tocarverb
Tocar means to touch, to play an instrument, to be one's turn or to ring, to knock (a bell, a door) in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as toca, tocó and tocado.
- to touch
- to play an instrument
- to be one's turn
- to ring, to knock (a bell, a door)
"Nadie me ha tocado".
No one has touched me
El niño tocó la nieve.
The child touched the snow.
La orquesta está tocando.
The orchestra is playing.
¿Sigues tocando el fagot?
Are you still playing the bassoon?
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| toca | he, she, it | Present |
| tocó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| tocado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| tocando | Gerund | |
| tocaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| tocan | they | Present |
| toque | I | Present subjunctive |
| toco | I | Present |
| tocará | he, she, it | Future |
| tocaron | they | Preterite |
| toquen | they | Present subjunctive |