guardar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
guardar — to put away
The present subjunctive of guardar uses 'e' endings: guarde, guardes, guarde, guardemos, guardéis, guarden.
guardar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want someone else to put something away (commands/wishes) or when there is doubt about whether something is being saved.
Notes on guardar in the Present Subjunctive
Guardar is regular in the subjunctive. It follows the rule of taking the 'yo' form of the present indicative and swapping the ending.
Example Sentences
Espero que guardes bien el teléfono.
I hope you put the phone away carefully.
tú
Quiero que él guarde los platos ahora.
I want him to put away the dishes now.
él/ella/usted
Es importante que guardemos los archivos.
It is important that we save the files.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'guarda' instead of 'guarde' in a subjunctive clause.
Correct: guarde
Why: Learners often forget to switch to the 'e' ending for -ar verbs in the subjunctive mood.
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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.
Conditional
yo: guardaría
The conditional of guardar adds -ía endings to the infinitive: guardaría, guardarías, guardaría, guardaríamos, guardaríais, guardarían.
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.