How to conjugate tardar in Subjunctive 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 Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

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Subjunctive Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
tardara
Tú
tardaras
Él / Ella / Usted
tardara
Nosotros / Nosotras
tardáramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
tardarais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
tardaran

Examples of tardar in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que él tardara en llegar.
I hoped that he would arrive late.
Tú
No creía que tú tardaras tanto.
I didn't believe that you would take so long.
Él / Ella / Usted
Dudaba que ella tardara en responder.
I doubted that she would respond quickly.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Si nosotros tardáramos más, perderíamos la oportunidad.
If we took longer, we would miss the opportunity.
Vosotros / Vosotras
No pensaba que vosotros tardarais en decidir.
I didn't think that you all would take long to decide.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Era improbable que ellos tardaran en terminar.
It was unlikely that they would finish late.

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Esperaba que él tardara en llegar.

Other conjugations of tardar

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Imperfect
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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