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Tomar (to take) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative) - Spanish

 Tomar (to take) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Tomar - Conjugation of to take in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the simple past, indicative tense (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo).

Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Tomar (to take) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

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Conjugation of to take in Pretérito indefinido

  • yo tomé I took
  • tú tomaste you took
  • él/ella tomó he took
  • nosotros/nosotras tomamos We took
  • vosotros/vosotras tomasteis you took
  • ellos/ellas tomaron They took

Example phrases

  • Ayer tomé un café en la cafetería. Yesterday, I took a coffee in the café.
  • Tú tomaste una medicina en la farmacia. You took a medicine at the pharmacy.
  • Él tomó una carta en la oficina de correos. He took a letter at the post office.
  • Nosotros tomamos un té en la casa. We took a tea in the house.
  • Vosotros tomasteis la llave del hotel. You took the hotel key.
  • Ellos tomaron un libro en la biblioteca. They took a book in the library.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - tomar (to take)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Tomar (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo)

1. Él ... una carta en la oficina de correos.

Él tomó una carta en la oficina de correos.
(He took a letter at the post office.)

2. Vosotros ... la llave del hotel.

Vosotros tomasteis la llave del hotel.
(You took the hotel key.)

3. Tú ... una medicina en la farmacia.

Tú tomaste una medicina en la farmacia.
(You took a medicine at the pharmacy.)

4. Ellos ... un libro en la biblioteca.

Ellos tomaron un libro en la biblioteca.
(They took a book in the library.)

5. Nosotros ... un té en la casa.

Nosotros tomamos un té en la casa.
(We took a tea in the house.)

6. Ayer ... un café en la cafetería.

Ayer tomé un café en la cafetería.
(Yesterday, I took a coffee in the café.)