Tocar preterite conjugation
Tocar in the preterite: toqué, tocaste, tocó, tocamos, tocasteis, tocaron.
- to touch; to play (an instrument); to be someone's turn
- spelling change (c→qu)
- Participle: tocado
- Gerund: tocando
Preterite pretérito
| yo | toqué |
|---|---|
| tú | tocaste |
| él/ella/usted | tocó |
| nosotros | tocamos |
| vosotros | tocasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | tocaron |
How to use tocar in the preterite
The preterite has one spelling change in the yo form: toqué. The rest are regular: tocaste, tocó, tocamos, tocaron. With the turn meaning, tocó often describes luck or an assignment that fell to someone: Me tocó el peor escritorio. It is also the tense for a single knock, touch or performance.
Examples
En el sorteo me tocó viajar a la conferencia de Bogotá.
In the draw I got to travel to the conference in Bogotá.
El grupo tocó dos horas sin parar.
The band played for two hours straight.
Toqué el tema del salario al final de la entrevista.
I brought up the topic of salary at the end of the interview.
Quick check: tocar in the preterite
More tocar tenses
- All tocar tenses
- Tocar present
- Tocar imperfect
- Tocar future
- Tocar conditional
- Tocar present subjunctive
- Tocar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the preterite
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