Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Tomar is also to have a drink or take transport: tomo café, tomamos el autobús.
tomoI take (present)
tomasyou take (present)
tomahe/she takes (present)
tomamoswe take (present)
tomáisyou all (vosotros) take (present)
tomanthey take (present)
Tomar in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
toméI took (preterite)
tomasteyou took (preterite)
tomóhe/she took (preterite)
tomamoswe took (preterite)
tomasteisyou all (vosotros) took (preterite)
tomaronthey took (preterite)
Tomar in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
tomabaI used to take (imperfect)
tomabasyou used to take (imperfect)
tomabahe/she used to take (imperfect)
tomábamoswe used to take (imperfect)
tomabaisyou all (vosotros) used to take (imperfect)
tomabanthey used to take (imperfect)
Tomar in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
tomaréI will take (future)
tomarásyou will take (future)
tomaráhe/she will take (future)
tomaremoswe will take (future)
tomaréisyou all (vosotros) will take (future)
tomaránthey will take (future)
Tomar in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
tomaríaI would take (conditional)
tomaríasyou would take (conditional)
tomaríahe/she would take (conditional)
tomaríamoswe would take (conditional)
tomaríaisyou all (vosotros) would take (conditional)
tomaríanthey would take (conditional)
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Tomar conjugation chart
All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
Person
Present
Preterite
Imperfect
Future
Conditional
yo
tomo
tomé
tomaba
tomaré
tomaría
tú
tomas
tomaste
tomabas
tomarás
tomarías
él / ella / usted
toma
tomó
tomaba
tomará
tomaría
nosotros / nosotras
tomamos
tomamos
tomábamos
tomaremos
tomaríamos
vosotros / vosotras
tomáis
tomasteis
tomabais
tomaréis
tomaríais
ellos / ellas / ustedes
toman
tomaron
tomaban
tomarán
tomarían
Tomar in the present tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
tomo
I take
tú
tomas
you take
él / ella / usted
toma
he/she takes
nosotros / nosotras
tomamos
we take
vosotros / vosotras
tomáis
you all (vosotros) take
ellos / ellas / ustedes
toman
they take
Tomar in the preterite tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
tomé
I took
tú
tomaste
you took
él / ella / usted
tomó
he/she took
nosotros / nosotras
tomamos
we took
vosotros / vosotras
tomasteis
you all (vosotros) took
ellos / ellas / ustedes
tomaron
they took
Tomar in the imperfect tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
tomaba
I used to take
tú
tomabas
you used to take
él / ella / usted
tomaba
he/she used to take
nosotros / nosotras
tomábamos
we used to take
vosotros / vosotras
tomabais
you all (vosotros) used to take
ellos / ellas / ustedes
tomaban
they used to take
Tomar in the future tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
tomaré
I will take
tú
tomarás
you will take
él / ella / usted
tomará
he/she will take
nosotros / nosotras
tomaremos
we will take
vosotros / vosotras
tomaréis
you all (vosotros) will take
ellos / ellas / ustedes
tomarán
they will take
Tomar in the conditional tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
tomaría
I would take
tú
tomarías
you would take
él / ella / usted
tomaría
he/she would take
nosotros / nosotras
tomaríamos
we would take
vosotros / vosotras
tomaríais
you all (vosotros) would take
ellos / ellas / ustedes
tomarían
they would take
Is tomar irregular?
Tomar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
Questions about tomar
How do you conjugate tomar in the present?
The present forms are tomo, tomas, toma, tomamos, tomáis, toman, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
What is the preterite of tomar?
tomé, tomaste, tomó, tomamos, tomasteis, tomaron. For example, tomé means “I took”.
Is tomar irregular?
Tomar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
What is the difference between the preterite and imperfect of tomar?
The preterite (tomé) presents a completed event; the imperfect (tomaba) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I took” and “I used to take”, but context determines the best translation.
What are the future and conditional of tomar?
The yo forms are tomaré (“I will take”) and tomaría (“I would take”). The full charts above include every person.
What does tomar mean?
Tomar means to take, to drink. Tomar is also to have a drink or take transport: tomo café, tomamos el autobús.