1. Home>
  2. verbs>
  3. protagonizar

How to conjugate Protagonizar in Spanish

protagonizar to star (in) Irregular Verb

At a glance: Protagonizar (to star (in)) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: protagonizo, protagonizas, protagoniza, protagonizamos, protagonizáis, protagonizan. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (protagonicé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (protagonice).

Past participle
protagonizado starred
Gerund
protagonizando starring
Sample Verb Conjugation Tables

Get the Protagonizar conjugation tables by email

Want a handy PDF of protagonizar conjugations? Enter your email and we’ll send it straight to your inbox!

Indicative tenses of Protagonizar

Protagonizar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of protagonizar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “protagonizo”, meaning “I star”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoprotagonizoI star
Túprotagonizasyou star
Ella / Él / Ustedprotagonizas/he stars
Nosotras / Nosotrosprotagonizamoswe star
Vosotras / Vosotrosprotagonizáisyou (plural) star
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesprotagonizanthey star

How it’s built: Regular: stem protagoniz- plus the -ar endings.

Or use our app:


Back to top

Protagonizar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of protagonizar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “protagonicé”, meaning “I starred”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoprotagonicéI starred
Túprotagonizasteyou starred
Ella / Él / Ustedprotagonizós/he starred
Nosotras / Nosotrosprotagonizamoswe starred
Vosotras / Vosotrosprotagonizasteisyou (plural) starred
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesprotagonizaronthey starred

How it’s built: Yo changes z to c (protagonicé); the other forms are regular.

Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.

Or use our app:


Back to top

Protagonizar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of protagonizar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “protagonizaba”, meaning “I used to star”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoprotagonizabaI used to star
Túprotagonizabasyou used to star
Ella / Él / Ustedprotagonizabas/he used to star
Nosotras / Nosotrosprotagonizábamoswe used to star
Vosotras / Vosotrosprotagonizabaisyou (plural) used to star
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesprotagonizabanthey used to star

How it’s built: Regular: stem protagoniz- plus the -ar endings.

Or use our app:


Back to top

Protagonizar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of protagonizar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy protagonizando”, meaning “I am starring”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy protagonizandoI am starring
Túestás protagonizandoyou are starring
Ella / Él / Ustedestá protagonizandos/he is starring
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos protagonizandowe are starring
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis protagonizandoyou (plural) are starring
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán protagonizandothey are starring

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund protagonizando.

Or use our app:


Back to top

Protagonizar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of protagonizar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a protagonizar”, meaning “I am going to star”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a protagonizarI am going to star
Túvas a protagonizaryou are going to star
Ella / Él / Ustedva a protagonizars/he is going to star
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a protagonizarwe are going to star
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a protagonizaryou (plural) are going to star
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a protagonizarthey are going to star

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive protagonizar.

Or use our app:


Back to top

Protagonizar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of protagonizar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “protagonizaré”, meaning “I will star”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoprotagonizaréI will star
Túprotagonizarásyou will star
Ella / Él / Ustedprotagonizarás/he will star
Nosotras / Nosotrosprotagonizaremoswe will star
Vosotras / Vosotrosprotagonizaréisyou (plural) will star
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesprotagonizaránthey will star

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive protagonizar plus the future endings.

Or use our app:


Back to top

Protagonizar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of protagonizar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “protagonizaría”, meaning “I would star”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoprotagonizaríaI would star
Túprotagonizaríasyou would star
Ella / Él / Ustedprotagonizarías/he would star
Nosotras / Nosotrosprotagonizaríamoswe would star
Vosotras / Vosotrosprotagonizaríaisyou (plural) would star
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesprotagonizaríanthey would star

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive protagonizar plus the conditional endings.

Or use our app:


Back to top

Protagonizar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of protagonizar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he protagonizado”, meaning “I have starred”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe protagonizadoI have starred
Túhas protagonizadoyou have starred
Ella / Él / Ustedha protagonizados/he has starred
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos protagonizadowe have starred
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis protagonizadoyou (plural) have starred
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan protagonizadothey have starred

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle protagonizado.

Or use our app:


Back to top

Protagonizar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of protagonizar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había protagonizado”, meaning “I had starred”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía protagonizadoI had starred
Túhabías protagonizadoyou had starred
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía protagonizados/he had starred
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos protagonizadowe had starred
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais protagonizadoyou (plural) had starred
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían protagonizadothey had starred

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle protagonizado.

Or use our app:


Back to top

Protagonizar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of protagonizar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré protagonizado”, meaning “I will have starred”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré protagonizadoI will have starred
Túhabrás protagonizadoyou will have starred
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá protagonizados/he will have starred
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos protagonizadowe will have starred
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis protagonizadoyou (plural) will have starred
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán protagonizadothey will have starred

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle protagonizado.

Or use our app:


Back to top

Protagonizar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of protagonizar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría protagonizado”, meaning “I would have starred”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría protagonizadoI would have starred
Túhabrías protagonizadoyou would have starred
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría protagonizados/he would have starred
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos protagonizadowe would have starred
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais protagonizadoyou (plural) would have starred
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían protagonizadothey would have starred

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle protagonizado.

Or use our app:


Back to top

Want protagonizar to come out without thinking?

The app teaches the “Z to C” pattern step by step, then quizzes you until forms like protagonicé are automatic.

4.9 stars from 15,000+ ratings
Start free – no card needed

Subjunctive tenses of Protagonizar

Protagonizar in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “protagonice”, meaning “I star”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoprotagoniceI star
Túprotagonicesyou star
Ella / Él / Ustedprotagonices/he stars
Nosotras / Nosotrosprotagonicemoswe star
Vosotras / Vosotrosprotagonicéisyou (plural) star
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesprotagonicenthey star

How it’s built: Every form changes z to c (protagonice, protagonices, protagonice, protagonicemos, protagonicéis, protagonicen).

Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.

Or use our app:


Back to top

Protagonizar in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “protagonizara”, meaning “I starred”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoprotagonizaraI starred
Túprotagonizarasyou starred
Ella / Él / Ustedprotagonizaras/he starred
Nosotras / Nosotrosprotagonizáramoswe starred
Vosotras / Vosotrosprotagonizaraisyou (plural) starred
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesprotagonizaranthey starred

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, protagonizaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (protagonizáramos).

Or use our app:


Back to top

Protagonizar in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “protagonizare”, meaning “I will star”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoprotagonizareI will star
Túprotagonizaresyou will star
Ella / Él / Ustedprotagonizares/he will star
Nosotras / Nosotrosprotagonizáremoswe will star
Vosotras / Vosotrosprotagonizareisyou (plural) will star
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesprotagonizarenthey will star

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, protagonizaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (protagonizáremos).

Or use our app:


Back to top

Protagonizar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya protagonizado”, meaning “I have starred”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya protagonizadoI have starred
Túhayas protagonizadoyou have starred
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya protagonizados/he has starred
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos protagonizadowe have starred
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis protagonizadoyou (plural) have starred
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan protagonizadothey have starred

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle protagonizado.

Or use our app:


Back to top

Protagonizar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera protagonizado”, meaning “I had starred”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera protagonizadoI had starred
Túhubieras protagonizadoyou had starred
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera protagonizados/he had starred
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos protagonizadowe had starred
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais protagonizadoyou (plural) had starred
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran protagonizadothey had starred

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle protagonizado.

Or use our app:


Back to top

Protagonizar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere protagonizado”, meaning “I will have starred”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere protagonizadoI will have starred
Túhubieres protagonizadoyou will have starred
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere protagonizados/he will have starred
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos protagonizadowe will have starred
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis protagonizadoyou (plural) will have starred
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren protagonizadothey will have starred

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle protagonizado.

Or use our app:


Back to top

Imperative tenses of Protagonizar

Protagonizar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “protagonice”, meaning “(to you formal) star!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túprotagoniza(to you) star!
Ella / Él / Ustedprotagonice(to you formal) star!
Nosotras / Nosotrosprotagonicemoslet's star!
Vosotras / Vosotrosprotagonizad(to you plural) star!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesprotagonicen(to you plural formal) star!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (protagoniza); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (protagonice, protagonicemos, protagonicen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (protagonizad).

Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.

Or use our app:


Back to top

Protagonizar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no protagonice”, meaning “(to you formal) don't star!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno protagonices(to you) don't star!
Ella / Él / Ustedno protagonice(to you formal) don't star!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno protagonicemoslet's not star!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno protagonicéis(to you plural) don't star!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno protagonicen(to you plural formal) don't star!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no protagonices, no protagonice, no protagonicemos, no protagonicéis, no protagonicen.

Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.

Or use our app:


Back to top

Frequently asked questions about Protagonizar

Is protagonizar a regular or irregular verb?

Protagonizar is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (protagonicé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (protagonice).

How do you conjugate protagonizar in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), protagonizar is conjugated as: yo protagonizo, tú protagonizas, él/ella/usted protagoniza, nosotros protagonizamos, vosotros protagonizáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes protagonizan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.

How do you conjugate protagonizar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), protagonizar is conjugated as: yo protagonicé, tú protagonizaste, él/ella/usted protagonizó, nosotros protagonizamos, vosotros protagonizasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes protagonizaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate protagonizar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), protagonizar is conjugated as: yo protagonizaba, tú protagonizabas, él/ella/usted protagonizaba, nosotros protagonizábamos, vosotros protagonizabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes protagonizaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate protagonizar in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), protagonizar is conjugated as: yo protagonizaré, tú protagonizarás, él/ella/usted protagonizará, nosotros protagonizaremos, vosotros protagonizaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes protagonizarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate protagonizar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), protagonizar is conjugated as: yo protagonice, tú protagonices, él/ella/usted protagonice, nosotros protagonicemos, vosotros protagonicéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes protagonicen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.


Back to top

Downloadable cheat sheets

Download and print a cheat sheet of Protagonizar Spanish conjugation tables in image or PDF format:

Download image
protagonizar conjugation in Spanish
Back to top

Practise Protagonizar conjugations (free mobile & web app)

Get full conjugation tables for Protagonizar and 2,500+ other verbs on-the-go with Ella Verbs for iOS, Android, and web.

We also guide you through learning all Spanish tenses and test your knowledge with conjugation quizzes. Download it for free!

verb-library.png conjugation-empezar-1.png
4.9 stars from 15,000+ ratings

Back to top

About Ella Verbs

👋 Hola! We built Ella Verbs to help people (and ourselves!) master one of the hardest parts of Spanish – verb conjugation. It guides you through learning all tenses in an easy-to-follow way, giving you levels of bite-sized lessons and fun quizzes. Here is a 6 minute overview of all of the app’s features:

It has changed a lot over the 9+ years we have been working on it, but the goal remains the same – to help you master Spanish conjugation! You can download and try it for free, and, if you do, please send any and all feedback our way!

– Jane & Brian

4.9 stars from 15,000+ ratings

Back to top

Want to explore other verb conjugations?

Why not check out Proteger – to protect or see the complete list of verbs here.


Back to top
Logo

Download for free now

Join 250,000+ others and master your Spanish conjugation with the top-rated verb app, Ella Verbs

4.9 stars from 15,000+ ratings

Great program that has and is helping me immensely. Four years [studying Spanish] and after just a couple of days with this app I finally am 'getting' the verb thing into my head. After the first couple of lessons I finally feel comfortable conversing with the natives here in Panama. I still have a long way to go but this application was the key for me. Thank you!

Google Play Store