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yo tocaba

played, was (someone’s) turn

→ tocar
toc to touch + aba I/he/she imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #11,995
played
SP: Mi abuelo tocaba el piano todas las noches.
EN: My grandfather played the piano every night.
was (someone’s) turn
SP: Me tocaba limpiar la cocina.
EN: It was my turn to clean the kitchen.
Conjugation of tocar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First tocaba —
Third tocaba tocaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First tocaba —
Third tocaba tocaban
tocara

Lucy tocaba frecuentemente el piano tras la cena.

Lucy often played the piano after dinner.

Hoy le tocaba comer a Ramsés Segundo.

Today was Ramsés Segundo's turn to eat.

— El hoyo (2019)

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

Mary had a dream in which she won the lottery.

Él tocaba esa música allí.

He played that music there.

— La leyenda de 1900 (1998)

Mi padre tocaba en una banda militar.

My father played in a military band.

— Мой друг Иван Лапшин (1985)

Me tocaba a mí.

It was my turn.

— El Perfecto Asesino (1994)

Mary tocaba un vals en su acordeón.

Mary was playing a waltz on her accordion.

Tom tocaba la trompeta.

Tom played the trumpet.

Incluso cuando él me tocaba tú te enfadas.

You get angry even when he touches me.

— हैदर (2014)

Tom tocaba el acordeón mientras Mary bailaba.

Tom played the accordion while Mary danced.

Esa guitarra nunca sonaba tan bien cuando yo la tocaba.

That guitar never sounded so good when I played it.

¿No le tocaba hoy a Blancanieves?

Wasn’t it Snow White’s turn today?

— Carandiru (2003)

Una fuente blanca alta tocaba.

A tall white fountain was playing.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Me tocaba hacer la cena.

It was my turn to make dinner.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

A menudo tocaba esa canción.

I often played that song.

— Anatomía de una Caída (2023)

Nos daba las gracias y tocaba su trompeta.

He would thank us and play his trumpet.

— La strada (1954)

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)

Esa te tocaba.

That was your turn.

— Fack ju Göhte (2013)

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.

Tocaba en secreto en un cementerio.

He used to play music secretly in a cemetery.

— TÁR (2022)

Éste es el tango que tocaba el tío de Chichina en Miramar.

This is the tango that Chichina’s uncle used to play in Miramar.

— Diarios de motocicleta (2004)

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)

Ella tocaba el violín.

She played the violin.

Esa pregunta me tocaba demasiado de cerca —.

That question hit a little too close to home.

Él tocaba música clásica de violín.

He played classical violin music.

— Esplendor americano (2003)

Yo tocaba el trombón.

I played the trombone.

Mi padre tocaba el bajo.

My father played bass.

— Familia en renta (2025)

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

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

Me tocaba a mí construir ese palacio.

It was my turn to build that palace.

— Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre (2002)

Te tocaba hacer el desayuno, ¿qué no?

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

— Tu nombre (2016)

Tocaba la armónica cuando era joven.

He played the harmonica when he was young.

— Sueño de fuga (1994)

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.

— Gángster Americano (2007)

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

Pavlov rang a bell every time he fed his dogs.

Lo que pasa es que yo he aceptado la responsabilidad que nos tocaba.

The thing is, I’ve accepted the responsibility that fell to us.

— Jaula (2022)