Protestar

to protest

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

protestar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

protestando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

protestado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	protesto I protest	I protest
tú	protestas you protest	you protest
él/ella/usted	protesta he/she/you protests	he/she/you protests
nosotros	protestamos we protest	we protest
vosotros	protestáis you all protest	you all protest
ellos/ustedes	protestan they/you all protest	they/you all protest

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	protestaba I used to protest	I used to protest
tú	protestabas you used to protest	you used to protest
él/ella/usted	protestaba he/she/you used to protest	he/she/you used to protest
nosotros	protestábamos we used to protest	we used to protest
vosotros	protestabais you all used to protest	you all used to protest
ellos/ustedes	protestaban they/you all used to protest	they/you all used to protest

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	protesté I protested	I protested
tú	protestaste you protested	you protested
él/ella/usted	protestó he/she/you protested	he/she/you protested
nosotros	protestamos we protested	we protested
vosotros	protestasteis you all protested	you all protested
ellos/ustedes	protestaron they/you all protested	they/you all protested

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	protestaré I will protest	I will protest
tú	protestarás you will protest	you will protest
él/ella/usted	protestará he/she/you will protest	he/she/you will protest
nosotros	protestaremos we will protest	we will protest
vosotros	protestaréis you all will protest	you all will protest
ellos/ustedes	protestarán they/you all will protest	they/you all will protest

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	protestaría I would protest	I would protest
tú	protestarías you would protest	you would protest
él/ella/usted	protestaría he/she/you would protest	he/she/you would protest
nosotros	protestaríamos we would protest	we would protest
vosotros	protestaríais you all would protest	you all would protest
ellos/ustedes	protestarían they/you all would protest	they/you all would protest

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	proteste that I protest	that I protest
tú	protestes that you protest	that you protest
él/ella/usted	proteste that he/she/you protest	that he/she/you protest
nosotros	protestemos that we protest	that we protest
vosotros	protestéis that you all protest	that you all protest
ellos/ustedes	protesten that they/you all protest	that they/you all protest

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	protestara or protestase that I protested	that I protested
tú	protestaras or protestases that you protested	that you protested
él/ella/usted	protestara or protestase that he/she/you protested	that he/she/you protested
nosotros	protestáramos or protestásemos that we protested	that we protested
vosotros	protestarais or protestaseis that you all protested	that you all protested
ellos/ustedes	protestaran or protestasen that they/you all protested	that they/you all protested

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	protesta	protest! (you)
usted	proteste	protest! (you formal)
nosotros	protestemos	let's protest!
vosotros	protestad	protest! (you all)
ustedes	protesten	protest! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no protestes	don't protest! (you)
usted	no proteste	don't protest! (you formal)
nosotros	no protestemos	let's not protest!
vosotros	no protestéis	don't protest! (you all)
ustedes	no protesten	don't protest! (you all)

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