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 -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, no account needed. Type the form, then press Enter or tap Check.
yo: toso, tú: toses, él: tose, nosotros: tosemos, vosotros: toséis, ellos: tosen
The past participle is tosido (he tosido) and the gerund is tosiendo (estoy tosiendo).
Toser is not on the AQA, Edexcel or Eduqas GCSE Spanish vocabulary lists; it is included here as extra vocabulary.
Verbs that are easy to confuse with toser or that behave like it.
Toser is not on the AQA, Edexcel or Eduqas GCSE Spanish vocabulary lists; it is included here as extra vocabulary. Compare the exam boards.
Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.