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Indicative

Present

yoguardo
guardas
él/ella/ustedguarda
nosotrosguardamos
vosotrosguardáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesguardan

Guardar is completely regular in the present: guardo, guardas, guarda, guardamos, guardáis, guardan.

Future

yoguardaré
guardarás
él/ella/ustedguardará
nosotrosguardaremos
vosotrosguardaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesguardarán

The future of guardar uses the infinitive as the stem: guardaré, guardarás, guardará, guardaremos, guardaréis, guardarán.

Imperfect

yoguardaba
guardabas
él/ella/ustedguardaba
nosotrosguardábamos
vosotrosguardabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesguardaban

In the imperfect, guardar uses standard -aba endings: guardaba, guardabas, guardaba, guardábamos, guardabais, guardaban.

Conditional

yoguardaría
guardarías
él/ella/ustedguardaría
nosotrosguardaríamos
vosotrosguardaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesguardarían

The conditional of guardar adds -ía endings to the infinitive: guardaría, guardarías, guardaría, guardaríamos, guardaríais, guardarían.

Preterite

yoguardé
guardaste
él/ella/ustedguardó
nosotrosguardamos
vosotrosguardasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesguardaron

The preterite of guardar is regular: guardé, guardaste, guardó, guardamos, guardasteis, guardaron.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no guardes
ustedno guarde
nosotrosno guardemos
vosotrosno guardéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesno guarden

The negative imperative of guardar uses present subjunctive forms: no guardes, no guarde, no guardemos, no guardéis, no guarden.

Imperative

guarda
ustedguarde
nosotrosguardemos
vosotrosguardad
ustedesguarden

The imperative of guardar provides direct commands: guarda, guarde, guardemos, guardad, guarden.

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yoguarde
guardes
él/ella/ustedguarde
nosotrosguardemos
vosotrosguardéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesguarden

The present subjunctive of guardar uses 'e' endings: guarde, guardes, guarde, guardemos, guardéis, guarden.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yoguardara
guardaras
él/ella/ustedguardara
nosotrosguardáramos
vosotrosguardarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesguardaran

The imperfect subjunctive of guardar is formed from the preterite 'ellos' form: guardara, guardaras, guardara, guardáramos, guardarais, guardaran.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does guardar mean in Spanish?

guardar means "to put away".

Is guardar a regular or irregular verb?

guardar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate guardar in the present tense?

The present tense of guardar is: yo guardo, tú guardas, él/ella/usted guarda, nosotros guardamos, vosotros guardáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes guardan.

How do you conjugate guardar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of guardar is: yo guardé, tú guardaste, él/ella/usted guardó, nosotros guardamos, vosotros guardasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes guardaron.

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