
durar Present Conjugation
durar — to last (time)
The present tense of durar is regular: duro, duras, dura, duramos, duráis, duran.
durar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about how long things usually last, such as movies, flights, or batteries. It is perfect for stating general facts or scheduled durations in daily life.
Notes on durar in the Present
Durar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense; just follow the standard pattern for -ar endings.
Example Sentences
La película dura dos horas.
The movie lasts two hours.
él/ella/usted
¿Cuánto tiempo duran las vacaciones?
How long do the holidays last?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo no duro mucho tiempo despierto por la noche.
I don't last long awake at night.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing durar with tardar.
Correct: Use durar for the duration of an event, and tardar for how long a person takes to do something.
Why: Learners often use tardar when they mean a movie 'lasts' a certain amount of time.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.