Retardar

to retard

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

retardar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

retardando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

retardado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retardo I retard	I retard
tú	retardas you retard	you retard
él/ella/usted	retarda he/she/you retards	he/she/you retards
nosotros	retardamos we retard	we retard
vosotros	retardáis you all retard	you all retard
ellos/ustedes	retardan they/you all retard	they/you all retard

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retardaba I used to retard	I used to retard
tú	retardabas you used to retard	you used to retard
él/ella/usted	retardaba he/she/you used to retard	he/she/you used to retard
nosotros	retardábamos we used to retard	we used to retard
vosotros	retardabais you all used to retard	you all used to retard
ellos/ustedes	retardaban they/you all used to retard	they/you all used to retard

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retardé I retarded	I retarded
tú	retardaste you retarded	you retarded
él/ella/usted	retardó he/she/you retarded	he/she/you retarded
nosotros	retardamos we retarded	we retarded
vosotros	retardasteis you all retarded	you all retarded
ellos/ustedes	retardaron they/you all retarded	they/you all retarded

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retardaré I will retard	I will retard
tú	retardarás you will retard	you will retard
él/ella/usted	retardará he/she/you will retard	he/she/you will retard
nosotros	retardaremos we will retard	we will retard
vosotros	retardaréis you all will retard	you all will retard
ellos/ustedes	retardarán they/you all will retard	they/you all will retard

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retardaría I would retard	I would retard
tú	retardarías you would retard	you would retard
él/ella/usted	retardaría he/she/you would retard	he/she/you would retard
nosotros	retardaríamos we would retard	we would retard
vosotros	retardaríais you all would retard	you all would retard
ellos/ustedes	retardarían they/you all would retard	they/you all would retard

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retarde that I retard	that I retard
tú	retardes that you retard	that you retard
él/ella/usted	retarde that he/she/you retard	that he/she/you retard
nosotros	retardemos that we retard	that we retard
vosotros	retardéis that you all retard	that you all retard
ellos/ustedes	retarden that they/you all retard	that they/you all retard

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retardara or retardase that I retarded	that I retarded
tú	retardaras or retardases that you retarded	that you retarded
él/ella/usted	retardara or retardase that he/she/you retarded	that he/she/you retarded
nosotros	retardáramos or retardásemos that we retarded	that we retarded
vosotros	retardarais or retardaseis that you all retarded	that you all retarded
ellos/ustedes	retardaran or retardasen that they/you all retarded	that they/you all retarded

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he retardado I have retarded	I have retarded
tú	has retardado you have retarded	you have retarded
él/ella/usted	ha retardado he/she/you have retarded	he/she/you have retarded
nosotros	hemos retardado we have retarded	we have retarded
vosotros	habéis retardado you all have retarded	you all have retarded
ellos/ustedes	han retardado they/you all have retarded	they/you all have retarded

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había retardado I had retarded	I had retarded
tú	habías retardado you had retarded	you had retarded
él/ella/usted	había retardado he/she/you had retarded	he/she/you had retarded
nosotros	habíamos retardado we had retarded	we had retarded
vosotros	habíais retardado you all had retarded	you all had retarded
ellos/ustedes	habían retardado they/you all had retarded	they/you all had retarded

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube retardado I had retarded	I had retarded
tú	hubiste retardado you had retarded	you had retarded
él/ella/usted	hubo retardado he/she/you had retarded	he/she/you had retarded
nosotros	hubimos retardado we had retarded	we had retarded
vosotros	hubisteis retardado you all had retarded	you all had retarded
ellos/ustedes	hubieron retardado they/you all had retarded	they/you all had retarded

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré retardado I will have retarded	I will have retarded
tú	habrás retardado you will have retarded	you will have retarded
él/ella/usted	habrá retardado he/she/you will have retarded	he/she/you will have retarded
nosotros	habremos retardado we will have retarded	we will have retarded
vosotros	habréis retardado you all will have retarded	you all will have retarded
ellos/ustedes	habrán retardado they/you all will have retarded	they/you all will have retarded

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría retardado I would have retarded	I would have retarded
tú	habrías retardado you would have retarded	you would have retarded
él/ella/usted	habría retardado he/she/you would have retarded	he/she/you would have retarded
nosotros	habríamos retardado we would have retarded	we would have retarded
vosotros	habríais retardado you all would have retarded	you all would have retarded
ellos/ustedes	habrían retardado they/you all would have retarded	they/you all would have retarded

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya retardado that I have retarded	that I have retarded
tú	hayas retardado that you have retarded	that you have retarded
él/ella/usted	haya retardado that he/she/you have retarded	that he/she/you have retarded
nosotros	hayamos retardado that we have retarded	that we have retarded
vosotros	hayáis retardado that you all have retarded	that you all have retarded
ellos/ustedes	hayan retardado that they/you all have retarded	that they/you all have retarded

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera retardado that I had retarded	that I had retarded
tú	hubieras retardado that you had retarded	that you had retarded
él/ella/usted	hubiera retardado that he/she/you had retarded	that he/she/you had retarded
nosotros	hubiéramos retardado that we had retarded	that we had retarded
vosotros	hubierais retardado that you all had retarded	that you all had retarded
ellos/ustedes	hubieran retardado that they/you all had retarded	that they/you all had retarded

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	retarda	retard! (you)
usted	retarde	retard! (you formal)
nosotros	retardemos	let's retard!
vosotros	retardad	retard! (you all)
ustedes	retarden	retard! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no retardes	don't retard! (you)
usted	no retarde	don't retard! (you formal)
nosotros	no retardemos	let's not retard!
vosotros	no retardéis	don't retard! (you all)
ustedes	no retarden	don't retard! (you all)

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