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SPANISH VERB

toser

to cough

  • #356 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: tosiendo
  • Past participle: tosido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use toser

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

  1. Present

    ¿Por qué toses tanto desde hace una semana?

    Why have you been coughing so much for a week?

  2. Past

    El bebé tosió toda la noche y no dormimos.

    The baby coughed all night and we didn't sleep.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo tosía cada vez que se reía fuerte.

    My grandfather coughed every time he laughed hard.

  4. Future

    Con este frío, toserás si no te abrigas.

    In this cold, you'll cough if you don't bundle up.

  5. Conditional

    Sin tanto polvo en casa, toserías menos.

    With less dust in the house, you'd cough less.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es normal que tosas un poco después de la gripe.

    It's normal to cough a little after the flu.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El médico me pidió que tosiera mientras me escuchaba el pecho.

    The doctor asked me to cough while he listened to my chest.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Tose con el codo, no con la mano!

    Cough into your elbow, not into your hand!

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