Verbo keep en inglés: conjugación completa
Diego De La Croix
Profesor bilingüe francés-español
El verbo inglés to keep significa «mantener/guardar» en español. Es un verbo irregular, lo que significa que sus formas de pasado simple y participio pasado no siguen la regla estándar de añadir -ed y deben memorizarse. Significa mantener o seguir haciendo algo. Keep + gerundio expresa continuidad: Keep studying = «Sigue estudiando». Pasado y participio: kept.
Conjugación de keep en indicativo
Present simple (presente simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | keep |
| you | keep |
| he/she/it | keeps |
| we | keep |
| they | keep |
Present continuous (presente continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | am keeping |
| you | are keeping |
| he/she/it | is keeping |
| we | are keeping |
| they | are keeping |
Present perfect (pretérito perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have kept |
| you | have kept |
| he/she/it | has kept |
| we | have kept |
| they | have kept |
Past simple (pasado simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | kept |
| you | kept |
| he/she/it | kept |
| we | kept |
| they | kept |
Past continuous (pasado continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | was keeping |
| you | were keeping |
| he/she/it | was keeping |
| we | were keeping |
| they | were keeping |
Past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had kept |
| you | had kept |
| he/she/it | had kept |
| we | had kept |
| they | had kept |
Future simple (futuro simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will keep |
| you | will keep |
| he/she/it | will keep |
| we | will keep |
| they | will keep |
Future perfect (futuro perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have kept |
| you | will have kept |
| he/she/it | will have kept |
| we | will have kept |
| they | will have kept |
Conjugación de keep en condicional
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would keep |
| you | would keep |
| he/she/it | would keep |
| we | would keep |
| they | would keep |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have kept |
| you | would have kept |
| he/she/it | would have kept |
| we | would have kept |
| they | would have kept |
Conjugación de keep en imperativo
Conjugación de keep en participio
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | keeping |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | kept |
Ejemplos
Keep going, you're doing great!
¡Sigue adelante, lo haces genial!
She keeps a diary.
Ella lleva un diario.
I kept the receipt.
Guardé el recibo.
Keep it a secret.
Mantenlo en secreto.
He keeps forgetting his keys.
Siempre se le olvidan las llaves.
Keep calm and carry on.
Mantén la calma y sigue adelante.
I'll keep you informed.
Te mantendré informado.
She keeps the house clean.
Ella mantiene la casa limpia.
Keep in touch!
¡Mantente en contacto!
He has kept his promise.
Ha cumplido su promesa.
Expresiones
keep your chin up
mantener el ánimo / no desanimarse
keep an eye on
vigilar / no perder de vista
keep a straight face
mantener la seriedad / no reírse
Errores frecuentes
Olvidar la -s de la tercera persona: He keep en vez de He keeps
Correcto: He/She/It keeps
En el present simple, la tercera persona del singular (he/she/it) siempre añade -s o -es al verbo. Es el error más frecuente entre hispanohablantes.
Regularizar el pasado: keeped en vez de kept
Correcto: Past simple: kept — Past participle: kept
«keep» es irregular: sus formas de pasado no siguen la regla estándar de añadir -ed. Deben aprenderse de memoria.
Formar preguntas sin do/does: You keep? en vez de Do you keep?
Correcto: Do you keep? / Does he/she keep?
En español, la pregunta se forma con la entonación. En inglés, el present simple y past simple necesitan el auxiliar do/does/did para preguntas y negaciones.
Confundir present simple con present continuous: I keep vs I am keeping
Correcto: Hábito/general → I keep | Ahora mismo → I am keeping
El present simple se usa para hábitos y verdades generales, mientras que el present continuous se usa para acciones en progreso. En español a menudo se usa el mismo tiempo para ambos.
Antónimos
Comparación inglés / español
| Aspecto | Inglés | Español |
|---|---|---|
| Present simple | I keep | yo manteno |
| Present simple (3rd person) | he/she keeps | él/ella mantene |
| Present continuous | I am keeping | yo estoy manteniendo |
| Past simple | I kept | yo mantení |
| Present perfect | I have kept | yo he mantenido |
| Future simple | I will keep | yo manteneré |
| Negative | I don't keep | yo no manteno |
| Question | Do you keep? | ¿tú mantenes? |