How to conjugate tardar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

tardar
to take (time), to delay
regular verb

Tardar means to take a certain amount of time or to be delayed. It is used to describe how long something takes or how much time passes before an event occurs.

How to conjugate tardar 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
tardaba
tardabas
Él / Ella / Usted
tardaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
tardábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
tardabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
tardaban

Examples of tardar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo tardaba mucho en llegar.
I used to take a long time to arrive.
Tú tardabas en terminar la tarea.
You used to take a long time to finish the homework.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella tardaba en decidirse.
She used to take a while to decide.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros tardábamos en salir.
We used to take a while to leave.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros tardabais en responder.
You all used to take a long time to respond.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos tardaban en llegar a tiempo.
They used to arrive late.

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