey had played,

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Tocar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere tocado", meaning "I will have played".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere tocadoI will have played
hubieres tocadoyou will have played
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere tocados/he will have played, you (formal) will have played
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos tocadowe will have played
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis tocadoyou (plural) will have played
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren tocadothey will have played,

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Imperative Tenses of Tocar

Tocar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "toque", meaning "(to you formal) play!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
toca(to you) play!
Ella / Él / Ustedtoque (to you formal) play!
Nosotras / Nosotrostoquemos let's play!
Vosotras / Vosotrostocad(to you plural) play!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedestoquen (to you plural formal) play!

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Tocar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no toque", meaning "(to you formal) don't play!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no toques (to you) don't play!
Ella / Él / Ustedno toque (to you formal) don't play!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno toquemos let's not play!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno toquéis (to you plural) don't play!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno toquen (to you plural formal) don't play!

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Example sentences and usage

  • Él toca el piano muy bien. He plays the piano very well.

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