tardar means: to take time
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In this conjugation lesson we will see how to conjugate the verb tardar in the Condicional tense of the Indicativo mood. It means we will see step by step how to create and translate forms of each grammatical person.

This lesson is specifically about the tardar conjugation. For an overview of all the Simple Tenses conjugation check the Simple Tenses Conjugation Chart.

We also have a Video Presentation on how to conjugate verbs in Condicional. It’s embedded below, but using the above link you can get additional information on conjugation in this tense as well as explanation of special cases and exceptions.

How to translate Condicional to English

Notice that the English phrases provided below next to each conjugation are not direct translations from Spanish to English. They are usually the closest general equivalents. The example differences are:

• In Spanish conjugation, there is the form usted in the third person singular. But this person does not translate to the English third person singular. It translates to the so called formal you and uses the inflected form which is most often represented as he/she/it in English conjugation charts.
• Similar situation happens in the third person plural, where ustedes translates to the English plural formal you but uses the form which corresponds to the they form in English.
• Tenses are used differently in Spanish and English, so the actual translation should always take into account the context and focus on translating the meaning, not just words.
• In both languages each verb may have multiple meanings and not every meaning translates directly to the other language. Here also, the context and focusing on the particular meaning helps to create the most accurate translation.

Step by step instructions

Condicional belongs to the simple tenses group, which means that all of the inflected forms are one word long. There are also compound (compuesto) tenses in Spanish language, where each conjugated verb form consists of two words.The verb tardar has regular conjugation in the Condicional tense of the Indicativo mood. It means this verb simply follows the general rules for its group (-ar) without spelling corrections or exceptions. The basis for this conjugation is the infinitive of this verb, so it’s really simple to create, and only a few exceptions exist.Use the infinitive tardar in each person. Next, add to the infinitive the endings specific to each person. In this tense we use the exact same endings in each of the three conjugation groups -ar, -er, -ir. See the image on the side showing all the six endings. Notice the shapes and colors of the letters. It will help you find patterns and make it easier to remember these endings. Add the regular ending -ía for the first person singular to create tardaría:

• yo tardaría – I would take time

Like previously add the regular ending -ías for the second person singular to create tardarías:

• tú tardarías – you would take time

Like previously add the regular ending -ía for the third person singular to create tardaría:

• él tardaría – he would take time
• ella tardaría – she would take time
• usted tardaría – (formal) you would take time

And similarly add the regular ending -íamos for the first person plural to create tardaríamos:

• nosotros tardaríamos – we would take time
• nosotras tardaríamos – (feminine) we would take time

And as before add the regular ending -íais for the second person plural to create tardaríais:

• vosotros tardaríais – (plural) you would take time
• vosotras tardaríais – (feminine, plural) you would take time

And similarly add the regular ending -ían for the third person plural to create tardarían:

• ellos tardarían – they would take time
• ellas tardarían – (feminine) they would take time
• ustedes tardarían – (formal, plural) you would take time

That’s it! The conjugation is now finished. Put together, the conjugation chart looks like this:

yo	tardaría	I would take time
tú	tardarías	you would take time
él/ella/usted	tardaría	he/she/it would take time
nosotros/nosotras	tardaríamos	we would take time
vosotros/vosotras	tardaríais	you would take time
ellos/ellas/ustedes	tardarían	they would take time

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Next Steps to Perfection To practice this conjugation and test your knowledge check this Conjugation Exercise or the Memory Game To see other conjugation lessons for this verb choose another tense: PresentePretéritoImperfectoFuturoPretérito Perfecto CompuestoPretérito PluscuamperfectoFuturo PerfectoCondicional PerfectoPretérito Perfecto Compuesto (subjuntivo)Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto A (subjuntivo)Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto B (subjuntivo)Futuro Perfecto (subjuntivo)  For exercises and examples related to tardar visit our Exercise section To see conjugation charts in all tenses for tardar visit the Conjugator To explore other learning materials visit the Study section

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