Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | guardar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | guardando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar guardando. |
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.
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | guardar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | guardando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar guardando. |
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guardo | Yo guardo tus cartas en una caja.I keep your letters in a box. |
| tú | guardas | Tú guardas todo en silencio.You keep everything in silence. |
| él | guarda | Él guarda dinero para el viaje.He saves money for the trip. |
| nosotros | guardamos | Nosotros guardamos recuerdos muy valiosos.We keep very valuable memories. |
| vosotros | guardáis | Vosotros guardáis los documentos aquí.You keep the documents here. |
| ellos | guardan | Ellos guardan la calma en momentos difíciles.They keep calm in difficult moments. |
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he guardado | Yo he guardado tus cartas todos estos años.I have kept your letters all these years. |
| tú | has guardado | Tú has guardado todo en silencio.You have kept everything in silence. |
| él | ha guardado | Él ha guardado dinero este mes.He has saved money this month. |
| nosotros | hemos guardado | Nosotros hemos guardado recuerdos muy valiosos.We have kept very valuable memories. |
| vosotros | habéis guardado | Vosotros habéis guardado los documentos ya.You have kept the documents already. |
| ellos | han guardado | Ellos han guardado la calma hasta ahora.They have kept calm until now. |
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guardé | Ayer yo guardé tus cartas en una caja.Yesterday I kept your letters in a box. |
| tú | guardaste | Tú guardaste todo en secreto.You kept everything secret. |
| él | guardó | Él guardó dinero para el viaje.He saved money for the trip. |
| nosotros | guardamos | Nosotros guardamos recuerdos muy valiosos.We kept very valuable memories. |
| vosotros | guardasteis | Vosotros guardasteis los documentos aquí.You kept the documents here. |
| ellos | guardaron | Ellos guardaron la calma al final.They kept calm in the end. |
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guardaba | Yo guardaba tus cartas siempre.I used to keep your letters always. |
| tú | guardabas | Tú guardabas todo en silencio antes.You used to keep everything in silence before. |
| él | guardaba | Él guardaba dinero cada mes.He used to save money every month. |
| nosotros | guardábamos | Nosotros guardábamos recuerdos de cada viaje.We used to keep memories from each trip. |
| vosotros | guardabais | Vosotros guardabais los documentos en casa.You used to keep the documents at home. |
| ellos | guardaban | Ellos guardaban la calma en momentos difíciles.They used to keep calm in difficult moments. |
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había guardado | Yo había guardado tus cartas antes de mudarme.I had kept your letters before moving. |
| tú | habías guardado | Tú habías guardado todo en silencio ya.You had kept everything in silence already. |
| él | había guardado | Él había guardado dinero previamente.He had saved money previously. |
| nosotros | habíamos guardado | Nosotros habíamos guardado recuerdos antes.We had kept memories before. |
| vosotros | habíais guardado | Vosotros habíais guardado los documentos esa mañana.You had kept the documents that morning. |
| ellos | habían guardado | Ellos habían guardado la calma antes.They had kept calm before. |
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube guardado | Cuando yo hube guardado tus cartas, cerré la caja.When I had kept your letters, I closed the box. |
| tú | hubiste guardado | En cuanto tú hubiste guardado todo, te fuiste.As soon as you had put everything away, you left. |
| él | hubo guardado | Después de que él hubo guardado dinero, compró el billete.After he had saved money, he bought the ticket. |
| nosotros | hubimos guardado | Apenas nosotros hubimos guardado los recuerdos, empezó la lluvia.As soon as we had kept the memories, the rain started. |
| vosotros | hubisteis guardado | Una vez que vosotros hubisteis guardado los documentos, salisteis.Once you had put away the documents, you went out. |
| ellos | hubieron guardado | Cuando ellos hubieron guardado la calma, pudieron hablar.When they had kept calm, they were able to talk. |
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guardaré | Yo guardaré tus cartas aquí.I will keep your letters here. |
| tú | guardarás | Tú guardarás todo en secreto.You will keep everything secret. |
| él | guardará | Él guardará dinero para el viaje.He will save money for the trip. |
| nosotros | guardaremos | Nosotros guardaremos recuerdos de este día.We will keep memories of this day. |
| vosotros | guardaréis | Vosotros guardaréis los documentos bien.You will keep the documents well. |
| ellos | guardarán | Ellos guardarán la calma otra vez.They will keep calm again. |
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré guardado | Para entonces yo habré guardado tus cartas bien.By then I will have kept your letters well. |
| tú | habrás guardado | Tú habrás guardado todo en secreto ya.You will have kept everything secret already. |
| él | habrá guardado | Él habrá guardado dinero suficiente.He will have saved enough money. |
| nosotros | habremos guardado | Nosotros habremos guardado recuerdos de este día.We will have kept memories of this day. |
| vosotros | habréis guardado | Vosotros habréis guardado los documentos para entonces.You will have kept the documents by then. |
| ellos | habrán guardado | Ellos habrán guardado la calma hasta ese momento.They will have kept calm until that moment. |
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guardaría | Yo guardaría tus cartas con cuidado.I would keep your letters carefully. |
| tú | guardarías | Tú guardarías todo en secreto.You would keep everything secret. |
| él | guardaría | Él guardaría dinero si pudiera.He would save money if he could. |
| nosotros | guardaríamos | Nosotros guardaríamos recuerdos de todo.We would keep memories of everything. |
| vosotros | guardaríais | Vosotros guardaríais los documentos mejor.You would keep the documents better. |
| ellos | guardarían | Ellos guardarían la calma también.They would keep calm too. |
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría guardado | Yo habría guardado tus cartas con cuidado.I would have kept your letters carefully. |
| tú | habrías guardado | Tú habrías guardado todo en secreto.You would have kept everything secret. |
| él | habría guardado | Él habría guardado dinero si hubiera podido.He would have saved money if he had been able to. |
| nosotros | habríamos guardado | Nosotros habríamos guardado recuerdos de todo.We would have kept memories of everything. |
| vosotros | habríais guardado | Vosotros habríais guardado los documentos mejor.You would have kept the documents better. |
| ellos | habrían guardado | Ellos habrían guardado la calma también.They would have kept calm too. |
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guarde | Espero que yo guarde tus cartas bien.I hope that I keep your letters well. |
| tú | guardes | Quiero que tú guardes todo en secreto.I want you to keep everything secret. |
| él | guarde | Es importante que él guarde dinero.It is important that he save money. |
| nosotros | guardemos | Deseo que nosotros guardemos recuerdos de esto.I wish that we keep memories of this. |
| vosotros | guardéis | Es mejor que vosotros guardéis los documentos aquí.It is better that you keep the documents here. |
| ellos | guarden | Temo que ellos no guarden la calma.I fear that they may not keep calm. |
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya guardado | Dudo que yo haya guardado tus cartas bien.I doubt that I have kept your letters well. |
| tú | hayas guardado | No creo que tú hayas guardado todo en secreto aún.I do not think that you have kept everything secret yet. |
| él | haya guardado | Es posible que él haya guardado dinero ya.It is possible that he has saved money already. |
| nosotros | hayamos guardado | Es probable que nosotros hayamos guardado recuerdos de esto.It is likely that we have kept memories of this. |
| vosotros | hayáis guardado | No parece que vosotros hayáis guardado los documentos todavía.It does not seem that you have kept the documents yet. |
| ellos | hayan guardado | Puede que ellos hayan guardado la calma.They may have kept calm. |
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guardara | Si yo guardara tus cartas aquí, estarían seguras.If I kept your letters here, they would be safe. |
| tú | guardaras | Si tú guardaras todo en secreto, habría menos problemas.If you kept everything secret, there would be fewer problems. |
| él | guardara | Si él guardara dinero, viajaría más.If he saved money, he would travel more. |
| nosotros | guardáramos | Si nosotros guardáramos recuerdos de todo, sonreiríamos más.If we kept memories of everything, we would smile more. |
| vosotros | guardarais | Si vosotros guardarais los documentos bien, no habría riesgo.If you kept the documents well, there would be no risk. |
| ellos | guardaran | Si ellos guardaran la calma, se resolvería mejor.If they kept calm, it would be resolved better. |
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera guardado | Si yo hubiera guardado tus cartas aquí, habrían estado seguras.If I had kept your letters here, they would have been safe. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | hubiera guardado | Si él hubiera guardado dinero, habría viajado más.If he had saved money, he would have traveled more. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos guardado | Si nosotros hubiéramos guardado recuerdos de todo, habríamos sonreído más.If we had kept memories of everything, we would have smiled more. |
| vosotros | hubierais 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. |
| ellos | hubieran guardado | Si ellos hubieran guardado la calma, se habría resuelto mejor.If they had kept calm, it would have been resolved better. |
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guardare | Si algún día yo guardare tus cartas, te lo diré.If someday I should keep your letters, I will tell you. |
| tú | guardares | Si tú guardares todo en secreto, estará bien.If you should keep everything secret, it will be fine. |
| él | guardare | Si él guardare dinero, viajará.If he should save money, he will travel. |
| nosotros | guardáremos | Si nosotros guardáremos recuerdos de esto, sonreiremos.If we should keep memories of this, we will smile. |
| vosotros | guardareis | Si vosotros guardareis los documentos aquí, no habrá riesgo.If you should keep the documents here, there will be no risk. |
| ellos | guardaren | Si ellos guardaren la calma, todo irá mejor.If they should keep calm, everything will go better. |
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere guardado | Cuando yo hubiere guardado tus cartas, dormiré tranquilo.When I shall have kept your letters, I will sleep peacefully. |
| tú | hubieres guardado | Cuando tú hubieres guardado todo en secreto, hablaremos.When you shall have kept everything secret, we will talk. |
| él | hubiere guardado | Cuando él hubiere guardado dinero suficiente, viajará.When he shall have saved enough money, he will travel. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos guardado | Cuando nosotros hubiéremos guardado recuerdos de esto, sonreiremos.When we shall have kept memories of this, we will smile. |
| vosotros | hubiereis guardado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis guardado los documentos, saldréis.When you shall have kept the documents, you will go out. |
| ellos | hubieren guardado | Cuando ellos hubieren guardado la calma, se resolverá todo.When they shall have kept calm, everything will be resolved. |
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | — |
| tú | guarda | Tú, guarda tus cartas aquí.You, keep your letters here. |
| él | guarde | Que él guarde la calma.Let him keep calm. |
| nosotros | guardemos | guardemos estos recuerdos bien.Let us keep these memories well. |
| vosotros | guardad | Vosotros, guardad los documentos aquí.You, keep the documents here. |
| ellos | guarden | Que ellos guarden silencio.Let them keep silence. |
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | — |
| tú | no guardes | No no guardes todo para ti.Do not keep everything for yourself. |
| él | no guarde | Que él no no guarde rencor.Let him not keep resentment. |
| nosotros | no guardemos | No no guardemos cosas inútiles.Let us not keep useless things. |
| vosotros | no guardéis | No no guardéis los documentos aquí.Do not keep the documents here. |
| ellos | no guarden | Que ellos no no guarden silencio por miedo.Let them not keep silent out of fear. |
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Yo ___ tus cartas en una caja.
I keep your letters in a box.
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