How to conjugate durar in Spanish
durar in Spanish means to endure,
durar is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses.
Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb durar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses.
durar in the Present Tense
The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now.
The verb durar is regular in the present tense.
The verb durar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ar
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:
Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page:
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb durar in the indicative present tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | duro | I endure |
| Tú | duras | you endure |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | dura | he/she endurees, you (formal) endurees |
| Nosotros (as) | duramos | we endure |
| Vosotros (as) | duraís | you (plural) Spain endure |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | duran | they endure, you (plural) endure |
durar in the Preterite Tense
The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame. More on the Preterite Tense Here
Things to remember:
- The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end.
- The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.
The verb durar is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: https://youtu.be/Pi5rlDOeOnM
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb durar in the preterite tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | duré | I endured |
| Tú | duraste | you endured |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | duró | he/she endured, you (formal) endured |
| Nosotros (as) | duramos | we endured |
| Vosotros (as) | durasteis | you (plural) Spain endured |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | duraron | they endured, you (plural) endured |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:
| la semana pasada | last week |
| el mes pasado | last month |
| el fin de semana pasado | last weekend |
| el año pasado | last year |
| ayer | yesterday |
| anteayer | the day before yesterday |
| anoche | last night |
durar in the Imperfect Tense
The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end.
The verb durar is regular in the imperfect tense.
The verb durar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ar
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb durar in the imperfect tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | duraba | I used to endure |
| Tú | durabas | you used to endure |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | duraba | he/she used to endure, you (formal) used to endure |
| Nosotros (as) | durábamos | we used to endure |
| Vosotros (as) | durabais | you (plural) Spain used to endure |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | duraban | they used to endure, you (plural) used to endure |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:
| a menudo | often |
| usualmente | usually |
| todos los días | every day |
| todos los meses | every month |
| todos los años | every year |
| casi siempre | almost always |
| a veces | sometimes |
| de niño/niña | as a child … |
| siempre | always |
| normalmente | normally |
durar in the Future Tense
The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future.
The verb durar is regular in the future tense.
To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb durar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.
The verb durar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate durar in the future, follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case durar.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
| Yo | é |
| Tú | ás |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | á |
| Nosotros (as) | emos |
| Vosotros (as) | éis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | án |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb durar using the future tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | duraré | I will endure |
| Tú | durarás | you will endure |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | durará | he/she will endure, you (formal) will endure |
| Nosotros (as) | duraremos | we will endure |
| Vosotros (as) | duraréis | you (plural) Spain will endure |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | durarán | they will endure, you (plural) will endure |
durar in the Informal Future Tense
The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive.
The verb durar is regular in the informal future tense.
Follow this rule:
- Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated). Example : Yo voy a durar
The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:
| Yo | voy |
| Tú | vas |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va |
| Nosotros (as) | vamos |
| Vosotros (as) | vais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van |
To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb durar using the informal future:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | voy a durar | I will endure |
| Tú | vas a durar | you will endure |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va a durar | he/she will endure, you (formal) will endure |
| Nosotros (as) | vamos a durar | we will endure |
| Vosotros (as) | vais a durar | you (plural) Spain will endure |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van a durar | they will endure, you (plural) will endure |
durar in the Present Progressive Tense.
The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment.
The verb durar is regular in the present progressive tense.
The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb).
To form the present participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ando for -ar verbs
- Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs
The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:
| Yo | estoy |
| Tú | estás |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está |
| Nosotros (as) | estamos |
| Vosotros (as) | estáis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están |
The present participle of the verb durar is: durando
To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video
Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb durar using the present progressive:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | estoy durando | I am enduring |
| Tú | estás durando | you are enduring |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está durando | he/she is enduring, you (formal) are enduring |
| Nosotros (as) | estamos durando | we are enduring |
| Vosotros (as) | estáis durando | you (plural) Spain are enduring |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están durando | they are enduring, you (plural) are enduring |
durar in the Conditional Tense
The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability.
The verb durar is regular in the conditional tense.
The verb durar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate durar in the conditional tense follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case durar.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb:
| Yo | ía |
| Tú | ías |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ía |
| Nosotros (as) | íamos |
| Vosotros (as) | íais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ían |
The infinitive of the verb durar is durar.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb durar using the conditional tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | duraría | I would endure |
| Tú | durarías | you would endure |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | duraría | he/she would endure, you (formal) would endure |
| Nosotros (as) | duraríamos | we would endure |
| Vosotros (as) | durarías | you (plural) Spain would endure |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | durarían | they would endure, you (plural)would endure |
durar in the Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives.
The verb durar is regular in the conditional tense.
To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb.
The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:
| Yo | he |
| Tú | has |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha |
| Nosotros (as) | hemos |
| Vosotros (as) | habéis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb durar in the present perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | he durado | I have endured |
| Tú | has durado | you have endured |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha durado | he/she have endured, you (formal) have endured |
| Nosotros (as) | hemos durado | we have endured |
| Vosotros (as) | habéis durado | you (plural) Spain have endured |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han durado | they have endured, you (plural) have endured |
durar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto)
The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories.
The verb durar is regular in the past perfect tense.
To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:
| Yo | había |
| Tú | habías |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había |
| Nosotros (as) | habíamos |
| Vosotros (as) | habíais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case durar.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb durar in the past perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | había durado | I had endured |
| Tú | habías durado | you had endured |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había durado | he/she had endured, you (formal) had endured |
| Nosotros (as) | habíamos durado | we had endured |
| Vosotros (as) | habíais durado | you (plural) Spain had endured |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habíain durado | they had endured, you (plural) had endured |
durar in the Future Perfect Tense
The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.
The verb durar is regular in the future perfect tense.
To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:
| Yo | habré |
| Tú | habrás |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá |
| Nosotros (as) | habremos |
| Vosotros (as) | habréis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case durar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb durar in the future perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | habré durado | I will have endured |
| Tú | habrás durado | you will have endured |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá durado | he/she will have endured, you (formal) will have endured |
| Nosotros (as) | habremos durado | we will have endured |
| Vosotros (as) | habréis durado | you (plural) Spain will have endured |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán durado | they will have endured, you (plural) will have endured |
durar in the Conditional Perfect Tense
The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if …
The verb durar is regular in the conditional perfect tense.
To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:
| Yo | habría |
| Tú | habrías |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría |
| Nosotros (as) | habríamos |
| Vosotros (as) | habríais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case durar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb durar in the conditional perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | habría durado | I would have endured |
| Tú | habrías durado | you would have endured |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría durado | he/she would have endured, you (formal) would have endured |
| Nosotros (as) | habríamos durado | we would have endured |
| Vosotros (as) | habríais durado | you (plural) Spain will would endured |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían durado | they would have endured, you (plural) would have endured |
durar in the Subjunctive Present Tense
The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real.
The verb durar is Regular in the subjunctive present form.
To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.
Subjunctive present endings for -ar:
| Yo | e |
| Tú | es |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
| Nosotros (as) | emos |
| Vosotros (as) | éis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs:
| Yo | a |
| Tú | as |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | as |
| Nosotros (as) | amos |
| Vosotros (as) | áis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | an |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb durar in the subjunctive present:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | dure | I may endure |
| Tú | dures | you may endure |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | dure | he/she may endure, you (formal) may endure |
| Nosotros (as) | duremos | we may endure |
| Vosotros (as) | duréis | you (plural) Spain may endure |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | duren | they may endure, you (plural) may endure |
durar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense
The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request.
The verb durar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense.
To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending.
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like durar the endings are:
| Yo | ara |
| Tú | aras |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ara |
| Nosotros (as) | áramos |
| Vosotros (as) | arais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common
| Yo | ase |
| Tú | ases |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ase |
| Nosotros (as) | ásemos |
| Vosotros (as) | aseis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | asen |
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:
| Yo | iera |
| Tú | ieras |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iera |
| Nosotros (as) | iéramos |
| Vosotros (as) | ierais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:
| Yo | iese |
| Tú | ieses |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iese |
| Nosotros (as) | iésemos |
| Vosotros (as) | ieseis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | iesen |
Here are the steps in action:
- durar
- The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: durar – duraron
- Now remove -aron and you are left with dur
- Then, add a new ending.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb durar in the subjunctive imperfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | durara | I might endure |
| Tú | duraras | you might endure |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | durara | he/she might endure, you (formal) might endure |
| Nosotros (as) | duráramos | we might endure |
| Vosotros (as) | durarais | you (plural) Spain might endure |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | duraran | they might endure, you (plural) might endure |
OR
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | durase | I might endure |
| Tú | durases | you might endure |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | durase | he/she might endure, you (formal) might endure |
| Nosotros (as) | durásamos | we might endure |
| Vosotros (as) | durasais | you (plural) Spain might endure |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | durasan | they might endure, you (plural) might endure |
durar in the Subjunctive Future Tense
The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.
The verb durar is regular in the subjunctive future tense.
To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).
Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like durar the endings are:
| Yo | e |
| Tú | es |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
| Nosotros (as) | emos (accent on á of the stem) |
| Vosotros (as) | eis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:
| Yo | iere |
| Tú | ieres |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
| Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
| Vosotros (as) | iereis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:
| Yo | iere |
| Tú | ieres |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
| Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
| Vosotros (as) | iereis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieren |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb durar in the subjunctive future:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | durara | I will endure |
| Tú | duraras | you will endure |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | durara | he/she will endure, you (formal) will endure |
| Nosotros (as) | duráramos | we will endure |
| Vosotros (as) | durarais | you (plural) Spain will endure |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | duraran | they will endure, you (plural) will endure |
durar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense
The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future.
The verb durar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:
| Yo | haya |
| Tú | hayas |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya |
| Nosotros (as) | hayamos |
| Vosotros (as) | hayáis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan |
The past participle of the verb durar is: durado
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb durar in the subjunctive present perfect.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | haya durado | I may have endured |
| Tú | hayas durado | you may have endured |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya durado | he/she may have endured, you (formal) may have endured |
| Nosotros (as) | hayamos durado | we may have endured |
| Vosotros (as) | hayáis durado | you (plural) Spain may have endured |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan durado | they may have endured, you (plural) may have endured |
durar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)
The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions.
The verb durar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:
| Yo | hubiera |
| Tú | hubieras |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos |
| Vosotros (as) | hubierais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran |
The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:
| Yo | hubiese |
| Tú | hubieses |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos |
| Vosotros (as) | hubieseis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to durar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (durar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (dur)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (durado)
The past participle of the verb durar is durado.
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb durar in the subjunctive past perfect.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | hubiese durado | I might have endured |
| Tú | hubieses durado | you might have endured |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese durado | he/she might have endured, you (formal) might have endured |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos durado | we might have endured |
| Vosotros (as) | hubieseis durado | you (plural) Spain might have endured |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen durado | they might have endured, you (plural) might have endured |
OR
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | hubiera durado | I might have endured |
| Tú | hubieras durado | you might have endured |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera durado | he/she might have endured, you (formal) might have endured |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos durado | we might have endured |
| Vosotros (as) | hubierais durado | you (plural) Spain might have endured |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran durado | they might have endured, you (plural) might have endured |
durar as an Imperative Affirmative Command
The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
durar is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “s”
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.
Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.
For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb durar would be dura.
Let’s see the process:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. (duras)
- Take off the “s”. (dura)
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. (dura)
To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tú | ¡dura! | endure! |
| Usted (Ud.) | ¡dure! | endure! |
| Nosotros (as) | ¡duremos! | endure! |
| Vosotros (as) | ¡durad! | endure! |
| Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡duren! | endure! |
durar as an Imperative Negative Command
The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
durar is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:
- Start with No
- Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “o”
- Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.
To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tú | ¡no dures! | Don’t endure! |
| Usted (Ud.) | ¡no dure! | Don’t endure! |
| Nosotros (as) | ¡no duremos! | Don’t endure! |
| Vosotros (as) | ¡no duréis! | Don’t endure! |
| Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡no duren! | Don’t endure! |