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to be late |
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tardar
intransitive verb
1. to take (llevar tiempo)
- tardó un año en hacerlo -> she took a year to do it
- tardó en darse cuenta -> it took him a while o he took a while to realize
- ¿cuánto tardarás (en hacerlo)? -> how long will you be (doing it)?, how long will it take you (to do it)?
2. to be late (retrasarse); to be slow (ser lento)
- tardar en hacer algo -> to take a long time to do something
- no tardará en llegar -> he won't be long (in coming)
- ahora vuelvo, no tardo -> I'll be back in a minute, I won't be long
- no tardaron en hacerlo -> they were quick to do it
- a más tardar -> at the latest
- sin tardar -> promptly
tardarse
pronomial verb also:
- no me tardaré -> I won't be long (Mexican Spanish)
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tardar [tar-dar’]
verb neuter & verb reflexive
1. To delay (retardarse), to put off, to take, to dally, A más tardar, at the latest, no later than. (n)
- Aquí tardan mucho -> they are very slow here
- Escribiré sin tardar -> I'll write without delay
- Tardará dos horas -> he’ll take two hours
Verb Conjugation for "tardar"
- Infinitive
- tardar
- Gerund
- tardando
- Participle
- tardado
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tardo | tardé | tardaba | tardaré | tarde |
| Tú | tardas | tardaste | tardabas | tardarás | tardes |
| Ella/Él/Usted | tarda | tardó | tardaba | tardará | tarde |
| Nosotros | tardamos | tardamos | tardábamos | tardaremos | tardemos |
| Vosotros | tardáis | tardasteis | tardabais | tardaréis | tardéis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | tardan | tardaron | tardaban | tardarán | tarden |
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