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Guardar conjugation

guardar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning keep / save / put away. In the present tense: yo guardo, tú guardas, él/ella guarda, nosotros guardamos, vosotros guardáis, ellos guardan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

Rank #205-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
Infinitive
guardar
Gerundio
guardando
Meaning
keep / save / put away
Pattern
Regular
Difficulty
Level 1
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Conjugation tables

Guardar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

Study present continuous
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InfinitivoguardarDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundioguardandoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar guardando.

Presente

Present

Study tense
PronounFormContext
yoguardo
Yo guardo tus cartas en una caja.I keep your letters in a box.
guardas
Tú guardas todo en silencio.You keep everything in silence.
élguarda
Él guarda dinero para el viaje.He saves money for the trip.
nosotrosguardamos
Nosotros guardamos recuerdos muy valiosos.We keep very valuable memories.
vosotrosguardáis
Vosotros guardáis los documentos aquí.You keep the documents here.
ellosguardan
Ellos guardan la calma en momentos difíciles.They keep calm in difficult moments.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohe guardado
Yo he guardado tus cartas todos estos años.I have kept your letters all these years.
has guardado
Tú has guardado todo en silencio.You have kept everything in silence.
élha guardado
Él ha guardado dinero este mes.He has saved money this month.
nosotroshemos guardado
Nosotros hemos guardado recuerdos muy valiosos.We have kept very valuable memories.
vosotroshabéis guardado
Vosotros habéis guardado los documentos ya.You have kept the documents already.
elloshan guardado
Ellos han guardado la calma hasta ahora.They have kept calm until now.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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PronounFormContext
yoguardé
Ayer yo guardé tus cartas en una caja.Yesterday I kept your letters in a box.
guardaste
Tú guardaste todo en secreto.You kept everything secret.
élguardó
Él guardó dinero para el viaje.He saved money for the trip.
nosotrosguardamos
Nosotros guardamos recuerdos muy valiosos.We kept very valuable memories.
vosotrosguardasteis
Vosotros guardasteis los documentos aquí.You kept the documents here.
ellosguardaron
Ellos guardaron la calma al final.They kept calm in the end.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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PronounFormContext
yoguardaba
Yo guardaba tus cartas siempre.I used to keep your letters always.
guardabas
Tú guardabas todo en silencio antes.You used to keep everything in silence before.
élguardaba
Él guardaba dinero cada mes.He used to save money every month.
nosotrosguardábamos
Nosotros guardábamos recuerdos de cada viaje.We used to keep memories from each trip.
vosotrosguardabais
Vosotros guardabais los documentos en casa.You used to keep the documents at home.
ellosguardaban
Ellos guardaban la calma en momentos difíciles.They used to keep calm in difficult moments.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabía guardado
Yo había guardado tus cartas antes de mudarme.I had kept your letters before moving.
habías guardado
Tú habías guardado todo en silencio ya.You had kept everything in silence already.
élhabía guardado
Él había guardado dinero previamente.He had saved money previously.
nosotroshabíamos guardado
Nosotros habíamos guardado recuerdos antes.We had kept memories before.
vosotroshabíais guardado
Vosotros habíais guardado los documentos esa mañana.You had kept the documents that morning.
elloshabían guardado
Ellos habían guardado la calma antes.They had kept calm before.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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PronounFormContext
yohube guardado
Cuando yo hube guardado tus cartas, cerré la caja.When I had kept your letters, I closed the box.
hubiste guardado
En cuanto tú hubiste guardado todo, te fuiste.As soon as you had put everything away, you left.
élhubo guardado
Después de que él hubo guardado dinero, compró el billete.After he had saved money, he bought the ticket.
nosotroshubimos guardado
Apenas nosotros hubimos guardado los recuerdos, empezó la lluvia.As soon as we had kept the memories, the rain started.
vosotroshubisteis guardado
Una vez que vosotros hubisteis guardado los documentos, salisteis.Once you had put away the documents, you went out.
elloshubieron guardado
Cuando ellos hubieron guardado la calma, pudieron hablar.When they had kept calm, they were able to talk.

Futuro

Future

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PronounFormContext
yoguardaré
Yo guardaré tus cartas aquí.I will keep your letters here.
guardarás
Tú guardarás todo en secreto.You will keep everything secret.
élguardará
Él guardará dinero para el viaje.He will save money for the trip.
nosotrosguardaremos
Nosotros guardaremos recuerdos de este día.We will keep memories of this day.
vosotrosguardaréis
Vosotros guardaréis los documentos bien.You will keep the documents well.
ellosguardarán
Ellos guardarán la calma otra vez.They will keep calm again.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabré guardado
Para entonces yo habré guardado tus cartas bien.By then I will have kept your letters well.
habrás guardado
Tú habrás guardado todo en secreto ya.You will have kept everything secret already.
élhabrá guardado
Él habrá guardado dinero suficiente.He will have saved enough money.
nosotroshabremos guardado
Nosotros habremos guardado recuerdos de este día.We will have kept memories of this day.
vosotroshabréis guardado
Vosotros habréis guardado los documentos para entonces.You will have kept the documents by then.
elloshabrán guardado
Ellos habrán guardado la calma hasta ese momento.They will have kept calm until that moment.

Condicional

Conditional

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PronounFormContext
yoguardaría
Yo guardaría tus cartas con cuidado.I would keep your letters carefully.
guardarías
Tú guardarías todo en secreto.You would keep everything secret.
élguardaría
Él guardaría dinero si pudiera.He would save money if he could.
nosotrosguardaríamos
Nosotros guardaríamos recuerdos de todo.We would keep memories of everything.
vosotrosguardaríais
Vosotros guardaríais los documentos mejor.You would keep the documents better.
ellosguardarían
Ellos guardarían la calma también.They would keep calm too.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabría guardado
Yo habría guardado tus cartas con cuidado.I would have kept your letters carefully.
habrías guardado
Tú habrías guardado todo en secreto.You would have kept everything secret.
élhabría guardado
Él habría guardado dinero si hubiera podido.He would have saved money if he had been able to.
nosotroshabríamos guardado
Nosotros habríamos guardado recuerdos de todo.We would have kept memories of everything.
vosotroshabríais guardado
Vosotros habríais guardado los documentos mejor.You would have kept the documents better.
elloshabrían guardado
Ellos habrían guardado la calma también.They would have kept calm too.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yoguarde
Espero que yo guarde tus cartas bien.I hope that I keep your letters well.
guardes
Quiero que tú guardes todo en secreto.I want you to keep everything secret.
élguarde
Es importante que él guarde dinero.It is important that he save money.
nosotrosguardemos
Deseo que nosotros guardemos recuerdos de esto.I wish that we keep memories of this.
vosotrosguardéis
Es mejor que vosotros guardéis los documentos aquí.It is better that you keep the documents here.
ellosguarden
Temo que ellos no guarden la calma.I fear that they may not keep calm.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yohaya guardado
Dudo que yo haya guardado tus cartas bien.I doubt that I have kept your letters well.
hayas guardado
No creo que tú hayas guardado todo en secreto aún.I do not think that you have kept everything secret yet.
élhaya guardado
Es posible que él haya guardado dinero ya.It is possible that he has saved money already.
nosotroshayamos guardado
Es probable que nosotros hayamos guardado recuerdos de esto.It is likely that we have kept memories of this.
vosotroshayáis guardado
No parece que vosotros hayáis guardado los documentos todavía.It does not seem that you have kept the documents yet.
elloshayan guardado
Puede que ellos hayan guardado la calma.They may have kept calm.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yoguardara
Si yo guardara tus cartas aquí, estarían seguras.If I kept your letters here, they would be safe.
guardaras
Si tú guardaras todo en secreto, habría menos problemas.If you kept everything secret, there would be fewer problems.
élguardara
Si él guardara dinero, viajaría más.If he saved money, he would travel more.
nosotrosguardáramos
Si nosotros guardáramos recuerdos de todo, sonreiríamos más.If we kept memories of everything, we would smile more.
vosotrosguardarais
Si vosotros guardarais los documentos bien, no habría riesgo.If you kept the documents well, there would be no risk.
ellosguardaran
Si ellos guardaran la calma, se resolvería mejor.If they kept calm, it would be resolved better.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yohubiera guardado
Si yo hubiera guardado tus cartas aquí, habrían estado seguras.If I had kept your letters here, they would have been safe.
hubieras guardado
Si tú hubieras guardado todo en secreto, habría habido menos problemas.If you had kept everything secret, there would have been fewer problems.
élhubiera guardado
Si él hubiera guardado dinero, habría viajado más.If he had saved money, he would have traveled more.
nosotroshubiéramos guardado
Si nosotros hubiéramos guardado recuerdos de todo, habríamos sonreído más.If we had kept memories of everything, we would have smiled more.
vosotroshubierais guardado
Si vosotros hubierais guardado los documentos bien, no habría habido riesgo.If you had kept the documents well, there would have been no risk.
elloshubieran guardado
Si ellos hubieran guardado la calma, se habría resuelto mejor.If they had kept calm, it would have been resolved better.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yoguardare
Si algún día yo guardare tus cartas, te lo diré.If someday I should keep your letters, I will tell you.
guardares
Si tú guardares todo en secreto, estará bien.If you should keep everything secret, it will be fine.
élguardare
Si él guardare dinero, viajará.If he should save money, he will travel.
nosotrosguardáremos
Si nosotros guardáremos recuerdos de esto, sonreiremos.If we should keep memories of this, we will smile.
vosotrosguardareis
Si vosotros guardareis los documentos aquí, no habrá riesgo.If you should keep the documents here, there will be no risk.
ellosguardaren
Si ellos guardaren la calma, todo irá mejor.If they should keep calm, everything will go better.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yohubiere guardado
Cuando yo hubiere guardado tus cartas, dormiré tranquilo.When I shall have kept your letters, I will sleep peacefully.
hubieres guardado
Cuando tú hubieres guardado todo en secreto, hablaremos.When you shall have kept everything secret, we will talk.
élhubiere guardado
Cuando él hubiere guardado dinero suficiente, viajará.When he shall have saved enough money, he will travel.
nosotroshubiéremos guardado
Cuando nosotros hubiéremos guardado recuerdos de esto, sonreiremos.When we shall have kept memories of this, we will smile.
vosotroshubiereis guardado
Cuando vosotros hubiereis guardado los documentos, saldréis.When you shall have kept the documents, you will go out.
elloshubieren guardado
Cuando ellos hubieren guardado la calma, se resolverá todo.When they shall have kept calm, everything will be resolved.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

Study tense
PronounFormContext
yo-
guarda
Tú, guarda tus cartas aquí.You, keep your letters here.
élguarde
Que él guarde la calma.Let him keep calm.
nosotrosguardemos
guardemos estos recuerdos bien.Let us keep these memories well.
vosotrosguardad
Vosotros, guardad los documentos aquí.You, keep the documents here.
ellosguarden
Que ellos guarden silencio.Let them keep silence.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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PronounFormContext
yo-
no guardes
No no guardes todo para ti.Do not keep everything for yourself.
élno guarde
Que él no no guarde rencor.Let him not keep resentment.
nosotrosno guardemos
No no guardemos cosas inútiles.Let us not keep useless things.
vosotrosno guardéis
No no guardéis los documentos aquí.Do not keep the documents here.
ellosno guarden
Que ellos no no guarden silencio por miedo.Let them not keep silent out of fear.
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Presenteyo

Yo ___ tus cartas en una caja.

I keep your letters in a box.

Need grammar help?How to form Presente

Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.

Formation

  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.

Pattern

-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en

Examples

hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís

Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.

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What does 'guardar' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'guardar' means to keep / save / put away. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is guardar an irregular verb in Spanish?
Guardar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
How do you conjugate guardar in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of guardar: yo guardo, tú guardas, él/ella/usted guarda, nosotros guardamos, vosotros guardáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes guardan.
How do you conjugate guardar in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of guardar: yo guardé, tú guardaste, él/ella/usted guardó, nosotros guardamos, vosotros guardasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes guardaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of guardar?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of guardar: yo guardaba, tú guardabas, él/ella/usted guardaba, nosotros guardábamos, vosotros guardabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes guardaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of guardar?
The past participle of guardar is 'guardado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he guardado' (I have keep / save / put awayed), 'has guardado', 'ha guardado'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of guardar?
The gerundio of guardar is 'guardando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy guardando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.