Proteger

to protect

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

proteger

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

protegiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

protegido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	protejo I protect	I protect
tú	proteges you protect	you protect
él/ella/usted	protege he/she/you protects	he/she/you protects
nosotros	protegemos we protect	we protect
vosotros	protegéis you all protect	you all protect
ellos/ustedes	protegen they/you all protect	they/you all protect

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	protegía I used to protect	I used to protect
tú	protegías you used to protect	you used to protect
él/ella/usted	protegía he/she/you used to protect	he/she/you used to protect
nosotros	protegíamos we used to protect	we used to protect
vosotros	protegíais you all used to protect	you all used to protect
ellos/ustedes	protegían they/you all used to protect	they/you all used to protect

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	protegí I protected	I protected
tú	protegiste you protected	you protected
él/ella/usted	protegió he/she/you protected	he/she/you protected
nosotros	protegimos we protected	we protected
vosotros	protegisteis you all protected	you all protected
ellos/ustedes	protegieron they/you all protected	they/you all protected

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	protegeré I will protect	I will protect
tú	protegerás you will protect	you will protect
él/ella/usted	protegerá he/she/you will protect	he/she/you will protect
nosotros	protegeremos we will protect	we will protect
vosotros	protegeréis you all will protect	you all will protect
ellos/ustedes	protegerán they/you all will protect	they/you all will protect

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	protegería I would protect	I would protect
tú	protegerías you would protect	you would protect
él/ella/usted	protegería he/she/you would protect	he/she/you would protect
nosotros	protegeríamos we would protect	we would protect
vosotros	protegeríais you all would protect	you all would protect
ellos/ustedes	protegerían they/you all would protect	they/you all would protect

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	proteja that I protect	that I protect
tú	protejas that you protect	that you protect
él/ella/usted	proteja that he/she/you protect	that he/she/you protect
nosotros	protejamos that we protect	that we protect
vosotros	protejáis that you all protect	that you all protect
ellos/ustedes	protejan that they/you all protect	that they/you all protect

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	protegiera or protegiese that I protected	that I protected
tú	protegieras or protegieses that you protected	that you protected
él/ella/usted	protegiera or protegiese that he/she/you protected	that he/she/you protected
nosotros	protegiéramos or protegiésemos that we protected	that we protected
vosotros	protegierais or protegieseis that you all protected	that you all protected
ellos/ustedes	protegieran or protegiesen that they/you all protected	that they/you all protected

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he protegido I have protected	I have protected
tú	has protegido you have protected	you have protected
él/ella/usted	ha protegido he/she/you have protected	he/she/you have protected
nosotros	hemos protegido we have protected	we have protected
vosotros	habéis protegido you all have protected	you all have protected
ellos/ustedes	han protegido they/you all have protected	they/you all have protected

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había protegido I had protected	I had protected
tú	habías protegido you had protected	you had protected
él/ella/usted	había protegido he/she/you had protected	he/she/you had protected
nosotros	habíamos protegido we had protected	we had protected
vosotros	habíais protegido you all had protected	you all had protected
ellos/ustedes	habían protegido they/you all had protected	they/you all had protected

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube protegido I had protected	I had protected
tú	hubiste protegido you had protected	you had protected
él/ella/usted	hubo protegido he/she/you had protected	he/she/you had protected
nosotros	hubimos protegido we had protected	we had protected
vosotros	hubisteis protegido you all had protected	you all had protected
ellos/ustedes	hubieron protegido they/you all had protected	they/you all had protected

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré protegido I will have protected	I will have protected
tú	habrás protegido you will have protected	you will have protected
él/ella/usted	habrá protegido he/she/you will have protected	he/she/you will have protected
nosotros	habremos protegido we will have protected	we will have protected
vosotros	habréis protegido you all will have protected	you all will have protected
ellos/ustedes	habrán protegido they/you all will have protected	they/you all will have protected

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría protegido I would have protected	I would have protected
tú	habrías protegido you would have protected	you would have protected
él/ella/usted	habría protegido he/she/you would have protected	he/she/you would have protected
nosotros	habríamos protegido we would have protected	we would have protected
vosotros	habríais protegido you all would have protected	you all would have protected
ellos/ustedes	habrían protegido they/you all would have protected	they/you all would have protected

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya protegido that I have protected	that I have protected
tú	hayas protegido that you have protected	that you have protected
él/ella/usted	haya protegido that he/she/you have protected	that he/she/you have protected
nosotros	hayamos protegido that we have protected	that we have protected
vosotros	hayáis protegido that you all have protected	that you all have protected
ellos/ustedes	hayan protegido that they/you all have protected	that they/you all have protected

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera protegido that I had protected	that I had protected
tú	hubieras protegido that you had protected	that you had protected
él/ella/usted	hubiera protegido that he/she/you had protected	that he/she/you had protected
nosotros	hubiéramos protegido that we had protected	that we had protected
vosotros	hubierais protegido that you all had protected	that you all had protected
ellos/ustedes	hubieran protegido that they/you all had protected	that they/you all had protected

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	protege	protect! (you)
usted	proteja	protect! (you formal)
nosotros	protejamos	let's protect!
vosotros	proteged	protect! (you all)
ustedes	protejan	protect! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no protejas	don't protect! (you)
usted	no proteja	don't protect! (you formal)
nosotros	no protejamos	let's not protect!
vosotros	no protejáis	don't protect! (you all)
ustedes	no protejan	don't protect! (you all)

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