How to conjugate tardar in Indicative Preterite 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 Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

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Indicative Preterite Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
tardé
tardaste
Él / Ella / Usted
tardó
Nosotros / Nosotras
tardamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
tardasteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
tardaron

Examples of tardar in Indicative Preterite

Yo
Ayer tardé mucho en llegar.
Yesterday I took a long time to arrive.
Tú tardaste en responderme.
You took a while to respond to me.
Él / Ella / Usted
Él tardó en entender la explicación.
He took time to understand the explanation.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros tardamos en terminar el proyecto.
We took time to finish the project.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros tardasteis en llegar.
You all took time to arrive.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos tardaron en decidirse.
They took time to decide.

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Ayer tardé mucho en llegar.

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