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ellos tardaron

they took (time)

→ tardar
tard delay + aron 3rd-person plural past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #41,369
they took (time) Preterite; used to say something took a certain amount of time.
SP: Tardaron dos horas en llegar.
EN: They took two hours to arrive.
Conjugation of tardar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First tardé tardamos
Third tardó tardaron

Tardaron seis meses en construir la casa.

It took them six months to build the house.

Tardaron dos años en construir la casa.

It took them two years to build the house.

Bueno, tardaron tres segundos de más para cerrarse después de que entraran.

Well, it took three extra seconds for them to close after they entered.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Tardaron un poco de tiempo en acostumbrarse el uno al otro.

It took them a little while to get used to each other.