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Conjugation Chart

guardar

to keep, to save, to put away

Guarda el secreto.

Keep the secret.

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guardar present indicative

Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.

01
yoguardo
túguardas
él/ellaguarda
nos.guardamos
vos.guardáis
ellosguardan

guardar present continuous

Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.

02
yoestoy guardando
túestás guardando
él/ellaestá guardando
nos.estamos guardando
vos.estáis guardando
ellosestán guardando

guardar preterite

Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.

03
yoguardé
túguardaste
él/ellaguardó
nos.guardamos
vos.guardasteis
ellosguardaron

guardar imperfect

Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.

04
yoguardaba
túguardabas
él/ellaguardaba
nos.guardábamos
vos.guardabais
ellosguardaban

guardar present perfect

Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.

05
yohe guardado
túhas guardado
él/ellaha guardado
nos.hemos guardado
vos.habéis guardado
elloshan guardado

guardar future

Actions yet to happen.

06
yoguardaré
túguardarás
él/ellaguardará
nos.guardaremos
vos.guardaréis
ellosguardarán

guardar informal future

Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.

07
yovoy a guardar
túvas a guardar
él/ellava a guardar
nos.vamos a guardar
vos.vais a guardar
ellosvan a guardar

guardar future perfect

Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.

08
yohabré guardado
túhabrás guardado
él/ellahabrá guardado
nos.habremos guardado
vos.habréis guardado
elloshabrán guardado

guardar conditional

Hypothetical or polite would-actions.

09
yoguardaría
túguardarías
él/ellaguardaría
nos.guardaríamos
vos.guardaríais
ellosguardarían

guardar conditional perfect

Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.

10
yohabría guardado
túhabrías guardado
él/ellahabría guardado
nos.habríamos guardado
vos.habríais guardado
elloshabrían guardado

guardar pluperfect

An action completed before another past action.

11
yohabía guardado
túhabías guardado
él/ellahabía guardado
nos.habíamos guardado
vos.habíais guardado
elloshabían guardado

guardar subjunctive present

Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.

12
yoguarde
túguardes
él/ellaguarde
nos.guardemos
vos.guardéis
ellosguarden

guardar subjunctive imperfect

Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.

13
yoguardara
túguardaras
él/ellaguardara
nos.guardáramos
vos.guardarais
ellosguardaran

guardar subjunctive present perfect

Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.

14
yohaya guardado
túhayas guardado
él/ellahaya guardado
nos.hayamos guardado
vos.hayáis guardado
elloshayan guardado

guardar subjunctive pluperfect

Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.

15
yohubiera guardado
túhubieras guardado
él/ellahubiera guardado
nos.hubiéramos guardado
vos.hubierais guardado
elloshubieran guardado

guardar imperative (affirmative)

Affirmative commands.

16
túguarda
él/ellaguarde
nos.guardemos
vos.guardad
ellosguarden

guardar imperative (negative)

Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.

17
túno guardes
él/ellano guarde
nos.no guardemos
vos.no guardéis
ellosno guarden