A journey often begins by choosing a way to travel.

The idea

Use tomar with a vehicle or service, such as el autobús, and conjugate the verb for the traveller.

Examples

  • Cada mañana tomo el autobús para ir al trabajo.Every morning I take the bus to work.
  • Marta toma el tren de las ocho a Sevilla.Marta takes the eight o’clock train to Seville.
  • Mis amigos toman el metro cerca del museo.My friends take the metro near the museum.
  • Esta noche tomaremos un taxi hasta el hotel.Tonight we will take a taxi to the hotel.
  • Mi abuelo tomó el tranvía para visitar el mercado.My grandfather took the tram to visit the market.
  • Para llegar a la isla, Ana toma el ferry.To reach the island, Ana takes the ferry.

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Watch out

Avoid the invented combination hacer el autobús when you mean to take a bus; say tomar el autobús.

Try it yourself

  1. Complete the sentence: Mañana nosotros ___ el autobús al centro. (tomamos / toma)

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    tomamos

    tomamos matches the subject “we” and can refer to a planned journey tomorrow.

  2. Complete the sentence: Ayer Lucía ___ el metro para volver a casa. (tomó / toma)

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    tomó

    tomó places Lucía’s journey in the past.

  3. Complete the sentence: Para ir al aeropuerto, ellos toman un ___. (taxi / zapato)

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    taxi

    taxi names a vehicle that can take them to the airport.

Use it today

Describe how you travel to a place you know.