durar Preterite Conjugation
durar — to last (time)
The preterite of durar is regular: duré, duraste, duró, duramos, durasteis, duraron.
durar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to state exactly how long a specific event lasted in the past, after it has already finished. This is common when talking about the length of a meeting or a trip.
Notes on durar in the Preterite
Durar is fully regular in the preterite. Note that the nosotros form 'duramos' is the same as in the present tense.
Example Sentences
El viaje duró tres días.
The trip lasted three days.
él/ella/usted
Mis botas nuevas solo duraron un mes.
My new boots only lasted one month.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Ayer la reunión duró demasiado.
Yesterday the meeting lasted too long.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Omitting the accent on duró.
Correct: duró
Why: Without the accent, it can be confused with other forms or lose its past tense meaning.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: duro
The present tense of durar is regular: duro, duras, dura, duramos, duráis, duran.
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.