guardar Future Conjugation
guardar — to put away
The future of guardar uses the infinitive as the stem: guardaré, guardarás, guardará, guardaremos, guardaréis, guardarán.
guardar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to talk about things you will put away later or to express a promise that you will keep a secret.
Notes on guardar in the Future
Guardar is regular in the future. All forms except 'nosotros' require a written accent on the ending.
Example Sentences
Yo guardaré tu secreto para siempre.
I will keep your secret forever.
yo
Mañana guardaremos las decoraciones de Navidad.
Tomorrow we will put away the Christmas decorations.
nosotros
Ellos guardarán el coche en el taller.
They will keep the car in the shop.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding an accent to the nosotros form: guardáremos.
Correct: guardaremos
Why: The nosotros form is the only one in the future tense that does not have an accent.
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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.
Conditional
yo: guardaría
The conditional of guardar adds -ía endings to the infinitive: guardaría, guardarías, guardaría, guardaríamos, guardaríais, guardarían.
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.