Guardar conjugation
to keep, save
Past participleguardado
Gerundguardando
Future stemguardar-
Preterite (yo)guardé
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Guardar in the main GCSE tenses
Presente present
| yo guardo |
| tú guardas |
| él/ella/usted guarda |
| nosotros/as guardamos |
| vosotros/as guardáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes guardan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo guardé |
| tú guardaste |
| él/ella/usted guardó |
| nosotros/as guardamos |
| vosotros/as guardasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes guardaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo guardaba |
| tú guardabas |
| él/ella/usted guardaba |
| nosotros/as guardábamos |
| vosotros/as guardabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes guardaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a guardar |
| tú vas a guardar |
| él/ella/usted va a guardar |
| nosotros/as vamos a guardar |
| vosotros/as vais a guardar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a guardar |
Futuro simple future
| yo guardaré |
| tú guardarás |
| él/ella/usted guardará |
| nosotros/as guardaremos |
| vosotros/as guardaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes guardarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo guardaría |
| tú guardarías |
| él/ella/usted guardaría |
| nosotros/as guardaríamos |
| vosotros/as guardaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes guardarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he guardado |
| tú has guardado |
| él/ella/usted ha guardado |
| nosotros/as hemos guardado |
| vosotros/as habéis guardado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han guardado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy guardando |
| tú estás guardando |
| él/ella/usted está guardando |
| nosotros/as estamos guardando |
| vosotros/as estáis guardando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están guardando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) guarda |
| (usted) guarde |
| (vosotros/as) guardad |
| (ustedes) guarden |
Also useful at Higher (aim for grades 7 to 9)
Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había guardado |
| tú habías guardado |
| él/ella/usted había guardado |
| nosotros/as habíamos guardado |
| vosotros/as habíais guardado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían guardado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo guarde |
| tú guardes |
| él/ella/usted guarde |
| nosotros/as guardemos |
| vosotros/as guardéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes guarden |
Quick questions about guardar
Is guardar regular or irregular?
Guardar is a regular -ar verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
What is the preterite of guardar?
In the preterite, yo guardé and él/ella/usted guardó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of guardar?
The past participle of guardar is guardado, as in yo he guardado.
What is the gerund of guardar?
The gerund (-ing form) of guardar is guardando, as in yo estoy guardando.
What is the future stem of guardar?
The future and conditional stem of guardar is guardar-: yo guardaré, yo guardaría.
Other regular -ar verbs
- pasar pass, spend (time), happen
- dejar let, leave
- hablar speak, talk
- quedar arrange to meet, remain, be left
- llevar take, carry, wear, lead
- llamar call, name
- mirar look, watch
- tomar take, have, drink
- tratar treat, deal with
- esperar wait (for), hope (for), expect
- gustar please, be pleasing (to)
- trabajar work
- entrar enter, go in
- preguntar ask (a question)
Most common GCSE Spanish verbs
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