tardar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
tardar — to take time
The affirmative imperative of tardar: tarda (tú), tarde (usted), tardad (vosotros), tarden (ustedes).
tardar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to take a certain amount of time or, more commonly, to hurry them up.
Notes on tardar in the Affirmative Imperative
Tardar is regular in the imperative. The 'vosotros' form ends in 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Tarda lo que necesites!
Take as long as you need!
tú
Tarde un poco más si es necesario, señor.
Take a bit longer if necessary, sir.
usted
Tardad cinco minutos y luego bajad.
Take five minutes and then come down.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: tardar (as a command)
Correct: tardad
Why: In informal Spanish, people often use the infinitive for the plural command, but 'tardad' is the grammatically correct form.
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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.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no tardes
The negative imperative of tardar: no tardes, no tarde, no tardemos, no tardéis, no tarden.