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yo tocaba

was playing, was touching

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toc touch + aba I/he/she imperfect
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #9,572
was playing Imperfect tense; often used for ongoing or habitual past actions (e.g., playing an instrument).
SP: Tocaba el piano cuando era niño.
EN: I used to play the piano when I was a child.
was touching Imperfect tense; often used for ongoing or habitual past actions.
SP: Tocaba la pared para ver si estaba fría.
EN: I was touching the wall to see if it was cold.
Conjugation of tocar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First tocaba —
Third tocaba tocaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First tocaba —
Third tocaba tocaban
tocara

Esa guitarra nunca sonaba tan bien cuando yo la tocaba.

That guitar never sounded so good when I played it.

Antes tocaba con un grupo muy guay de Chicago.

I used to play with a really cool band from Chicago.

— Juno (2007)

Ella tocaba maravillosamente el piano.

She played the piano beautifully.

Me tocaba hacer la cena.

It was my turn to make dinner.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Tom tocaba el acordeón mientras Mary bailaba.

Tom played the accordion while Mary danced.

Mi padre tocaba el bajo.

My father played bass.

— Rental Family (Familia de alquiler) (2025)

Una fuente blanca alta tocaba.

A tall white fountain was playing.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Yo tocaba la flauta cuando estaba en el instituto.

I used to play the flute when I was in high school.

Ya saben, la banda que tocaba hasta el final y todo eso.

You know, the band that played until the very end and all that.

— Titanic (1997)

Incluso cuando él me tocaba tu te enfadas.

You get angry even when he touched me.

— हैदर (2014)

Tom tocaba la flauta.

Tom played the flute.

Lucy tocaba frecuentemente el piano tras la cena.

Lucy often played the piano after dinner.

Tocaba la armónica cuando era joven.

He played the harmonica when he was young.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

Siempre tocaba esta canción con la trompeta, y por eso me la aprendí.

I always used to play this song on the trumpet, and that's why I learned it.

— La strada (1954)

Mary tuvo un sueño en el que le tocaba la lotería.

Mary had a dream in which she won the lottery.

Ella tocaba guitarra y él cantaba.

She played guitar and he sang.

De pequeño tocaba muy bien el piano, pero luego, no sé por qué, se me olvidó.

When I was little, I played the piano really well, but then, I don't know why, I forgot how.

— American Gangster (2007)

Tom dijo que también tocaba la flauta.

Tom said he also played the flute.

Me tocaba a mí.

It was my turn.

— El profesional (Léon) (1994)

Pavlov tocaba una campana cada vez que alimentaba a sus perros.

Pavlov rang a bell every time he fed his dogs.

Un hombre de pelo blanco tocaba el acordeón afuera de la tienda.

A white-haired man was playing the accordion outside the store.

Yo tocaba el trombón.

I played the trombone.

A menudo tocaba esa canción.

I often played that song.

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

Él tocaba esa música allí.

He played that music there.

— La leyenda del pianista en el océano (1998)

Tom tocaba el clarinete antes de que empezara a aprender a tocar el fagot.

Tom played the clarinet before he started learning to play the bassoon.

Mi padre tocaba en una banda militar.

My father played in a military band.

— Mi amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Mary tocaba un vals en su acordeón.

Mary was playing a waltz on her accordion.

Mary dijo que también tocaba la flauta.

Mary said she also played the flute.

Tocaba en secreto en un cementerio.

He used to play music secretly in a cemetery.

— TÁR (2022)

Él tocaba música clásica de violín.

He played classical violin music.

— American Splendor (2003)

Ella tocaba el violín.

She played the violin.

Me tocaba a mí construir ese palacio.

It was my turn to build that palace.

— Astérix y Obélix: Misión Cleopatra (2002)

Tom tocaba la trompeta.

Tom played the trumpet.

Nos daba las gracias y tocaba su trompeta.

He would thank us and play his trumpet.

— La strada (1954)

Esa te tocaba.

That was your turn.

— ¡Que te den profe! (2013)

Hoy le tocaba comer a Ramsés Segundo.

Today was Ramsés Segundo's turn to eat.

— El hoyo (2019)

Te tocaba hacer el desayuno, ¿qué no?

It was your turn to make breakfast, wasn't it?

— Your Name (2016)