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SPANISH VERB

tomarse

to take, time or a coffee, or something well or badly

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: tomándose
  • Past participle: tomado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I take
  2. tú you take
  3. usted, él, ella he/she takes
  4. nosotros we take
  5. vosotros Spain you all take
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they take

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I took
  2. tú you took
  3. usted, él, ella he/she took
  4. nosotros we took
  5. vosotros Spain you all took
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they took

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to take
  2. tú you used to take
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to take
  4. nosotros we used to take
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to take
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to take

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will take
  2. tú you will take
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will take
  4. nosotros we will take
  5. vosotros Spain you all will take
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will take

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would take
  2. tú you would take
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would take
  4. nosotros we would take
  5. vosotros Spain you all would take
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would take

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I take
  2. tú (that) you take
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she take
  4. nosotros (that) we take
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all take
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they take

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I took
  2. tú (if) you took
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she took
  4. nosotros (if) we took
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all took
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they took

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú take!
  2. usted take! (formal)
  3. nosotros take! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain take! (all of you)
  5. ustedes take! (all of you)

How to use tomarse

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Carmen se toma las críticas demasiado a pecho.

    Carmen takes criticism too much to heart.

  2. Past

    Nos tomamos un café en la plaza después del turno.

    We had a coffee in the square after the shift.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo se tomaba una copita de vino en cada comida.

    My grandfather had a small glass of wine with every meal.

  4. Future

    ¿Te tomarás unos días libres después del parto?

    Will you take a few days off after the birth?

  5. Conditional

    Yo me tomaría la noticia con más calma que tú.

    I'd take the news more calmly than you.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que Álvaro se tome bien lo del traslado.

    I hope Álvaro takes the news about the transfer well.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El médico me dijo que me tomara una semana de descanso.

    The doctor told me to take a week's rest.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Tómatelo con calma, que aún queda mucha noche!

    Take it easy, there's still a lot of night left!

Good to know

  • "Tomarse algo bien o mal" is to take news well or badly; "tomarse un café" or "tomarse un día libre" is to have one.
  • "Tómatelo con calma" is "take it easy".

Where you hear tomarse

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Fluency Level 1

  • Por las mañanas me tomo un café con Manolo. In the mornings I have a coffee with Manolo.
  • Mi madre se lo tomó mejor de lo que pensaba. My mom took it better than I thought.
  • Después del examen, nos vamos a tomar una semana de vacaciones. After the exam, we're going to take a week's holiday.
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It's Not That

Fluency Level 1 · tómate

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