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tomar

take

VerbA1

Transitive verb

  1. 1

    (to grasp, to pick up) take

    Por favor, toma este libro.

    Please, take this book.
  2. 2

    (beverages) to drink

    ¿Qué quieres tomar?

    What do you want to drink?
  3. 3

    (meals) eat

    Vamos a tomar el desayuno.

    Let's have breakfast.
  4. 4

    (transportation) take

    Necesito tomar el autobús a las ocho.

    I need to catch the bus at eight.
  5. 5

    (decisions, photos) make

    Hay que tomar una decisión importante.

    An important decision must be made.

1(to grasp, to pick up)take

Por favor, toma este libro.

Please, take this book.

Voy a tomar un taxi.

I'm going to take a taxi.

Él tomó mi mano para ayudarme.

He took my hand to help me.

Voy a tomar un taxi.

I'm going to take a taxi.

2(beverages)to drink

¿Qué quieres tomar?

What do you want to drink?

Siempre tomo café por la mañana.

I always drink coffee in the morning.

Ellos tomaron mucha agua después de correr.

They drank a lot of water after running.

Quiero tomar agua fría.

I want to drink cold water.

3(meals)eat

Vamos a tomar el desayuno.

Let's have breakfast.

¿Ya tomaste la cena?

Did you already eat dinner?

Me gusta tomar un almuerzo ligero.

I like to eat a light lunch.

¿Quieres tomar algo de fruta?

Do you want to eat some fruit?

4(transportation)take

Necesito tomar el autobús a las ocho.

I need to catch the bus at eight.

Mañana tomaremos un taxi al aeropuerto.

Tomorrow we will take a taxi to the airport.

Ella tomó el tren para ir a Madrid.

She took the train to go to Madrid.

Debes tomar una decisión.

You must take a decision.

5(decisions, photos)make

Hay que tomar una decisión importante.

An important decision must be made.

Ayer tomamos muchas fotos en la fiesta.

Yesterday we took many photos at the party.

Siempre me cuesta tomar decisiones difíciles.

It's always hard for me to make difficult decisions.

Ella va a tomar una foto.

She is going to take a photo.
Tomar un café

To have a coffee

Tomar una decisión

To make a decision

Tomar el autobús

To take the bus

Verb

Forms

conditional indicative

1st singulartomaría

2nd singulartomarías

3rd singulartomaría

1st pluraltomaríamos

2nd pluraltomaríais

3rd pluraltomarían

future indicative

1st singulartomaré

2nd singulartomarás

3rd singulartomará

1st pluraltomaremos

2nd pluraltomaréis

3rd pluraltomarán

gerund

tomando

imperative affirmative

2nd singulartoma

1st pluraltomemos

2nd pluraltomad

imperative negative

2nd singularno tomes

1st pluralno tomemos

2nd pluralno toméis

imperfect indicative

1st singulartomaba

2nd singulartomabas

3rd singulartomaba

1st pluraltomábamos

2nd pluraltomabais

3rd pluraltomaban

imperfect subjunctive

1st singulartomara

2nd singulartomaras

3rd singulartomara

1st pluraltomáramos

2nd pluraltomarais

3rd pluraltomaran

infinitive

tomar

participle

tomado

pluperfect indicative

1st singularhabía tomado

2nd singularhabías tomado

3rd singularhabía tomado

1st pluralhabíamos tomado

2nd pluralhabíais tomado

3rd pluralhabían tomado

present indicative

1st singulartomo

2nd singulartomas

3rd singulartoma

1st pluraltomamos

2nd pluraltomáis

3rd pluraltoman

present perfect indicative

1st singularhe tomado

2nd singularhas tomado

3rd singularha tomado

1st pluralhemos tomado

2nd pluralhabéis tomado

3rd pluralhan tomado

present perfect subjunctive

1st singularhaya tomado

2nd singularhayas tomado

3rd singularhaya tomado

1st pluralhayamos tomado

2nd pluralhayáis tomado

3rd pluralhayan tomado

present subjunctive

1st singulartome

2nd singulartomes

3rd singulartome

1st pluraltomemos

2nd pluraltoméis

3rd pluraltomen

preterite indicative

1st singulartomé

2nd singulartomaste

3rd singulartomó

1st pluraltomamos

2nd pluraltomasteis

3rd pluraltomaron