Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I take notes
- tú you take notes
- usted, él, ella he/she takes notes
- nosotros we take notes
- vosotros Spain you all take notes
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they take notes
SPANISH VERB
tomar apuntes
to take notes
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: tomando apuntes
- Past participle: tomado apuntes
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I took notes
- tú you took notes
- usted, él, ella he/she took notes
- nosotros we took notes
- vosotros Spain you all took notes
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they took notes
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to take notes
- tú you used to take notes
- usted, él, ella he/she used to take notes
- nosotros we used to take notes
- vosotros Spain you all used to take notes
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to take notes
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will take notes
- tú you will take notes
- usted, él, ella he/she will take notes
- nosotros we will take notes
- vosotros Spain you all will take notes
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will take notes
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would take notes
- tú you would take notes
- usted, él, ella he/she would take notes
- nosotros we would take notes
- vosotros Spain you all would take notes
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would take notes
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I take notes
- tú (that) you take notes
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she take notes
- nosotros (that) we take notes
- vosotros Spain (that) you all take notes
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they take notes
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I took notes
- tú (if) you took notes
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she took notes
- nosotros (if) we took notes
- vosotros Spain (if) you all took notes
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they took notes
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú take notes!
- usted take notes! (formal)
- nosotros take notes! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain take notes! (all of you)
- ustedes take notes! (all of you)
How to use tomar apuntes
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
En clase tomo apuntes a mano, me concentro más.
In class I take notes by hand, I concentrate better.
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Past
Ayer no tomé apuntes y ahora no entiendo nada.
Yesterday I didn't take notes and now I don't understand a thing.
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Imperfect
En la universidad tomaba apuntes de todo, con colores.
In college I took notes on everything, in colors.
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Future
¿Tomarás apuntes en la junta o grabamos?
Will you take notes in the meeting or shall we record it?
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Conditional
Yo tomaría apuntes, el maestro habla muy rápido.
I'd take notes, the teacher talks really fast.
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Present subjunctive
Te recomiendo que tomes apuntes desde la primera clase.
I recommend you take notes from the first class on.
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Past subjunctive
Nos pidieron que tomáramos apuntes durante el recorrido.
They asked us to take notes during the tour.
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Imperative
¡Toma apuntes, esto viene en el examen!
Take notes, this is on the exam!
Good to know
- "Tomar apuntes" is to take notes in a class or a meeting; "apuntar" is to jot one thing down.
Where you hear tomar apuntes
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 2
- Siempre tomo apuntes en clase. I always take notes in class.
- Tomé apuntes para ti. I took notes for you.
- El jueves voy a tomar apuntes yo. On Thursday, I'm going to take the notes.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.