How to conjugate retardar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

retardar
to delay
regular verb

Retardar means to cause something to happen later than expected or to delay its progress. It is used when referring to postponing or slowing down an event or process.

How to conjugate retardar in Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
retardaba
retardabas
Él / Ella / Usted
retardaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
retardábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
retardabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
retardaban

Examples of retardar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo retardaba la llegada del tren.
I was delaying the train's arrival.
Tú retardabas siempre tus tareas.
You always delayed your tasks.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella retardaba sus estudios por trabajo.
She was delaying her studies because of work.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros retardábamos las reuniones.
We were delaying the meetings.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros retardabais las decisiones importantes.
You all were delaying important decisions.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos retardaban el proceso varias veces.
They were delaying the process several times.

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