tomar

/toˈmaɾ/, [t̪oˈmaɾ]

take


Gerund: tomando


Past Participles

  Masculine Feminine
Singular tomado tomada
Plural tomados tomadas

Indicative

  Present Imperfect Preterite Future Conditional
yo tomo tomaba tomé tomaré tomaría
tomas tomabas tomaste tomarás tomarías
él/ella/Ud. toma tomaba tomó tomará tomaría
nosotros tomamos tomábamos tomamos tomaremos tomaríamos
vosotros tomáis tomabais tomasteis tomaréis tomaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. toman tomaban tomaron tomarán tomarían
vos tomás tomabas tomaste tomarás tomarías

Subjunctive

  Present Imperfect (ra) Imperfect (se) Future
yo tome tomara tomase tomare
tomes tomaras tomases tomares
él/ella/Ud. tome tomara tomase tomare
nosotros tomemos tomáramos tomásemos tomáremos
vosotros toméis tomarais tomaseis tomareis
ellos/ellas/Uds. tomen tomaran tomasen tomaren
vos tomés tomaras tomases tomares

Imperative

  Affirmative Negative
yo    
toma no tomes
Ud. tome no tome
nosotros tomemos no tomemos
vosotros tomad no toméis
Uds. tomen no tomen
vos tomá no tomes

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Si quieres mejorarte algún día, tienes que tomar este remedio.

    If you ever want to get better, you have to take this medicine.

  • Tenemos que tomar una decisión.

    We have to make a decision.

  • Me gusta tomar agua helada.

    I like drinking ice-cold water.

  • Tenemos que tomar una decisión sobre esto inmediatamente.

    We must make a decision on this right away.

  • ¿Quieres comer fideos o arroz? ¿Quieres tomar zumo de frutas o café?

    Do you want to eat noodles or rice? Do you want to drink fruit juice or coffee?

  • Esta mañana me levanté demasiado tarde para tomar el desayuno.

    This morning I got up too late to have breakfast.

  • ¿Puedo tomar prestado un bolígrafo? El mío está en las últimas.

    Can I borrow a pen? Mine's on its last legs.

  • Tengo que tomar un descanso.

    I need to take a break.

  • ¿Qué desearía tomar hoy?

    What would you like to drink today?

  • Yo mejor quiero tomar café.

    I would rather have a coffee.

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