El verbo "to keep" es bastante versátil en inglés y puede ser traducido de varias formas al español, dependiendo del contexto. Algunas opciones son:
- Guardar: Usado cuando quieres almacenar algo para uso futuro. Ejemplo: "I keep my photos in this album" (Guardo mis fotos en este álbum).
- Mantener: Usado cuando quieres decir que algo permanece de la misma forma. Ejemplo: "Keep the door closed" (Mantén la puerta cerrada).
- Continuar: Usado para indicar la continuación de una acción. Ejemplo: "Keep walking" (Continúa andando).
- Quedarse con: En el sentido de retener algo consigo. Ejemplo: "You can keep the change" (Puedes quedarte con el cambio).
Simple Tense
Simple Present Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I keep | We keep |
| 2ª | You keep | You keep |
| 3ª | He/She/It keeps | They keep |
Keep: /kiːp/, keeps: /kiːps/
Simple Past Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I kept | We kept |
| 2ª | You kept | You kept |
| 3ª | He/She/It kept | They kept |
Kept: /kɛpt/
Simple Future Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will keep | We will keep |
| 2ª | You will keep | You will keep |
| 3ª | He/She/It will keep | They will keep |
Will keep: /wɪl kiːp/
Continuous Tense
Present Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I am keeping | We are keeping |
| 2ª | You are keeping | You are keeping |
| 3ª | He/She/It is keeping | They are keeping |
Keeping: /ˈkiː.pɪŋ/
Past Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I was keeping | We were keeping |
| 2ª | You were keeping | You were keeping |
| 3ª | He/She/It was keeping | They were keeping |
Was keeping: /wəz ˈkiː.pɪŋ/, Were keeping: /wɜr ˈkiː.pɪŋ/
Future Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will be keeping | We will be keeping |
| 2ª | You will be keeping | You will be keeping |
| 3ª | He/She/It will be keeping | They will be keeping |
Will be keeping: /wɪl bi ˈkiː.pɪŋ/
Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I have kept | We have kept |
| 2ª | You have kept | You have kept |
| 3ª | He/She/It has kept | They have kept |
Have kept: /hæv kɛpt/, Has kept: /hæz kɛpt/
Past Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I had kept | We had kept |
| 2ª | You had kept | You had kept |
| 3ª | He/She/It had kept | They had kept |
Had kept: /hæd kɛpt/
Future Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will have kept | We will have kept |
| 2ª | You will have kept | You will have kept |
| 3ª | He/She/It will have kept | They will have kept |
Will have kept: /wɪl hæv kɛpt/
