Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Guardar in Spanish
guardar to save (information), to keep, to guard, to hold Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Guardar (to save (information), to keep, to guard, to hold) is a widely used regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: guardo, guardas, guarda, guardamos, guardáis, guardan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- guardado saved
- Gerund
- guardando saving
- Similar
- conservar, mantener, contener, sostener, sujetar, resguardar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Guardar
- Guardar in the Indicative Present
- Guardar in the Indicative Preterite
- Guardar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Guardar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Guardar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Guardar in the Indicative Future
- Guardar in the Indicative Conditional
- Guardar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Guardar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Guardar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Guardar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Guardar
- Imperative tenses of Guardar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
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Indicative tenses of Guardar
Guardar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of guardar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “guardo”, meaning “I save”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | guardo | I save |
| Tú | guardas | you save |
| Ella / Él / Usted | guarda | s/he saves |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | guardamos | we save |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | guardáis | you (plural) save |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | guardan | they save |
How it’s built: Regular: stem guard- plus the -ar endings.
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Guardar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of guardar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “guardé”, meaning “I saved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | guardé | I saved |
| Tú | guardaste | you saved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | guardó | s/he saved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | guardamos | we saved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | guardasteis | you (plural) saved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | guardaron | they saved |
How it’s built: Regular: stem guard- plus the -ar endings.
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Guardar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of guardar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “guardaba”, meaning “I used to save”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | guardaba | I used to save |
| Tú | guardabas | you used to save |
| Ella / Él / Usted | guardaba | s/he used to save |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | guardábamos | we used to save |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | guardabais | you (plural) used to save |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | guardaban | they used to save |
How it’s built: Regular: stem guard- plus the -ar endings.
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Guardar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of guardar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy guardando”, meaning “I am saving”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy guardando | I am saving |
| Tú | estás guardando | you are saving |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está guardando | s/he is saving |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos guardando | we are saving |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis guardando | you (plural) are saving |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están guardando | they are saving |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund guardando.
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Guardar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of guardar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a guardar”, meaning “I am going to save”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a guardar | I am going to save |
| Tú | vas a guardar | you are going to save |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a guardar | s/he is going to save |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a guardar | we are going to save |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a guardar | you (plural) are going to save |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a guardar | they are going to save |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive guardar.
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Guardar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of guardar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “guardaré”, meaning “I will save”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | guardaré | I will save |
| Tú | guardarás | you will save |
| Ella / Él / Usted | guardará | s/he will save |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | guardaremos | we will save |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | guardaréis | you (plural) will save |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | guardarán | they will save |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive guardar plus the future endings.
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Guardar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of guardar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “guardaría”, meaning “I would save”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | guardaría | I would save |
| Tú | guardarías | you would save |
| Ella / Él / Usted | guardaría | s/he would save |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | guardaríamos | we would save |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | guardaríais | you (plural) would save |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | guardarían | they would save |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive guardar plus the conditional endings.
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Guardar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of guardar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he guardado”, meaning “I have saved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he guardado | I have saved |
| Tú | has guardado | you have saved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha guardado | s/he has saved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos guardado | we have saved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis guardado | you (plural) have saved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han guardado | they have saved |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle guardado.
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Guardar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of guardar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había guardado”, meaning “I had saved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había guardado | I had saved |
| Tú | habías guardado | you had saved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había guardado | s/he had saved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos guardado | we had saved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais guardado | you (plural) had saved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían guardado | they had saved |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle guardado.
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Guardar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of guardar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré guardado”, meaning “I will have saved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré guardado | I will have saved |
| Tú | habrás guardado | you will have saved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá guardado | s/he will have saved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos guardado | we will have saved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis guardado | you (plural) will have saved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán guardado | they will have saved |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle guardado.
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Guardar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of guardar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría guardado”, meaning “I would have saved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría guardado | I would have saved |
| Tú | habrías guardado | you would have saved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría guardado | s/he would have saved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos guardado | we would have saved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais guardado | you (plural) would have saved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían guardado | they would have saved |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle guardado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Guardar
Guardar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “guarde”, meaning “I save”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | guarde | I save |
| Tú | guardes | you save |
| Ella / Él / Usted | guarde | s/he saves |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | guardemos | we save |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | guardéis | you (plural) save |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | guarden | they save |
How it’s built: Regular: stem guard- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Guardar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “guardara”, meaning “I saved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | guardara | I saved |
| Tú | guardaras | you saved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | guardara | s/he saved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | guardáramos | we saved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | guardarais | you (plural) saved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | guardaran | they saved |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, guardaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (guardáramos).
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Guardar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “guardare”, meaning “I will save”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | guardare | I will save |
| Tú | guardares | you will save |
| Ella / Él / Usted | guardare | s/he will save |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | guardáremos | we will save |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | guardareis | you (plural) will save |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | guardaren | they will save |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, guardaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (guardáremos).
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Guardar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya guardado”, meaning “I have saved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya guardado | I have saved |
| Tú | hayas guardado | you have saved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya guardado | s/he has saved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos guardado | we have saved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis guardado | you (plural) have saved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan guardado | they have saved |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle guardado.
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Guardar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera guardado”, meaning “I had saved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera guardado | I had saved |
| Tú | hubieras guardado | you had saved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera guardado | s/he had saved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos guardado | we had saved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais guardado | you (plural) had saved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran guardado | they had saved |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle guardado.
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Guardar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere guardado”, meaning “I will have saved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere guardado | I will have saved |
| Tú | hubieres guardado | you will have saved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere guardado | s/he will have saved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos guardado | we will have saved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis guardado | you (plural) will have saved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren guardado | they will have saved |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle guardado.
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Imperative tenses of Guardar
Guardar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “guarde”, meaning “(to you formal) save!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | guarda | (to you) save! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | guarde | (to you formal) save! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | guardemos | let's save! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | guardad | (to you plural) save! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | guarden | (to you plural formal) save! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (guarda); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (guarde, guardemos, guarden); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (guardad).
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Guardar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no guarde”, meaning “(to you formal) don't save!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no guardes | (to you) don't save! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no guarde | (to you formal) don't save! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no guardemos | let's not save! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no guardéis | (to you plural) don't save! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no guarden | (to you plural formal) don't save! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no guardes, no guarde, no guardemos, no guardéis, no guarden.
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Frequently asked questions about Guardar
Is guardar a regular or irregular verb?
Guardar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate guardar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), guardar is conjugated as: yo guardo, tú guardas, él/ella/usted guarda, nosotros guardamos, vosotros guardáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes guardan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate guardar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), guardar is conjugated as: yo guardé, tú guardaste, él/ella/usted guardó, nosotros guardamos, vosotros guardasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes guardaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate guardar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), guardar is conjugated as: yo guardaba, tú guardabas, él/ella/usted guardaba, nosotros guardábamos, vosotros guardabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes guardaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate guardar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), guardar is conjugated as: yo guardaré, tú guardarás, él/ella/usted guardará, nosotros guardaremos, vosotros guardaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes guardarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate guardar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), guardar is conjugated as: yo guarde, tú guardes, él/ella/usted guarde, nosotros guardemos, vosotros guardéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes guarden. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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