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SPANISH VERB

durar

to last

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: durando
  • Past participle: durado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I last
  2. tú you last
  3. usted, él, ella he/she lasts
  4. nosotros we last
  5. vosotros Spain you all last
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they last

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I lasted
  2. tú you lasted
  3. usted, él, ella he/she lasted
  4. nosotros we lasted
  5. vosotros Spain you all lasted
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they lasted

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to last
  2. tú you used to last
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to last
  4. nosotros we used to last
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to last
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to last

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will last
  2. tú you will last
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will last
  4. nosotros we will last
  5. vosotros Spain you all will last
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will last

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would last
  2. tú you would last
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would last
  4. nosotros we would last
  5. vosotros Spain you all would last
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would last

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I last
  2. tú (that) you last
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she last
  4. nosotros (that) we last
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all last
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they last

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I lasted
  2. tú (if) you lasted
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she lasted
  4. nosotros (if) we lasted
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all lasted
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they lasted

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú last!
  2. usted last! (formal)
  3. nosotros last! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain last! (all of you)
  5. ustedes last! (all of you)

How to use durar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    El vuelo a Cancún dura como dos horas.

    The flight to Cancún lasts about two hours.

  2. Past

    La boda duró hasta las cinco de la mañana.

    The wedding lasted until five in the morning.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes las pilas duraban mucho más tiempo.

    Batteries used to last much longer.

  4. Future

    La junta durará una hora, no más.

    The meeting will last an hour, no longer.

  5. Conditional

    Con cuidado, ese carro duraría otros diez años.

    With care, that car would last another ten years.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ojalá que dure el buen clima todo el fin.

    Hopefully the good weather lasts all weekend.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si la película durara menos, iría contigo.

    If the movie were shorter, I'd go with you.

  8. Imperative

    Dura hasta el final, campeón, tú puedes.

    Last until the end, champ, you can do it.

Where you hear durar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • El paseo dura dos horas. The trip lasts two hours.
  • El viaje duró veinte horas. The journey lasted twenty hours.
  • El tour va a durar todo el día. The tour is going to last all day.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 2

  • El curso dura dos años. The course lasts two years.
  • La tormenta duró toda la noche. The storm lasted all night.
  • El examen va a durar tres horas. The exam is going to last three hours.
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The Pink Flamingos

Beginner Level 3 · dura · duró

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By Then I'll Have Finished

Intermediate Level 2 · dura

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It Left Me Cold

Advanced Level 3 · dura doce horas

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The Day After

Advanced Level 3 · la boda dura dos días

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.