durar Conditional Conjugation
durar — to last (time)
The conditional of durar is regular: duraría, durarías, duraría, duraríamos, duraríais, durarían.
durar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say how long something 'would' last under certain circumstances or to make a polite guess about duration.
Notes on durar in the Conditional
Durar is regular in the conditional; simply add the -ía endings to the infinitive 'durar'.
Example Sentences
Sin lluvia, el evento duraría más tiempo.
Without rain, the event would last longer.
él/ella/usted
¿Cuánto tiempo durarían los suministros?
How long would the supplies last?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo duraría más en el gimnasio si tuviera música.
I would last longer in the gym if I had music.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the future instead of the conditional for 'would'.
Correct: Use duraría instead of durará.
Why: The conditional is needed for hypothetical situations, while the future is for certain or probable ones.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: duro
The present tense of durar is regular: duro, duras, dura, duramos, duráis, duran.
Preterite
yo: duré
The preterite of durar is regular: duré, duraste, duró, duramos, durasteis, duraron.
Imperfect
yo: duraba
The imperfect of durar follows the standard -aba pattern: duraba, durabas, duraba, durábamos, durabais, duraban.
Future
yo: duraré
The future tense of durar adds -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: dure
The present subjunctive of durar uses -e endings: dure, dures, dure, duremos, duréis, duren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: durara
The imperfect subjunctive of durar is formed from the preterite stem: durara, duras, durara, duráramos, durarais, duraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: dura
The imperative of durar uses dura (tú), dure (usted), and durad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no dures
The negative imperative of durar uses the present subjunctive: no dures, no dure, no duremos, no duréis, no duren.