ellos tomaron

took

→ tomar
tom to drink + aron 3rd-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Common #9,828
took The past-tense form of tomar; depending on context, it can mean took, took photos, or took (a means of transport).
SP: Tomaron el tren para ir al centro.
EN: They took the train to go downtown.
Conjugation of tomar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First tomé tomamos
Second tomaste —
Third tomó tomaron

Ellos se tomaron de la mano.

They held hands.

Ellos se lo tomaron por la fuerza.

They took it by force.

Y tomaron un avión para La Pampa.

And they took a plane to La Pampa.

— Amélie (2001)

¡Te tomaron el pelo!

They pulled a fast one on you!

— La Vida es Bella (1997)

Los Alguaciles tomaron su decisión.

The sheriffs made their decision.

— F1 la película (2025)

Tomaron una especie de caja o algo así.

They took some kind of box or something like that.

— Брат 2 (2000)

Se las tomaron, y ahora nos trajeron esas fotos.

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

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.

Me tomaron las huellas dactilares.

They took my fingerprints.

Ellos tomaron mi plan.

They took my plan.

Tomaron mi dinero.

They took my money.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Ustedes dos tomaron un taxi y él corrió detrás.

You two took a taxi, and he ran after it.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

A mí ni me tomaron en cuenta.

They didn’t even take me into account.

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

Ellos se tomaron un descanso por un rato.

They took a break for a while.

¿Tienes alguna idea de cuándo se tomaron esas fotos?

Do you have any idea when those photos were taken?

Los pescadores tomaron fotos de su captura.

The fishermen took pictures of their catch.

Tomaron demasiado.

They drank too much.

Chabert y Carpentier se tomaron dos semanas de vacaciones.

Chabert and Carpentier took two weeks of vacation.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

Tom y Mary tomaron turnos de guardia.

Tom and Mary took turns on guard duty.

¿Y para qué tomaron sus cabellos?

And what did they take her hair for?

— The Chaser (2008)

Sí, la tomaron desde atrás.

Yes, they took the picture from behind.

— ¿Está funcionando esto? (2025)

Ustedes tomaron demasiado.

You guys drank too much.

Me tomaron las huellas.

They took my fingerprints.

A Tom lo tomaron por sorpresa.

Tom was taken by surprise.

"Los tomaron como carnada viva."

They used them as live bait.

— Guardianes De La Noche (2004)

Tom y Mary se tomaron muchas fotos cuando eran adolescentes.

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

Tomaron nota oficialmente.

They officially took note.

— Cuestión De Honor (1992)

Se tomaron dos botellas de vino.

They drank two bottles of wine.

Tomaron el Boulevard Michelet, llegarán a Plaza Mazard.

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

— Taxi (1998)

Las noticias nos tomaron por sorpresa.

The news took us by surprise.

Hasta los expertos tomaron la pintura por un Rembrandt genuino.

Even experts mistook the painting for a genuine Rembrandt.

Ellos no tomaron parte en la revolución social.

They did not take part in the social revolution.

¡Mierda, tomaron rehenes!

Shit, they took hostages!

— Taxi (1998)

No te tomaron prisionero.

They didn't take you prisoner.

— Дылда (2019)

Al día siguiente tomaron las declaraciones.

The next day, they took statements.

Me tomaron una muestra de sangre en el hospital.

They took a blood sample from me at the hospital.

Los hombres a caballo tomaron sus tierras.

The men on horseback took their lands.

Tomaron un trago y se fueron.

They had a drink and left.

Los otros tomaron un poco.

The others had some.

— Левиафан (2014)

Ellos tomaron la decisión correcta.

They made the right decision.

Los rebeldes tomaron control de la capital.

The rebels took control of the capital.

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)