French reference
garder
to keep; to look after; to guard, watch
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I keep |
| tu | you keep |
| il/elle/on | he/she keeps |
| nous | we keep |
| vous | you (plural/formal) keep |
| ils/elles | they keep |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I kept; I have kept |
| tu | you kept; you have kept |
| il/elle/on | he/she kept; he/she has kept |
| nous | we kept; we have kept |
| vous | you (plural/formal) kept; you (plural/formal) have kept |
| ils/elles | they kept; they have kept |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to keep |
| tu | you used to keep |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to keep |
| nous | we used to keep |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to keep |
| ils/elles | they used to keep |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had kept |
| tu | you had kept |
| il/elle/on | he/she had kept |
| nous | we had kept |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had kept |
| ils/elles | they had kept |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will keep |
| tu | you will keep |
| il/elle/on | he/she will keep |
| nous | we will keep |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will keep |
| ils/elles | they will keep |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have kept |
| tu | you will have kept |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have kept |
| nous | we will have kept |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have kept |
| ils/elles | they will have kept |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to keep |
| tu | you are going to keep |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to keep |
| nous | we are going to keep |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to keep |
| ils/elles | they are going to keep |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just kept |
| tu | you have just kept |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just kept |
| nous | we have just kept |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just kept |
| ils/elles | they have just kept |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I kept |
| tu | you kept |
| il/elle/on | he/she kept |
| nous | we kept |
| vous | you (plural/formal) kept |
| ils/elles | they kept |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had kept |
| tu | you had kept |
| il/elle/on | he/she had kept |
| nous | we had kept |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had kept |
| ils/elles | they had kept |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would keep |
| tu | you would keep |
| il/elle/on | he/she would keep |
| nous | we would keep |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would keep |
| ils/elles | they would keep |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have kept |
| tu | you would have kept |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have kept |
| nous | we would have kept |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have kept |
| ils/elles | they would have kept |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have kept |
| tu | you would have kept |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have kept |
| nous | we would have kept |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have kept |
| ils/elles | they would have kept |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I keep |
| tu | (that) you keep |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she keeps |
| nous | (that) we keep |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) keep |
| ils/elles | (that) they keep |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have kept |
| tu | (that) you have kept |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has kept |
| nous | (that) we have kept |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have kept |
| ils/elles | (that) they have kept |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I kept |
| tu | (that) you kept |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she kept |
| nous | (that) we kept |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) kept |
| ils/elles | (that) they kept |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had kept |
| tu | (that) you had kept |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had kept |
| nous | (that) we had kept |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had kept |
| ils/elles | (that) they had kept |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | keep! |
| nous | let's keep! |
| vous | keep! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have kept by then! |
| nous | let's have kept by then! |
| vous | have kept by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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