tocar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)
to touch / to play (instrument)
The imperfect conjugation of tocar (irregular spelling-change -car, ranked #103). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
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Practice for free ↗ | Pronoun | Imperfect conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | tocaba |
| tú | tocabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | tocaba |
| nosotros | tocábamos |
| vosotros | tocabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | tocaban |
* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar imperfect pattern.
Example sentence
Antes yo tocaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to touch / to play (instrument) often.
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