te tocó perder

Question

te tocó perder - it is your turn to lose or it was your turn to lose? I got confused when I heard tocar in the past tense.

Gracias

Answer 1

Te tocó perder can mean both: Is your turn to lose and It was your turn to lose.

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Example 1 (present).

Jack: Es tu turno. (It is you turn)

Gintar: ¿Me tocó perder?. (is my turn to lose?)

Jack: No. (No)

Gintar: Entonces, ganaré (then, i will win)

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Example 2 (past).

Jack: Tu perdiste. (You lose)

Gintar: Eso fue por que me tocó perder. (that is because it was my turn to lose)

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However, you mustn't complicate, only use it for past tense (more grammatically correct).

Interesting, so it can be both! - gintar77, Jul 25, 2011

"It is your turn" - gintar77, Jul 25, 2011

En el primer ejemplo ¿no se puede decir "¿Me toca perder?"? - gintar77, Jul 25, 2011

Si, perfectamente, sobre todo para los no nativos. - Krassa, Jul 25, 2011

past time ==> past tense - gintar77, Jul 25, 2011

Answer 2

However, you mustn't complicate, only use it for past tense (more grammatically correct).

Thank you Krassa! I had only heard this in present tense form and when I heard it said correctly I was confused. I really appreciate the example.

Answer 3

Not in Spain but this is true in other countries, they use the past tense to mean present, weird, jeje

It is past tense in English, too. It was your turn to lose.

Answer 4

It is past tense in English, too. It was your turn to lose.