durar Future Conjugation
durar — to last (time)
The future tense of durar adds -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
durar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to predict how long an event will last or to express how long you think a product will remain useful.
Notes on durar in the Future
Durar is regular in the future. The stem is the full infinitive 'durar'.
Example Sentences
Este coche te durará muchos años.
This car will last you many years.
él/ella/usted
La conferencia durará aproximadamente una hora.
The conference will last approximately one hour.
él/ella/usted
No creo que las galletas durarán hasta mañana.
I don't think the cookies will last until tomorrow.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accents on future endings.
Correct: duraré, durarás, durará, etc.
Why: Most future tense endings require an accent to indicate the stress on the final syllable.
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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.
Conditional
yo: duraría
The conditional of durar is regular: duraría, durarías, duraría, duraríamos, duraríais, durarían.
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.