Toser means 'to cough', and it is a regular -er verb in the health and illness topic. No paro de toser (I can't stop coughing), el niño tose mucho (the child coughs a lot). Because describing symptoms is exactly what you need for a doctor's-appointment role-play — a classic GCSE scenario — toser is a practical verb to have ready, alongside the related noun la tos ('cough'). As a regular -er verb the conjugation is predictable, so once you know the pattern you can describe coughing across tenses without difficulty.
Quick facts
Toser (to cough) is a regular -er verb.
No paro de toser (I can't stop coughing).
El niño tose mucho (the child coughs a lot).
Essential for the health scenario.
La tos (cough).
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Toser is a regular verb. Make sure you know the endings for each tense — especially the preterite and subjunctive, which is where marks are most often lost.
toser is a regular -er verb — it follows the standard -er pattern in every tense. That makes it a good one to drill: if you know toser, you know the template for all regular -er verbs.
Type conjugations from memory and get instant feedback. That's how you actually build the automatic recall the exam needs — not from reading tables.
Practice toser now →Three questions. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: toso, tú: toses, él: tose, nosotros: tosemos, vosotros: toséis, ellos: tosen
Toser is a regular -er verb following the standard -er pattern.
Use toser in multiple tenses to show range — present, preterite and future at minimum. This is a key criterion for higher GCSE marks.
Verbs that are easy to confuse with toser or that behave like it.
This reference is written for UK GCSE and A-Level Spanish learners and their teachers. It is designed for exam revision: every form is checked against standard conjugation rules, and the examples reflect the registers and topics that come up in the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas specifications. Toser is a high-frequency verb and appears often in exam papers. For active recall, use the free practice tool rather than only reading the tables.
Last updated 2 August 2026. Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.