Tocar is a -car verb. The c changes to qu before the vowel e throughout the preterite yo form and the entire present subjunctive. Related verbs that share this pattern:
- Buscar (to look for)
- Sacar (to take out)
- Practicar (to practise)
- Explicar (to explain)
- Comunicar (to communicate)
Participles
| Present (Gerundio) | Past (Participio) |
|---|
| tocando | tocado |
Indicative
| Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Conditional | Future |
|---|
| yo | toco | toqué | tocaba | tocaría | tocaré |
| tú | tocas | tocaste | tocabas | tocarías | tocarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | toca | tocó | tocaba | tocaría | tocará |
| nosotros | tocamos | tocamos | tocábamos | tocaríamos | tocaremos |
| vosotros | tocáis | tocasteis | tocabais | tocaríais | tocaréis |
| ellos/as/Uds. | tocan | tocaron | tocaban | tocarían | tocarán |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | Future (Archaic) |
|---|
| yo | toque | tocara | tocare |
| tú | toques | tocaras | tocares |
| él/ella/Ud. | toque | tocara | tocare |
| nosotros | toquemos | tocáramos | tocáremos |
| vosotros | toquéis | tocarais | tocareis |
| ellos/as/Uds. | toquen | tocaran | tocaren |
Imperative
| Affirmative | Negative |
|---|
| tú | toca | no toques |
| Ud. | toque | no toque |
| nosotros | toquemos | no toquemos |
| vosotros | tocad | no toquéis |
| Uds. | toquen | no toquen |