SPANISH VERB

guardar

to keep, to put away

Conjugation

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Presente · now, habits and facts

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

Condicional · “would”

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present

Guardo las fotos viejas en una caja de zapatos.

I keep the old photos in a shoebox.
Past

¿Dónde guardaste las llaves del coche?

Where did you put the car keys?
Imperfect

Mi abuelo guardaba monedas de todos sus viajes.

My grandfather used to keep coins from all his trips.
Future

Te guardaré un pedazo de pastel.

I'll save you a piece of cake.
Conditional

Yo guardaría ese dinero para una emergencia.

I'd keep that money for an emergency.
Present subjunctive

Quiero que guardes tus juguetes antes de dormir.

I want you to put away your toys before bed.
Past subjunctive

Si guardaras el recibo, podrías cambiar la blusa.

If you kept the receipt, you could exchange the blouse.
Imperative

Guarda el celular, estamos en la mesa.

Put your phone away, we're at the table.

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Siempre guardo mi sombrero en el cuarto. I always keep my hat in my room.
Guardé el boleto con mi pasaporte. I kept the ticket with my passport.
Voy a guardar la foto de Bacalar para siempre. I'm going to keep the photo of Bacalar forever.