Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I take over
- tú you take over
- usted, él, ella he/she takes over
- nosotros we take over
- vosotros Spain you all take over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they take over
SPANISH VERB
tomar el relevo
to take over
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: tomando el relevo
- Past participle: tomado el relevo
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I took over
- tú you took over
- usted, él, ella he/she took over
- nosotros we took over
- vosotros Spain you all took over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they took over
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to take over
- tú you used to take over
- usted, él, ella he/she used to take over
- nosotros we used to take over
- vosotros Spain you all used to take over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to take over
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will take over
- tú you will take over
- usted, él, ella he/she will take over
- nosotros we will take over
- vosotros Spain you all will take over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will take over
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would take over
- tú you would take over
- usted, él, ella he/she would take over
- nosotros we would take over
- vosotros Spain you all would take over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would take over
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I take over
- tú (that) you take over
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she take over
- nosotros (that) we take over
- vosotros Spain (that) you all take over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they take over
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I took over
- tú (if) you took over
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she took over
- nosotros (if) we took over
- vosotros Spain (if) you all took over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they took over
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú take over!
- usted take over! (formal)
- nosotros take over! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain take over! (all of you)
- ustedes take over! (all of you)
How to use tomar el relevo
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
A las ocho tomo el relevo de la enfermera de noche.
At eight I take over from the night nurse.
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Past
Cuando mi padre se jubiló, mi hermana tomó el relevo.
When my father retired, my sister took over.
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Imperfect
Cada tarde mi abuela tomaba el relevo y cuidaba de nosotros.
Every afternoon my grandmother took over and looked after us.
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Future
¿Quién tomará el relevo cuando se vaya la jefa de planta?
Who will take over when the ward manager leaves?
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Conditional
Yo tomaría el relevo, pero no tengo experiencia en urgencias.
I'd take over, but I've no experience in A&E.
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Present subjunctive
Quiero que tomes el relevo del proyecto a partir de mayo.
I want you to take over the project from May.
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Past subjunctive
Me ofrecieron que tomara el relevo, pero dije que no.
They offered to let me take over, but I said no.
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Imperative
¡Toma el relevo, Manu, que llevo doce horas de pie!
Take over, Manu, I've been on my feet for twelve hours!
Good to know
- "El relevo" is a relay race or a changing of the guard; "coger el relevo" is said just as much in Spain.
Where you hear tomar el relevo
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Fluency Level 1
- Cuando el profesor se cansa, tomo yo el relevo. When the professor gets tired, I take over.
- Al final, tomé el relevo para la última. At the end, I took over for the last stretch.
- Cuando me jubile, Julián tomará el relevo. When I retire, Julian will take over.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.