guardar
to keep, to put awayPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | guardoI keep | nosotros | guardamoswe keep |
| tú | guardasyou keep | vosotros | guardáisyou all keep |
| él/ella/Ud. | guardahe/she keeps | ellos/Uds. | guardanthey keep |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he guardadoI have kept | nosotros | hemos guardadowe have kept |
| tú | has guardadoyou have kept | vosotros | habéis guardadoyou all have kept |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha guardadohe/she has kept | ellos/Uds. | han guardadothey have kept |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | guarde(that) I keep | nosotros | guardemos(that) we keep |
| tú | guardes(that) you keep | vosotros | guardéis(that) you all keep |
| él/ella/Ud. | guarde(that) he/she keeps | ellos/Uds. | guarden(that) they keep |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya guardado(that) I have kept | nosotros | hayamos guardado(that) we have kept |
| tú | hayas guardado(that) you have kept | vosotros | hayáis guardado(that) you all have kept |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya guardado(that) he/she has kept | ellos/Uds. | hayan guardado(that) they have kept |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | guardéI kept | nosotros | guardamoswe kept |
| tú | guardasteyou kept | vosotros | guardasteisyou all kept |
| él/ella/Ud. | guardóhe/she kept | ellos/Uds. | guardaronthey kept |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | guardabaI used to keep | nosotros | guardábamoswe used to keep |
| tú | guardabasyou used to keep | vosotros | guardabaisyou all used to keep |
| él/ella/Ud. | guardabahe/she used to keep | ellos/Uds. | guardabanthey used to keep |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había guardadoI had kept | nosotros | habíamos guardadowe had kept |
| tú | habías guardadoyou had kept | vosotros | habíais guardadoyou all had kept |
| él/ella/Ud. | había guardadohe/she had kept | ellos/Uds. | habían guardadothey had kept |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | guardara(that) I kept | nosotros | guardáramos(that) we kept |
| tú | guardaras(that) you kept | vosotros | guardarais(that) you all kept |
| él/ella/Ud. | guardara(that) he/she kept | ellos/Uds. | guardaran(that) they kept |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | guardase(that) I kept | nosotros | guardásemos(that) we kept |
| tú | guardases(that) you kept | vosotros | guardaseis(that) you all kept |
| él/ella/Ud. | guardase(that) he/she kept | ellos/Uds. | guardasen(that) they kept |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera guardado(that) I had kept | nosotros | hubiéramos guardado(that) we had kept |
| tú | hubieras guardado(that) you had kept | vosotros | hubierais guardado(that) you all had kept |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera guardado(that) he/she had kept | ellos/Uds. | hubieran guardado(that) they had kept |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube guardadoI had kept | nosotros | hubimos guardadowe had kept |
| tú | hubiste guardadoyou had kept | vosotros | hubisteis guardadoyou all had kept |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo guardadohe/she had kept | ellos/Uds. | hubieron guardadothey had kept |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | guardaréI will keep | nosotros | guardaremoswe will keep |
| tú | guardarásyou will keep | vosotros | guardaréisyou all will keep |
| él/ella/Ud. | guardaráhe/she will keep | ellos/Uds. | guardaránthey will keep |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | guardaríaI would keep | nosotros | guardaríamoswe would keep |
| tú | guardaríasyou would keep | vosotros | guardaríaisyou all would keep |
| él/ella/Ud. | guardaríahe/she would keep | ellos/Uds. | guardaríanthey would keep |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré guardadoI will have kept | nosotros | habremos guardadowe will have kept |
| tú | habrás guardadoyou will have kept | vosotros | habréis guardadoyou all will have kept |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá guardadohe/she will have kept | ellos/Uds. | habrán guardadothey will have kept |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría guardadoI would have kept | nosotros | habríamos guardadowe would have kept |
| tú | habrías guardadoyou would have kept | vosotros | habríais guardadoyou all would have kept |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría guardadohe/she would have kept | ellos/Uds. | habrían guardadothey would have kept |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | guardare(should) I keep | nosotros | guardáremos(should) we keep |
| tú | guardares(should) you keep | vosotros | guardareis(should) you all keep |
| él/ella/Ud. | guardare(should) he/she keep | ellos/Uds. | guardaren(should) they keep |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | guardemoslet's keep |
| tú | guardakeep! | vosotros | guardadkeep! |
| él/ella/Ud. | guardekeep! | ellos/Uds. | guardenkeep! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no guardemoslet's not keep |
| tú | no guardesdon't keep | vosotros | no guardéisdon't keep |
| él/ella/Ud. | no guardedon't keep | ellos/Uds. | no guardendon't keep |
