Tardar

to take time

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

tardar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

tardando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

tardado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tardo I take time	I take time
tú	tardas you take time	you take time
él/ella/usted	tarda he/she/you take times	he/she/you take times
nosotros	tardamos we take time	we take time
vosotros	tardáis you all take time	you all take time
ellos/ustedes	tardan they/you all take time	they/you all take time

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tardaba I used to take time	I used to take time
tú	tardabas you used to take time	you used to take time
él/ella/usted	tardaba he/she/you used to take time	he/she/you used to take time
nosotros	tardábamos we used to take time	we used to take time
vosotros	tardabais you all used to take time	you all used to take time
ellos/ustedes	tardaban they/you all used to take time	they/you all used to take time

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tardé I take timed	I take timed
tú	tardaste you take timed	you take timed
él/ella/usted	tardó he/she/you take timed	he/she/you take timed
nosotros	tardamos we take timed	we take timed
vosotros	tardasteis you all take timed	you all take timed
ellos/ustedes	tardaron they/you all take timed	they/you all take timed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tardaré I will take time	I will take time
tú	tardarás you will take time	you will take time
él/ella/usted	tardará he/she/you will take time	he/she/you will take time
nosotros	tardaremos we will take time	we will take time
vosotros	tardaréis you all will take time	you all will take time
ellos/ustedes	tardarán they/you all will take time	they/you all will take time

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tardaría I would take time	I would take time
tú	tardarías you would take time	you would take time
él/ella/usted	tardaría he/she/you would take time	he/she/you would take time
nosotros	tardaríamos we would take time	we would take time
vosotros	tardaríais you all would take time	you all would take time
ellos/ustedes	tardarían they/you all would take time	they/you all would take time

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tarde that I take time	that I take time
tú	tardes that you take time	that you take time
él/ella/usted	tarde that he/she/you take time	that he/she/you take time
nosotros	tardemos that we take time	that we take time
vosotros	tardéis that you all take time	that you all take time
ellos/ustedes	tarden that they/you all take time	that they/you all take time

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tardara or tardase that I take timed	that I take timed
tú	tardaras or tardases that you take timed	that you take timed
él/ella/usted	tardara or tardase that he/she/you take timed	that he/she/you take timed
nosotros	tardáramos or tardásemos that we take timed	that we take timed
vosotros	tardarais or tardaseis that you all take timed	that you all take timed
ellos/ustedes	tardaran or tardasen that they/you all take timed	that they/you all take timed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	tarda	take time! (you)
usted	tarde	take time! (you formal)
nosotros	tardemos	let's take time!
vosotros	tardad	take time! (you all)
ustedes	tarden	take time! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no tardes	don't take time! (you)
usted	no tarde	don't take time! (you formal)
nosotros	no tardemos	let's not take time!
vosotros	no tardéis	don't take time! (you all)
ustedes	no tarden	don't take time! (you all)

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