guardarverb
Guardar means to keep, to save or to guard in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as guarda, guardan and guarde.
- to keep, to save, to guard
Ella guarda los secretos.
She keeps the secrets.
El chico guardó silencio.
The boy remained silent.
¿Sabes guardar un secreto?
Can you keep a secret?
Le prometí guardar el secreto.
I promised him that I would keep it secret.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| guarda | he, she, it | Present |
| guardan | they | Present |
| guarde | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| guardado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| guardando | Gerund | |
| guardo | I | Present |
| guardaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| guardamos | we | Present or preterite |
| guardó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| guarden | they | Present subjunctive |
| guardará | he, she, it | Future |