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tarder

to be late

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Conjugation of tarder

Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present tense
je tarde
I am late
tu tardes
you are late
il/elle/on tarde
he/she/it is late
nous tardons
we are late
vous tardez
you all are late
ils/elles tardent
they are late
Present perfect tense
j’ai tardé
I was late
tu as tardé
you were late
il/elle/on a tardé
he/she/it was late
nous avons tardé
we were late
vous avez tardé
you all were late
ils/elles ont tardé
they were late
Past impf. tense
je tardais
I was being late
tu tardais
you were being late
il/elle/on tardait
he/she/it was being late
nous tardions
we were being late
vous tardiez
you all were being late
ils/elles tardaient
they were being late
Future tense
je tarderai
I will be late
tu tarderas
you will be late
il/elle/on tardera
he/she/it will be late
nous tarderons
we will be late
vous tarderez
you all will be late
ils/elles tarderont
they will be late
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Past perfect tense
j’avais tardé
I had been late
tu avais tardé
you had been late
il/elle/on avait tardé
he/she/it had been late
nous avions tardé
we had been late
vous aviez tardé
you all had been late
ils/elles avaient tardé
they had been late
Past preterite tense
je tardai
I was late
tu tardas
you were late
il/elle/on tarda
he/she/it was late
nous tardâmes
we were late
vous tardâtes
you all were late
ils/elles tardèrent
they were late
Past anterior tense
j’eus tardé
I had been late
tu eus tardé
you had been late
il/elle/on eut tardé
he/she/it had been late
nous eûmes tardé
we had been late
vous eûtes tardé
you all had been late
ils/elles eurent tardé
they had been late
Future perfect tense
j’aurai tardé
I will have been late
tu auras tardé
you will have been late
il/elle/on aura tardé
he/she/it will have been late
nous aurons tardé
we will have been late
vous aurez tardé
you all will have been late
ils/elles auront tardé
they will have been late
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present subjunctive tense
que je tarde
that I am late
que tu tardes
that you are late
qu’il/elle/on tarde
that he/she/it be late
que nous tardions
that we are late
que vous tardiez
that you all are late
qu’ils/elles tardent
that they are late
Present perf. subjunctive tense
que j’aie tardé
that I have been late
que tu aies tardé
that you have been late
qu’il/elle/on ait tardé
that he/she/it have been late
que nous ayons tardé
that we have been late
que vous ayez tardé
that you all have been late
qu’ils/elles aient tardé
that they have been late
Imperfect subjunctive tense
que je tardasse
that I would be late
que tu tardasses
that you would be late
qu’il/elle/on tardât
that he/she/it would be late
que nous tardassions
that we would be late
que vous tardassiez
that you all would be late
qu’ils/elles tardassent
that they would be late
Past perfect subjunctive tense
que j’eusse tardé
that I had been late
que tu eusses tardé
that you had been late
qu’il/elle/on eût tardé
that he/she/it had been late
que nous eussions tardé
that we had been late
que vous eussiez tardé
that you all had been late
qu’ils/elles eussent tardé
that they had been late
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Conditional mood
je tarderais
I would be late
tu tarderais
you would be late
il/elle/on tarderait
he/she/it would be late
nous tarderions
we would be late
vous tarderiez
you all would be late
ils/elles tarderaient
they would be late
Conditional perfect tense
j’aurais tardé
I would have been late
tu aurais tardé
you would have been late
il/elle/on aurait tardé
he/she/it would have been late
nous aurions tardé
we would have been late
vous auriez tardé
you all would have been late
ils/elles auraient tardé
they would have been late
Imperative mood
-
tarde
are late!
-
tardons
let's be late!
tardez
are late!
-
Past perfect imperative mood
-
aie tardé
have been late
-
ayons tardé
let's have been late
ayez tardé
have been late
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Examples of tarder

C'est le bazar et mon Franck va pas tarder.

It's a mess and my Franck won't be late. -Hello, yes?

De ne jamais tarder.

Never to be late.

II ne va pas tarder, monsieur.

He won't be late, sir.

Il ne va pas tarder.

He will not be late.

J'ai cru que vous alliez tarder.

I thought you'd be late.

- Ne tarde pas, chérie.

- Don't be late, honey... - Get him out of here!

- Ne tarde pas.

- Mustn't be late.

Et ne tarde pas trop.

And don't be late.

Ne tarde pas trop.

Don't be late.

Ne tarde pas, d'accord ?

Don't be late, okay?

Je serai là dans une heure. Ne tardez pas.

I'll be there in about an hour, and you mustn't be late.

Ne tardez pas, d'accord?

Don't be late, alright?

Ne tardez pas.

Don't be late.

Pour une fois, nous mangerons à une heure décente. Ne tardez pas.

For once, we can eat when civilised people eat, so don't be late back.