How to conjugate Tomar in Spanish

Introduction

Tomar is the Spanish verb meaning "to take/ to drink". It is a regular AR verb, following all the conjugation rules for AR verbs. Tomar is another versatile verb to know, with many meanings and uses. The more important or commonly used are "to take" and to consume (food or drinks). In restaurants or bars, you may notice that the first thing a waiter may ask is "¿Algo para tomar?" (Would you like something to drink?)

Similar verbs to tomar include: beber (to drink).

Indicative Tenses of Tomar

Tomar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of tomar 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, "tomo 2 litros de agua", meaning "I drink 2 litros de agua".

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	tomo	I drink
Tú	tomas	you drink
Ella / Él / Usted	toma	s/he drinks, you (formal) drink
Nosotras / Nosotros	tomamos	we drink
Vosotras / Vosotros	tomáis	you (plural) drink
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	toman	they drink,

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Tomar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of tomar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "tomé 2 litros de agua", meaning "I drank 2 litros de agua".

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	tomé	I drank
Tú	tomaste	you drank
Ella / Él / Usted	tomó	s/he drank, you (formal) drank
Nosotras / Nosotros	tomamos	we drank
Vosotras / Vosotros	tomasteis	you (plural) drank
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	tomaron	they drank,

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Tomar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of tomar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "tomaba 2 litros de agua", meaning "I used to drink 2 litros de agua".

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	tomaba	I used to drink
Tú	tomabas	you used to drink
Ella / Él / Usted	tomaba	s/he used to drink, you (formal) used to drink
Nosotras / Nosotros	tomábamos	we used to drink
Vosotras / Vosotros	tomabais	you (plural) used to drink
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	tomaban	they used to drink,

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Tomar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of tomar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy tomando 2 litros de agua", meaning "I am drinking 2 litros de agua".

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy tomando	I am drinking
Tú	estás tomando	you are drinking
Ella / Él / Usted	está tomando	s/he is drinking, you (formal) are drinking
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos tomando	we are drinking
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis tomando	you (plural) are drinking
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están tomando	they are drinking,

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Tomar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of tomar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a tomar 2 litros de agua", meaning "I am going to drink 2 litros de agua".

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a tomar	I am going to drink
Tú	vas a tomar	you are going to drink
Ella / Él / Usted	va a tomar	s/he is going to drink, you (formal) are going to drink
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a tomar	we are going to drink
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a tomar	you (plural) are going to drink
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a tomar	they are going to drink,

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Tomar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of tomar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "tomaré 2 litros de agua", meaning "I will drink 2 litros de agua".

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	tomaré	I will drink
Tú	tomarás	you will drink
Ella / Él / Usted	tomará	s/he will drink, you (formal) will drink
Nosotras / Nosotros	tomaremos	we will drink
Vosotras / Vosotros	tomaréis	you (plural) will drink
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	tomarán	they will drink,

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Tomar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of tomar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "tomaría 2 litros de agua", meaning "I would drink 2 litros de agua".

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	tomaría	I would drink
Tú	tomarías	you would drink
Ella / Él / Usted	tomaría	s/he would drink, you (formal) would drink
Nosotras / Nosotros	tomaríamos	we would drink
Vosotras / Vosotros	tomaríais	you (plural) would drink
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	tomarían	they would drink,

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Tomar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of tomar 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 tomado 2 litros de agua", meaning "I have drunk 2 litros de agua".

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he tomado	I have drunk
Tú	has tomado	you have drunk
Ella / Él / Usted	ha tomado	s/he has drunk, you (formal) have drunk
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos tomado	we have drunk
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis tomado	you (plural) have drunk
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han tomado	they have drunk,

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Tomar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of tomar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había tomado 2 litros de agua", meaning "I had drunk 2 litros de agua".

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había tomado	I had drunk
Tú	habías tomado	you had drunk
Ella / Él / Usted	había tomado	s/he had drunk, you (formal) had drunk
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos tomado	we had drunk
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais tomado	you (plural) had drunk
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían tomado	they had drunk,

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Tomar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of tomar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré tomado 2 litros de agua", meaning "I will have drunk 2 litros de agua".

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré tomado	I will have drunk
Tú	habrás tomado	you will have drunk
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá tomado	s/he will have drunk, you (formal) will have drunk
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos tomado	we will have drunk
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis tomado	you (plural) will have drunk
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán tomado	they will have drunk,

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Tomar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of tomar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría tomado 2 litros de agua", meaning "I would have drunk 2 litros de agua".

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría tomado	I would have drunk
Tú	habrías tomado	you would have drunk
Ella / Él / Usted	habría tomado	s/he would have drunk, you (formal) would have drunk
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos tomado	we would have drunk
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais tomado	you (plural) would have drunk
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían tomado	they would have drunk,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Tomar

Tomar 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, "tome", meaning "I drink".

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	tome	I drink
Tú	tomes	you drink
Ella / Él / Usted	tome	s/he drinks, you (formal) drink
Nosotras / Nosotros	tomemos	we drink
Vosotras / Vosotros	toméis	you (plural) drink
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	tomen	they drink,

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Tomar 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, "tomara", meaning "I drank".

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	tomara	I drank
Tú	tomaras	you drank
Ella / Él / Usted	tomara	s/he drank, you (formal) drank
Nosotras / Nosotros	tomáramos	we drank
Vosotras / Vosotros	tomarais	you (plural) drank
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	tomaran	they drank,

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Tomar 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, "tomare", meaning "I will drink".

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	tomare	I will drink
Tú	tomares	you will drink
Ella / Él / Usted	tomare	s/he will drink, you (formal) will drink
Nosotras / Nosotros	tomáremos	we will drink
Vosotras / Vosotros	tomareis	you (plural) will drink
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	tomaren	they will drink,

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Tomar 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 tomado", meaning "I have drunk".

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya tomado	I have drunk
Tú	hayas tomado	you have drunk
Ella / Él / Usted	haya tomado	s/he has drunk, you (formal) have drunk
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos tomado	we have drunk
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis tomado	you (plural) have drunk
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan tomado	they have drunk,

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Tomar 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 tomado", meaning "I had drunk".

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera tomado	I had drunk
Tú	hubieras tomado	you had drunk
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera tomado	s/he had drunk, you (formal) had drunk
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos tomado	we had drunk
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais tomado	you (plural) had drunk
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran tomado	they had drunk,

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Tomar 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 tomado", meaning "I will have drunk".

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere tomado	I will have drunk
Tú	hubieres tomado	you will have drunk
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere tomado	s/he will have drunk, you (formal) will have drunk
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos tomado	we will have drunk
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis tomado	you (plural) will have drunk
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren tomado	they will have drunk,

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Imperative Tenses of Tomar

Tomar in the Imperative Affirmative

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

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	toma	(to you) drink!
Ella / Él / Usted	tome	(to you formal) drink!
Nosotras / Nosotros	tomemos	let's drink!
Vosotras / Vosotros	tomad	(to you plural) drink!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	tomen	(to you plural formal) drink!

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Tomar in the Imperative Negative

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

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no tomes	(to you) don't drink!
Ella / Él / Usted	no tome	(to you formal) don't drink!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no tomemos	let's not drink!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no toméis	(to you plural) don't drink!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no tomen	(to you plural formal) don't drink!

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Example sentences and usage

• Me tomaría una eternidad explicarte todo. It would take forever for me to explain everything.
• Si no tomas vacaciones, colapsarás. If you don't take a vacation, you'll collapse.
• Me tomó más de dos horas traducir unas pocas páginas en inglés. It took me more than two hours to translate a few pages of English.
• ¡Toma un libro y léelo! Take a book and read it.
• A menos que tomes una decisión rápido, vas a perder la oportunidad. Unless you make a decision quickly, the opportunity will be lost.
• Si no tomas vacaciones, colapsarás. If you don't take a vacation, you'll collapse.

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