The Portuguese verb tocar means "to touch, play". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of tocar is eu toco, tu tocas, ele/ela toca, nós tocamos, vós tocais, eles/elas tocam. It counts as a regular -ar verb, though 10 of its forms differ from the model pattern and are marked in the tables. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative.
Forms in orange break the regular -ar pattern.
| eu | toco | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | tocas | |
| ele/ | toca | |
| nós | tocamos | |
| vós | tocais | |
| eles/ | tocam |
| eu | toquei (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | tocaste |
| ele/ | tocou |
| nós | tocámos |
| vós | tocastes |
| eles/ | tocaram |
| eu | tocava |
|---|---|
| tu | tocavas |
| ele/ | tocava |
| nós | tocávamos |
| vós | tocáveis |
| eles/ | tocavam |
| eu | tocarei |
|---|---|
| tu | tocarás |
| ele/ | tocará |
| nós | tocaremos |
| vós | tocareis |
| eles/ | tocarão |
| eu | tocaria |
|---|---|
| tu | tocarias |
| ele/ | tocaria |
| nós | tocaríamos |
| vós | tocaríeis |
| eles/ | tocariam |
| que eu | toque (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | toques (irregular) |
| que ele/ | toque (irregular) |
| que nós | toquemos (irregular) |
| que vós | toqueis (irregular) |
| que eles/ | toquem (irregular) |
| tu | toca |
|---|---|
| você | toque (irregular) |
| nós | toquemos (irregular) |
| vós | tocai |
| vocês | toquem (irregular) |
Tocar is regular, with spelling changes only. The spelling changes to qu in toquei, toque, toques, toquemos, toqueis and toquem, while the regular endings remain visible.
Lingo7 is an app for reading books in Portuguese with a translation under every sentence and audio, so the forms in these tables come back in context.
Yes, tocar is regular, with spelling changes only. Its endings follow the regular ar model.
The c changes to qu before e in toquei, toque, toques, toquemos, toqueis and toquem. This preserves the spelling shown in the table.
The past participle is tocado and the gerund is tocando.