tardar Future Conjugation
tardar — to take time
The future of tardar is regular: tardaré, tardarás, tardará, tardaremos, tardaréis, tardarán.
tardar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to predict how long an action will take or to express probability about a current delay.
Notes on tardar in the Future
Tardar is regular in the future. Add the endings directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
No tardaré mucho, te lo prometo.
I won't be long, I promise.
yo
El paquete tardará unos tres días en llegar.
The package will take about three days to arrive.
él/ella/usted
Si hay tráfico, tardaremos más.
If there is traffic, we will take longer.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: tardare
Correct: tardaré
Why: The future tense endings (except nosotros) always require an accent to maintain the correct stress on the final 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.
Conditional
yo: tardaría
The conditional of tardar is regular: tardaría, tardarías, tardaría, tardaríamos, tardaríais, tardarían.
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.