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Conjugation Chart of “Tocar” (to touch/play) in the Conditional Mood

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Understanding the Conditional Mood of “Tocar”

The Conditional Mood of tocar is used to express hypothetical or imagined situations, for example: Tocaría la guitarra si tuviera más tiempo. (I would play the guitar if I had more time.)

Tocar is a regular verb, so its Conditional conjugations follow the typical pattern for -ar verbs.

How to Use Tocar in the Conditional Mood

The conditional mood of tocar is used to express hypothetical or potential situations, often with an implied condition.

To touch or make contact with something: For example, Tocaría la guitarra si tuviera tiempo. (I would play the guitar if I had time.)

To be someone’s turn: For example, Me tocaría a mí hacer la compra esta semana. (It would be my turn to do the grocery shopping this week.)

To arrive or reach a destination: For example, Nos tocaría llegar a la estación antes de las 8. (We would have to arrive at the station before 8.)

To receive or get something: For example, A cada uno nos tocaría una parte de la herencia. (Each of us would get a share of the inheritance.)

To play or perform music: For example, La banda tocaría en el concierto de anoche. (The band would play at last night’s concert.)

To mention or discuss something (colloquial): For example, En la reunión tocaríamos el tema de los recortes. (We would discuss the topic of budget cuts in the meeting.)

Real Life Examples of Tocar in the Conditional Mood

Si tocaría pintarse el cabello de un color brillante, ¿qué color elegirías? (If you were to dye your hair a bright color, what color would you choose?)

Para la fiesta de disfraces, tocaría pintarnos la cara como payasos. (For the costume party, we would have to paint our faces like clowns.)

Los niños tocarían pintarse las manos con pintura de dedos en la clase de arte. (The children would get to paint their hands with finger paint in art class.)

En el taller de cerámica, tocaría pintarse las piezas con esmaltes brillantes. (In the ceramics workshop, you would have to paint the pieces with glossy glazes.)

Si tocaría pintarse las uñas de un color extravagante, ¿cuál elegirías? (If you were to paint your nails an extravagant color, which one would you choose?)

Los grafiteros tocarían pintarse las manos al hacer sus obras de arte callejeras. (The graffiti artists would get their hands painted while creating their street art.)

Para el espectáculo de body painting, los modelos tocarían pintarse el cuerpo entero. (For the body painting show, the models would have to paint their entire bodies.)

Si tocarías pintarte el cabello de un color brillante, ¿qué color elegirías? (If you were to dye your hair a bright color, what color would you choose?)

Para la fiesta temática, tocarían pintarse la cara como sus personajes favoritos. (For the themed party, they would have to paint their faces like their favorite characters.)

Los artistas callejeros tocarían pintarse las manos al crear sus murales urbanos. (The street artists would get their hands painted while creating their urban murals.)

Para el desfile de moda, los modelos tocarían pintarse el cuerpo con diseños extravagantes. (For the fashion show, the models would have to paint their bodies with extravagant designs.)

Si tocaría pintarse las uñas de un color brillante, ¿cuál elegirías? (If you were to paint your nails a bright color, which one would you choose?)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Tocar (to touch/play) in the Conditional Mood (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.