tardar
Translations
- to take time
- to delay
Used to indicate the time it takes to do something.
Conjugation
Conditional
| yo | tardaría |
| tú | tardarías |
| él/ella | tardaría |
| nosotros | tardaríamos |
| vosotros | tardaríais |
| ellos/as | tardarían |
Conditional Perfect
| yo | habría tardado |
| tú | habrías tardado |
| él/ella | habría tardado |
| nosotros | habríamos tardado |
| vosotros | habríais tardado |
| ellos/as | habrían tardado |
Future
| yo | tardaré |
| tú | tardarás |
| él/ella | tardará |
| nosotros | tardaremos |
| vosotros | tardaréis |
| ellos/as | tardarán |
Future Perfect
| yo | habré tardado |
| tú | habrás tardado |
| él/ella | habrá tardado |
| nosotros | habremos tardado |
| vosotros | habréis tardado |
| ellos/as | habrán tardado |
Imperfect
| yo | tardaba |
| tú | tardabas |
| él/ella | tardaba |
| nosotros | tardábamos |
| vosotros | tardabais |
| ellos/as | tardaban |
Pluperfect
| yo | había tardado |
| tú | habías tardado |
| él/ella | había tardado |
| nosotros | habíamos tardado |
| vosotros | habíais tardado |
| ellos/as | habían tardado |
Present
| yo | tardo |
| tú | tardas |
| él/ella | tarda |
| nosotros | tardamos |
| vosotros | tardáis |
| ellos/as | tardan |
Present Perfect
| yo | he tardado |
| tú | has tardado |
| él/ella | ha tardado |
| nosotros | hemos tardado |
| vosotros | habéis tardado |
| ellos/as | han tardado |
Preterite
| yo | tardé |
| tú | tardaste |
| él/ella | tardó |
| nosotros | tardamos |
| vosotros | tardasteis |
| ellos/as | tardaron |
Example Sentences
I will probably take a little longer to arrive due to traffic.
La experiencia fue tan traumática que tardó años en poder superarla.
The experience was so traumatic that it took years to overcome it.
La conflagración en el bosque fue tan intensa que los bomberos tardaron horas en controlarla.
The conflagration in the forest was so intense that the firefighters took hours to control it.
The road was so long that it took us hours to reach our destination.
The tangle of cables at the corner of the street caused a big mess that took hours to resolve.
The charred fire left scars in the forest that will take years to heal.
Después de las sacudiduras del terremoto, la ciudad tardó semanas en recuperarse completamente.
After the shakes of the earthquake, the city took weeks to fully recover.
The decapitation of the tree left a visible wound that will take time to heal.
Las tierras espoliadas durante la guerra tardarán décadas en recuperarse completamente.
The lands plundered during the war will take decades to fully recover.
When he fell, he wounded himself and left a sore on his knee that took time to heal.
The scab on the wound took longer than expected to heal.
The inhumanity of war leaves deep scars on society that take years to heal.
El mecánico tardó horas en desalhajar los cables enredados del motor.
The mechanic took hours to untangle the tangled wires from the engine.
Su estimativo sobre el tiempo que tardaríamos fue sorprendentemente acertado, dado que siempre llegamos tarde.
His estimate of the time we would take was surprisingly accurate, given that we always arrive late.
The jolt I felt when I fell was so intense that it took me a moment to catch my breath.
Su plan maquiavelista para obtener el poder no tardó en generar controversia entre sus colegas.
His Machiavellian plan to gain power soon generated controversy among his colleagues.
After the party, the house was in a complete mess that took us hours to clean.
The unloading of the containers was a very complicated process and took hours.
El imaginero tardó semanas en finalizar la escultura que representaba a la Virgen María, inspirándose en su devoción.
The imaginer took weeks to finalize the sculpture representing the Virgin Mary, inspired by his devotion.
The war left a destruction that will take generations to heal and rebuild.
The snitch in the group didn't take long to reveal everyone's secrets.
The bus stop is just two blocks from here, so we won't take long to arrive.
After falling, he got a scab on his knee that took weeks to heal.
El encarnizamiento de la lucha por el poder dejó cicatrices profundas en la sociedad que tardarán años en sanar.
The cruelty of the struggle for power left deep scars on society that will take years to heal.
The war left a destruction in the city that will take years to heal.
His clinging to the original idea caused the project to take longer than expected.
El lugar donde vivía mi amigo se encontraba lejísimos de la ciudad, por lo que siempre tardaba en llegar.
The place where my friend lived was very far away from the city, so he always took time to arrive.
The trickster who sold the broken watch was soon discovered by the community.
El sobrancero no tardó en hacer sentir su arrogancia en la reunión.
The overbearing person did not take long to make his arrogance felt at the meeting.
The barbarism of war left deep scars on society that will take generations to heal.
The fratricidal war left deep scars on society that will take decades to heal.