The French verb garder means "to keep". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of garder is je garde, tu gardes, il/elle garde, nous gardons, vous gardez, ils/elles gardent. It is a regular -er verb, so every tense takes the standard -er endings. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is gardant and its past participle is gardé.
| je | garde | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | gardes | |
| il/ | garde | |
| nous | gardons | |
| vous | gardez | |
| ils/ | gardent |
| j' | ai gardé |
|---|---|
| tu | as gardé |
| il/ | a gardé |
| nous | avons gardé |
| vous | avez gardé |
| ils/ | ont gardé |
| je | gardais |
|---|---|
| tu | gardais |
| il/ | gardait |
| nous | gardions |
| vous | gardiez |
| ils/ | gardaient |
| je | garderai |
|---|---|
| tu | garderas |
| il/ | gardera |
| nous | garderons |
| vous | garderez |
| ils/ | garderont |
| je | garderais |
|---|---|
| tu | garderais |
| il/ | garderait |
| nous | garderions |
| vous | garderiez |
| ils/ | garderaient |
| que je | garde |
|---|---|
| que tu | gardes |
| qu'il/ | garde |
| que nous | gardions |
| que vous | gardiez |
| qu'ils/ | gardent |
| tu | garde |
|---|---|
| nous | gardons |
| vous | gardez |
Garder is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er pattern, with gardons in the present and gardions in the imperfect and present subjunctive.
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Yes, garder is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er pattern.
The present forms are garde, gardes, garde, gardons, gardez, and gardent.
The present participle is gardant and the past participle is gardé. The auxiliary is avoir.