ellos tomaron

took

→ tomar
tom take + aron 3rd-person plural past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Common #8,493
took Third-person plural preterite (they/you all took).
SP: Ellos tomaron el autobús a las ocho.
EN: They took the bus at eight.
Conjugation of tomar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First tomé tomamos
Second tomaste —
Third tomó tomaron

Ambos pilotos tomaron diferentes niveles de agresión.

Both pilots took different levels of aggression.

— Senna (2010)

Creo que casi todos ellos tomaron parte en el complot.

I believe almost all of them took part in the plot.

Hasta los expertos tomaron la pintura por un Rembrandt genuino.

Even experts mistook the painting for a genuine Rembrandt.

Tomaron demasiado.

They drank too much.

Tomaron mis huellas.

They took my fingerprints.

Los otros tomaron un poco.

The others had some.

— Leviatán (2014)

Los rebeldes tomaron control de la capital.

The rebels took control of the capital.

Ellos tomaron la decisión correcta.

They made the right decision.

Las fuerzas de Franco tomaron el control en España.

Franco's forces took control in Spain.

Me tomaron las huellas.

They took my fingerprints.

Tomaron el pelo a mucha gente.

They fooled a lot of people.

Tomaron un trago y se fueron.

They had a drink and left.

Los hombres a caballo tomaron sus tierras.

The men on horseback took their lands.

Sí, la tomaron desde atrás.

Yes, they took the picture from behind.

— Sin conexión (2025)

Ustedes tomaron demasiado.

You guys drank too much.

Tom y Mary tomaron turnos de guardia.

Tom and Mary took turns on guard duty.

Tom y Mary se tomaron muchas fotos cuando eran adolescentes.

Tom and Mary took many photos of each other when they were teenagers.

Los pescadores tomaron fotos de su captura.

The fishermen took pictures of their catch.

Chabert y Carpentier se tomaron dos semanas de vacaciones.

Chabert and Carpentier took two weeks of vacation.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

Tomaron mi dinero.

They took my money.

— La venganza de Manon (1986)

Ellos se tomaron un descanso por un rato.

They took a break for a while.

No te tomaron prisionero.

They didn't take you prisoner.

— Una gran mujer (Beanpole) (2019)

Ustedes dos tomaron un taxi y el corrió detrás.

You two took a taxi and he ran after it.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Como tenían prisa, tomaron un taxi.

Since they were in a hurry, they took a taxi.

Me tomaron las huellas dactilares.

They took my fingerprints.

Las noticias nos tomaron por sorpresa.

The news took us by surprise.

Tomaron el Boulevard Michelet, llegarán a Plaza Mazard.

They took Boulevard Michelet; they will arrive at Plaza Mazard.

— Taxi Express (1998)

Se tomaron dos botellas de vino.

They drank two bottles of wine.

Tomaron nota oficialmente.

They officially took note.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

Ellos tomaron mi plan.

They took my plan.

Y tomaron un avión para La Pampa.

And they took a plane to La Pampa.

— Amelie (2001)

Todos tomaron parte en las negociaciones.

Everyone took part in the negotiations.

Me tomaron una muestra de sangre en el hospital.

They took a blood sample from me at the hospital.

Los Alguaciles tomaron su decisión.

The sheriffs made their decision.

— F1 la película (2025)

Se las tomaron, y ahora nos trajeron esas fotos.

They took them, and now they brought us those photos.

Ellos no tomaron parte en la revolución social.

They did not take part in the social revolution.

Tomaron el puente y la ribera oeste.

They took the bridge and the west bank.

— El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey (2003)

Ellos se tomaron de la mano.

They held hands.

A Tom lo tomaron por sorpresa.

Tom was taken by surprise.

Tomaron una especie de caja o algo así.

They took some kind of box or something like that.

— Hermano 2 (2000)

Ellos se lo tomaron por la fuerza.

They took it by force.