garder

/ɡaʁ.de/

#533 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to keep, to look after

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jegardegardaisgardaigarderaigarderais
tugardesgardaisgardasgarderasgarderais
il/ellegardegardaitgardagarderagarderait
nousgardonsgardionsgardâmesgarderonsgarderions
vousgardezgardiezgardâtesgarderezgarderiez
ils/ellesgardentgardaientgardèrentgarderontgarderaient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jegardegardasse
tugardesgardasses
il/ellegardegardât
nousgardionsgardassions
vousgardiezgardassiez
ils/ellesgardentgardassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tugarde
nousgardons
vousgardez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
gardant
Past participle
gardé · gardée · gardés · gardées

Examples

?

Can you keep the secret?

.

She looks after the children on Wednesdays.

, .

Keep that to yourself, do not tell anyone.

copie .

I always keep a copy of my important documents.

- ?

Can you look after the children on Saturday evening?

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