How to conjugate guardar in Spanish

guardar in Spanish means to guard, 

guardar is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb guardar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

guardar in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb guardar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb guardar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb guardar in the indicative present tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoguardoI guard
guardasyou guard
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)guardahe/she guardes, you (formal) guardes
Nosotros (as)guardamoswe guard
Vosotros (as)guardaísyou (plural) Spain guard
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)guardanthey guard, you (plural) guard

guardar in the Preterite Tense

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

  1. The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 
  2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb guardar is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:  https://youtu.be/Pi5rlDOeOnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb guardar in the preterite tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoguardéI guarded
guardasteyou guarded
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)guardóhe/she guarded, you (formal) guarded
Nosotros (as)guardamoswe guarded
Vosotros (as)guardasteisyou (plural) Spain guarded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)guardaronthey guarded, you (plural) guarded

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasadalast week
el mes pasadolast month
el fin de semana pasadolast weekend
el año pasadolast year
ayer yesterday 
anteayerthe day before yesterday
anoche last night

guardar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb guardar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb guardar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb guardar in the imperfect tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoguardabaI used to guard
guardabasyou used to guard
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)guardabahe/she used to guard, you (formal) used to guard
Nosotros (as)guardábamoswe used to guard
Vosotros (as)guardabaisyou (plural) Spain used to guard
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)guardabanthey used to guard, you (plural) used to guard

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudooften
usualmenteusually
todos los díasevery day
todos los mesesevery month
todos los añosevery year
casi siemprealmost always
a vecessometimes
de niño/niñaas a child …
siempre always
normalmente normally

guardar in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb guardar is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb guardar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb guardar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate guardar in the future, follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case guardar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 
Yoé
ás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) á
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)án

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb guardar using the future tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoguardaréI will guard
guardarásyou will guard
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)guardaráhe/she will guard, you (formal) will guard
Nosotros (as)guardaremoswe will guard
Vosotros (as)guardaréisyou (plural) Spain will guard
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)guardaránthey will guard, you (plural) will guard

guardar in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive. 

The verb guardar is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

  1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a guardar 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yovoy
vas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) va
Nosotros (as)vamos
Vosotros (as)vais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb guardar using the informal future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a guardarI will guard
vas a guardaryou will guard
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)va a guardarhe/she will guard, you (formal) will guard
Nosotros (as)vamos a guardarwe will guard
Vosotros (as)vais a guardaryou (plural) Spain will guard
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van a guardarthey will guard, you (plural) will guard

guardar in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb guardar is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
  4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yoestoy
estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) está
Nosotros (as)estamos
Vosotros (as)estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están

The present participle of the verb guardar is: guardando

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb guardar using the present progressive:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy guardandoI am guarding
estás guardandoyou are guarding
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)está guardandohe/she is guarding, you (formal) are guarding
Nosotros (as)estamos guardandowe are guarding
Vosotros (as)estáis guardandoyou (plural) Spain are guarding
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están guardandothey are guarding, you (plural) are guarding

guardar in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb guardar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb guardar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate guardar in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case guardar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

Yoía
ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ía
Nosotros (as)íamos
Vosotros (as)íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ían

The infinitive of the verb guardar is guardar

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb guardar using the conditional tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoguardaríaI would guard
guardaríasyou would guard
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)guardaríahe/she would guard, you (formal) would guard
Nosotros (as)guardaríamoswe would guard
Vosotros (as)guardaríasyou (plural) Spain would guard
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)guardaríanthey would guard, you (plural)would guard

guardar in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

The verb guardar is regular in the conditional tense. 

To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

Yohe
has
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ha
Nosotros (as)hemos
Vosotros (as)habéis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb guardar in the present perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe guardadoI have guarded
has guardadoyou have guarded
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)ha guardadohe/she have guarded, you (formal) have guarded
Nosotros (as)hemos guardadowe have guarded
Vosotros (as)habéis guardadoyou (plural) Spain have guarded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han guardadothey have guarded, you (plural) have guarded

guardar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb guardar is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Yohabía
habías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) había
Nosotros (as)habíamos
Vosotros (as)habíais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habían

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case guardar

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb guardar in the past perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía guardadoI had guarded
habías guardadoyou had guarded
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)había guardadohe/she had guarded, you (formal) had guarded
Nosotros (as)habíamos guardadowe had guarded
Vosotros (as)habíais guardadoyou (plural) Spain had guarded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habíain guardadothey had guarded, you (plural) had guarded

guardar in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb guardar is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Yohabré
habrás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habrá
Nosotros (as)habremos
Vosotros (as)habréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case guardar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb guardar in the future perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré guardadoI will have guarded
habrás guardadoyou will have guarded
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habrá guardadohe/she will have guarded, you (formal) will have guarded
Nosotros (as)habremos guardadowe will have guarded
Vosotros (as)habréis guardadoyou (plural) Spain will have guarded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán guardadothey will have guarded, you (plural) will have guarded

guardar in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb guardar is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

Yohabría
habrías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habría
Nosotros (as)habríamos
Vosotros (as)habríais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case guardar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb guardar in the conditional perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría guardadoI would have guarded
habrías guardadoyou would have guarded
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habría guardadohe/she would have guarded, you (formal) would have guarded
Nosotros (as)habríamos guardadowe would have guarded
Vosotros (as)habríais guardadoyou (plural) Spain will would guarded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían guardadothey would have guarded, you (plural) would have guarded

guardar in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb guardar is Regular in the subjunctive present form. 

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Yoa
as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) as
Nosotros (as)amos
Vosotros (as)áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)an

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb guardar in the subjunctive present:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoguardeI may guard
guardesyou may guard
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)guardehe/she may guard, you (formal) may guard
Nosotros (as)guardemoswe may guard
Vosotros (as)guardéisyou (plural) Spain may guard
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)guardenthey may guard, you (plural) may guard

guardar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb guardar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like guardar the endings are:

Yoara
aras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ara
Nosotros (as)áramos
Vosotros (as)arais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)aran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common

Yoase
ases
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ase
Nosotros (as)ásemos
Vosotros (as)aseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)asen

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:

Yoiera
ieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iera
Nosotros (as)iéramos
Vosotros (as)ierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Yoiese
ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iese
Nosotros (as)iésemos
Vosotros (as)ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iesen

Here are the steps in action:

  1. guardar
  1. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: guardar – guardaron
  1. Now remove -aron and you are left with guard
  1. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb guardar in the subjunctive imperfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoguardaraI might guard
guardarasyou might guard
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)guardarahe/she might guard, you (formal) might guard
Nosotros (as)guardáramoswe might guard
Vosotros (as)guardaraisyou (plural) Spain might guard
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)guardaranthey might guard, you (plural) might guard

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoguardaseI might guard
guardasesyou might guard
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)guardasehe/she might guard, you (formal) might guard
Nosotros (as)guardásamoswe might guard
Vosotros (as)guardasaisyou (plural) Spain might guard
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)guardasanthey might guard, you (plural) might guard

guardar in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb guardar is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like guardar the endings are:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos (accent on á of the stem)
Vosotros (as)eis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieren

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb guardar in the subjunctive future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoguardaraI will guard
guardarasyou will guard
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)guardarahe/she will guard, you (formal) will guard
Nosotros (as)guardáramoswe will guard
Vosotros (as)guardaraisyou (plural) Spain will guard
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)guardaranthey will guard, you (plural) will guard

guardar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb guardar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

Yohaya
hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) haya
Nosotros (as)hayamos
Vosotros (as)hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan

The past participle of the verb guardar is: guardado

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb guardar in the subjunctive present perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya guardadoI may have guarded
hayas guardadoyou may have guarded
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)haya guardadohe/she may have guarded, you (formal) may have guarded
Nosotros (as)hayamos guardadowe may have guarded
Vosotros (as)hayáis guardadoyou (plural) Spain may have guarded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan guardadothey may have guarded, you (plural) may have guarded

guardar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

The verb guardar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

Yohubiera
hubieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiera
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos
Vosotros (as)hubierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Yohubiese
hubieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiese
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos
Vosotros (as)hubieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to guardar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (guardar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (guard)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (guardado)

The past participle of the verb guardar is guardado.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb guardar in the subjunctive past perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiese guardadoI might have guarded
hubieses guardadoyou might have guarded
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiese guardadohe/she might have guarded, you (formal) might have guarded
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos guardadowe might have guarded
Vosotros (as)hubieseis guardadoyou (plural) Spain might have guarded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen guardadothey might have guarded, you (plural) might have guarded

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera guardadoI might have guarded
hubieras guardadoyou might have guarded
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiera guardadohe/she might have guarded, you (formal) might have guarded
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos guardadowe might have guarded
Vosotros (as)hubierais guardadoyou (plural) Spain might have guarded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran guardadothey might have guarded, you (plural) might have guarded

guardar as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

guardar is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

  1. Find the form of the verb in the present tense. 
  2. Take off the “s
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb guardar  would be guarda

Let’s see the process:

  1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (guardas)
  2. Take off the “s”.  (guarda)
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (guarda)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡guarda!guard!
Usted (Ud.)¡guarde!guard!
Nosotros (as)¡guardemos!guard!
Vosotros (as)¡guardad!guard!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡guarden!guard!

guardar as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

guardar is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

  1. Start with No
  2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
  3. Take off the “o
  4. Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡no guardes!Don’t guard!
Usted (Ud.)¡no guarde!Don’t guard!
Nosotros (as)¡no guardemos!Don’t guard!
Vosotros (as)¡no guardéis!Don’t guard!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡no guarden!Don’t guard!

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