to keep, to put away, to save
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Guardo las fotos en una caja.
I keep the photos in a box.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi mamá guardó la comida en el refrigerador.
My mom put the food in the refrigerator.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuelo guardaba el dinero debajo del colchón.
My grandfather kept his money under the mattress.
Futuro · What will happen
Te guardaré un plato.
I'll save you a plate.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo guardaría ese recibo.
I'd keep that receipt.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Has guardado el archivo?
Have you saved the file?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ella había guardado todas las cartas.
She had kept all the letters.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Te habríamos guardado comida.
We would have saved you some food.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que guardes el secreto.
I want you to keep the secret.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí que guardara mi maleta.
I asked him to keep my suitcase.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedí que guardasen silencio.
I asked them to keep quiet.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que hayas guardado el recibo.
I hope you've kept the receipt.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubieras guardado el archivo, no lo habrías perdido.
If you had saved the file, you wouldn't have lost it.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Guarda tus juguetes.
Put your toys away.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No guardes rencor.
Don't hold a grudge.