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yo guardaba

kept, held, stored

→ guardar
guard to keep, to save, to store + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #46,431
kept, held, stored In this form, it can mean “I was keeping” or “he/she/you were keeping,” depending on context.
SP: Guardaba las llaves en el cajón.
EN: I kept the keys in the drawer.
Conjugation of guardar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First guardaba —
Third guardaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First guardaba —
Third guardaba —
guardara

Yo traté de conversar con la acusada, pero ella guardaba silencio.

I tried to talk to the accused, but she remained silent.

— მონანიება (1987)

Lo guardaba bajo llave.

I kept it locked away.

Guardaba el recuerdo de su madre en una foto vieja que llevaba siempre en la cartera.

He kept the memory of his mother in an old photograph that he always carried in his wallet.

Kyoko, ¿aún guardaba el chal?

Kyoko, did she still have the shawl?

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)

El odio que guardaba dentro lo fue consumiendo poco a poco con los años.

The hatred he harbored inside slowly consumed him over the years.

«Chris Markofferson no guardaba su dinero aquí ».

“Chris Markofferson didn’t keep his money here.”