The Spanish verb tocar means "to touch, play". Below are its 8 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 yo toco, tú tocas, él/ella/usted toca, nosotros tocamos, vosotros tocáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tocan. 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 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect.
Forms in orange break the regular -ar pattern.
| yo | toco | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | tocas | |
| él/ | toca | |
| nosotros | tocamos | |
| vosotros | tocáis | |
| ellos/ | tocan |
| yo | toqué (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | tocaste |
| él/ | tocó |
| nosotros | tocamos |
| vosotros | tocasteis |
| ellos/ | tocaron |
| yo | tocaba |
|---|---|
| tú | tocabas |
| él/ | tocaba |
| nosotros | tocábamos |
| vosotros | tocabais |
| ellos/ | tocaban |
| yo | tocaré |
|---|---|
| tú | tocarás |
| él/ | tocará |
| nosotros | tocaremos |
| vosotros | tocaréis |
| ellos/ | tocarán |
| yo | tocaría |
|---|---|
| tú | tocarías |
| él/ | tocaría |
| nosotros | tocaríamos |
| vosotros | tocaríais |
| ellos/ | tocarían |
| yo | toque (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | toques (irregular) |
| él/ | toque (irregular) |
| nosotros | toquemos (irregular) |
| vosotros | toquéis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | toquen (irregular) |
| tú | toca |
|---|---|
| usted | toque (irregular) |
| nosotros | toquemos (irregular) |
| vosotros | tocad |
| ustedes | toquen (irregular) |
| yo | he tocado |
|---|---|
| tú | has tocado |
| él/ | ha tocado |
| nosotros | hemos tocado |
| vosotros | habéis tocado |
| ellos/ | han tocado |
Tocar is regular, with spelling changes only. The c changes to qu before e in toqué, toque, toques, toquemos, toquéis, and toquen.
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Yes. Tocar is regular, with spelling changes only.
The c changes to qu before e. The table shows toqué in the preterite and toque in the present subjunctive and formal imperative.
They use haber plus tocado: he tocado, has tocado, ha tocado, hemos tocado, habéis tocado, han tocado.