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How to conjugate Tocarse in Spanish

tocarse to touch (oneself) Irregular Verb Top 100

At a glance: Tocarse (to touch (oneself)) is one of the most common reflexive irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me toco, te tocas, se toca, nos tocamos, os tocáis, se tocan. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes c to qu (toqué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me toque).

Past participle
tocado touched
Gerund
tocando touching
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Indicative tenses of Tocarse

Tocarse in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of tocarse 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, “me toco”, meaning “I touch”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome tocoI touch
Túte tocasyou touch
Ella / Él / Ustedse tocas/he touches
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos tocamoswe touch
Vosotras / Vosotrosos tocáisyou (plural) touch
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse tocanthey touch

How it’s built: Regular: stem toc- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Tocarse in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of tocarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me toqué”, meaning “I touched”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome toquéI touched
Túte tocasteyou touched
Ella / Él / Ustedse tocós/he touched
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos tocamoswe touched
Vosotras / Vosotrosos tocasteisyou (plural) touched
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse tocaronthey touched

How it’s built: Yo changes c to qu (toqué); the other forms are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Tocarse in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of tocarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me tocaba”, meaning “I used to touch”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome tocabaI used to touch
Túte tocabasyou used to touch
Ella / Él / Ustedse tocabas/he used to touch
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos tocábamoswe used to touch
Vosotras / Vosotrosos tocabaisyou (plural) used to touch
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse tocabanthey used to touch

How it’s built: Regular: stem toc- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Tocarse in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of tocarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy tocando”, meaning “I am touching”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome estoy tocandoI am touching
Túte estás tocandoyou are touching
Ella / Él / Ustedse está tocandos/he is touching
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos estamos tocandowe are touching
Vosotras / Vosotrosos estáis tocandoyou (plural) are touching
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse están tocandothey are touching

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund tocando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Tocarse in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of tocarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a tocar”, meaning “I am going to touch”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome voy a tocarI am going to touch
Túte vas a tocaryou are going to touch
Ella / Él / Ustedse va a tocars/he is going to touch
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos vamos a tocarwe are going to touch
Vosotras / Vosotrosos vais a tocaryou (plural) are going to touch
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse van a tocarthey are going to touch

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive tocar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Tocarse in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of tocarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me tocaré”, meaning “I will touch”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome tocaréI will touch
Túte tocarásyou will touch
Ella / Él / Ustedse tocarás/he will touch
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos tocaremoswe will touch
Vosotras / Vosotrosos tocaréisyou (plural) will touch
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse tocaránthey will touch

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive tocar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Tocarse in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of tocarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me tocaría”, meaning “I would touch”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome tocaríaI would touch
Túte tocaríasyou would touch
Ella / Él / Ustedse tocarías/he would touch
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos tocaríamoswe would touch
Vosotras / Vosotrosos tocaríaisyou (plural) would touch
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse tocaríanthey would touch

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive tocar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Tocarse in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of tocarse 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, “me he tocado”, meaning “I have touched”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome he tocadoI have touched
Túte has tocadoyou have touched
Ella / Él / Ustedse ha tocados/he has touched
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hemos tocadowe have touched
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habéis tocadoyou (plural) have touched
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse han tocadothey have touched

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle tocado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Tocarse in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of tocarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había tocado”, meaning “I had touched”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome había tocadoI had touched
Túte habías tocadoyou had touched
Ella / Él / Ustedse había tocados/he had touched
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habíamos tocadowe had touched
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habíais tocadoyou (plural) had touched
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habían tocadothey had touched

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle tocado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Tocarse in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of tocarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré tocado”, meaning “I will have touched”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habré tocadoI will have touched
Túte habrás tocadoyou will have touched
Ella / Él / Ustedse habrá tocados/he will have touched
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habremos tocadowe will have touched
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habréis tocadoyou (plural) will have touched
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrán tocadothey will have touched

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle tocado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Tocarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of tocarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría tocado”, meaning “I would have touched”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habría tocadoI would have touched
Túte habrías tocadoyou would have touched
Ella / Él / Ustedse habría tocados/he would have touched
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habríamos tocadowe would have touched
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habríais tocadoyou (plural) would have touched
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrían tocadothey would have touched

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle tocado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Subjunctive tenses of Tocarse

Tocarse 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, “me toque”, meaning “I touch”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome toqueI touch
Túte toquesyou touch
Ella / Él / Ustedse toques/he touches
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos toquemoswe touch
Vosotras / Vosotrosos toquéisyou (plural) touch
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse toquenthey touch

How it’s built: Every form changes c to qu (toque, toques, toque, toquemos, toquéis, toquen). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Tocarse 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, “me tocara”, meaning “I touched”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome tocaraI touched
Túte tocarasyou touched
Ella / Él / Ustedse tocaras/he touched
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos tocáramoswe touched
Vosotras / Vosotrosos tocaraisyou (plural) touched
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse tocaranthey touched

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, tocaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (tocáramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Tocarse 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, “me tocare”, meaning “I will touch”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome tocareI will touch
Túte tocaresyou will touch
Ella / Él / Ustedse tocares/he will touch
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos tocáremoswe will touch
Vosotras / Vosotrosos tocareisyou (plural) will touch
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse tocarenthey will touch

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, tocaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (tocáremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Tocarse 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, “me haya tocado”, meaning “I have touched”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome haya tocadoI have touched
Túte hayas tocadoyou have touched
Ella / Él / Ustedse haya tocados/he has touched
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hayamos tocadowe have touched
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hayáis tocadoyou (plural) have touched
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hayan tocadothey have touched

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle tocado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Tocarse 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, “me hubiera tocado”, meaning “I had touched”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiera tocadoI had touched
Túte hubieras tocadoyou had touched
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiera tocados/he had touched
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéramos tocadowe had touched
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubierais tocadoyou (plural) had touched
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieran tocadothey had touched

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle tocado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Tocarse 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, “me hubiere tocado”, meaning “I will have touched”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiere tocadoI will have touched
Túte hubieres tocadoyou will have touched
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiere tocados/he will have touched
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéremos tocadowe will have touched
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubiereis tocadoyou (plural) will have touched
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieren tocadothey will have touched

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle tocado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Imperative tenses of Tocarse

Tocarse in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “tóquese”, meaning “(to you formal) touch!”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Tútócate(to you) touch!
Ella / Él / Ustedtóquese(to you formal) touch!
Nosotras / Nosotrostoquémonoslet's touch!
Vosotras / Vosotrostocaos(to you plural) touch!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedestóquense(to you plural formal) touch!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (tócate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (tóquese, tóquense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (toquémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (tocaos).

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Tocarse in the Imperative Negative

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno te toques(to you) don't touch!
Ella / Él / Ustedno se toque(to you formal) don't touch!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno nos toquemoslet's not touch!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno os toquéis(to you plural) don't touch!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno se toquen(to you plural formal) don't touch!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te toques, no se toque, no nos toquemos, no os toquéis, no se toquen.

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Frequently asked questions about Tocarse

Is tocarse a regular or irregular verb?

Tocarse is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes c to qu (toqué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me toque).

How do you conjugate tocarse in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), tocarse is conjugated as: yo me toco, tú te tocas, él/ella/usted se toca, nosotros nos tocamos, vosotros os tocáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se tocan. The present tense 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.

How do you conjugate tocarse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), tocarse is conjugated as: yo me toqué, tú te tocaste, él/ella/usted se tocó, nosotros nos tocamos, vosotros os tocasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se tocaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate tocarse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), tocarse is conjugated as: yo me tocaba, tú te tocabas, él/ella/usted se tocaba, nosotros nos tocábamos, vosotros os tocabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se tocaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate tocarse in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), tocarse is conjugated as: yo me tocaré, tú te tocarás, él/ella/usted se tocará, nosotros nos tocaremos, vosotros os tocaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se tocarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate tocarse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), tocarse is conjugated as: yo me toque, tú te toques, él/ella/usted se toque, nosotros nos toquemos, vosotros os toquéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se toquen. The present subjunctive 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.


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