Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guardo | |
| tú | guardas | |
| él / ella / usted | guarda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | guardamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | guardáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | guardan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guardé | |
| tú | guardaste | |
| él / ella / usted | guardó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | guardamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | guardasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | guardaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guardaba | |
| tú | guardabas | |
| él / ella / usted | guardaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | guardábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | guardabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | guardaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guardaré | |
| tú | guardarás | |
| él / ella / usted | guardará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | guardaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | guardaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | guardarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guardaría | |
| tú | guardarías | |
| él / ella / usted | guardaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | guardaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | guardaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | guardarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guarde | |
| tú | guardes | |
| él / ella / usted | guarde | |
| nosotros / nosotras | guardemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | guardéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | guarden |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to save (to store for future use)
- to save (to write a file to disk or other storage medium)
- to keep
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations