tardar Conditional Conjugation
tardar — to take time
The conditional of tardar is regular: tardaría, tardarías, tardaría, tardaríamos, tardaríais, tardarían.
tardar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say how long something 'would' take under certain circumstances or to make polite guesses.
Notes on tardar in the Conditional
Tardar is regular. The endings are added to the full infinitive 'tardar-'.
Example Sentences
Yo no tardaría tanto si tuviera un coche.
I wouldn't take so long if I had a car.
yo
¿Tardarías mucho en ayudarme?
Would you take long to help me?
tú
Dijeron que tardarían un poco más.
They said they would take a bit longer.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: tardaria
Correct: tardaría
Why: The 'i' in the conditional ending always carries an accent to ensure it is pronounced as a separate syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tardo
The present of tardar is regular: tardo, tardas, tarda, tardamos, tardáis, tardan.
Preterite
yo: tardé
The preterite of tardar is regular: tardé, tardaste, tardó, tardamos, tardasteis, tardaron.
Imperfect
yo: tardaba
The imperfect of tardar is regular: tardaba, tardabas, tardaba, tardábamos, tardabais, tardaban.
Future
yo: tardaré
The future of tardar is regular: tardaré, tardarás, tardará, tardaremos, tardaréis, tardarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tarde
The present subjunctive of tardar is regular: tarde, tardes, tarde, tardemos, tardéis, tarden.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tardara
The imperfect subjunctive of tardar is regular: tardara, tardaras, tardara, tardáramos, tardarais, tardaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tarda
The affirmative imperative of tardar: tarda (tú), tarde (usted), tardad (vosotros), tarden (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no tardes
The negative imperative of tardar: no tardes, no tarde, no tardemos, no tardéis, no tarden.