How to conjugate tardar in Indicative Past Perfect 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 Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

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Indicative Past Perfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
había tardado
habías tardado
Él / Ella / Usted
había tardado
Nosotros / Nosotras
habíamos tardado
Vosotros / Vosotras
habíais tardado
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
habían tardado

Examples of tardar in Indicative Past Perfect

Yo
Ya había tardado mucho en llegar.
I had already taken a long time to arrive.
Antes de salir, habías tardado en prepararte.
Before leaving, you had taken time to get ready.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella había tardado en entender la explicación.
She had taken time to understand the explanation.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros habíamos tardado en decidirnos.
We had taken time to decide.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros habíais tardado en responder.
You all had taken time to respond.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos habían tardado en completar el proyecto.
They had taken time to complete the project.

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