guardar Conditional Conjugation
guardar — to put away
The conditional of guardar adds -ía endings to the infinitive: guardaría, guardarías, guardaría, guardaríamos, guardaríais, guardarían.
guardar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would' put something away if you had time, or to make a polite request about saving a seat.
Notes on guardar in the Conditional
Guardar is regular in the conditional. Every single form has an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo guardaría las sobras si hubiera espacio en la nevera.
I would put away the leftovers if there were room in the fridge.
yo
¿Guardarías un sitio para mí?
Would you save a seat for me?
tú
Nosotros guardaríamos el equipo si tuviéramos las llaves.
We would put away the equipment if we had the keys.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Missing the accent on the 'i'.
Correct: guardaría
Why: The accent is mandatory in the conditional to distinguish the tense and maintain correct stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: guardo
Guardar is completely regular in the present: guardo, guardas, guarda, guardamos, guardáis, guardan.
Preterite
yo: guardé
The preterite of guardar is regular: guardé, guardaste, guardó, guardamos, guardasteis, guardaron.
Imperfect
yo: guardaba
In the imperfect, guardar uses standard -aba endings: guardaba, guardabas, guardaba, guardábamos, guardabais, guardaban.
Future
yo: guardaré
The future of guardar uses the infinitive as the stem: guardaré, guardarás, guardará, guardaremos, guardaréis, guardarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: guarde
The present subjunctive of guardar uses 'e' endings: guarde, guardes, guarde, guardemos, guardéis, guarden.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: guardara
The imperfect subjunctive of guardar is formed from the preterite 'ellos' form: guardara, guardaras, guardara, guardáramos, guardarais, guardaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: guarda
The imperative of guardar provides direct commands: guarda, guarde, guardemos, guardad, guarden.
Negative Imperative
yo: no guardes
The negative imperative of guardar uses present subjunctive forms: no guardes, no guarde, no guardemos, no guardéis, no guarden.