How to conjugate Proteger in Spanish
To protect Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Proteger
- Proteger in the Indicative Present
- Proteger in the Indicative Preterite
- Proteger in the Indicative Imperfect
- Proteger in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Proteger in the Indicative Informal Future
- Proteger in the Indicative Future
- Proteger in the Indicative Conditional
- Proteger in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Proteger in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Proteger in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Proteger in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Proteger
- Imperative tenses of Proteger
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Proteger conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Proteger is the Spanish verb for "to protect". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to proteger include: amparar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | proteger | to protect |
| Past participle | protegido | protected |
| Gerund | protegiendo | protecting |
Indicative Tenses of Proteger
Proteger in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of proteger 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, "protejo", meaning "I protect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | protejo | I protect |
| Tú | proteges | you protect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | protege | s/he protects, you (formal) protect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | protegemos | we protect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | protegéis | you (plural) protect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | protegen | they protect, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Proteger in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of proteger is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "protegí", meaning "I protected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | protegí | I protected |
| Tú | protegiste | you protected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | protegió | s/he protected, you (formal) protected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | protegimos | we protected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | protegisteis | you (plural) protected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | protegieron | they protected, |
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Proteger in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of proteger is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "protegía", meaning "I used to protect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | protegía | I used to protect |
| Tú | protegías | you used to protect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | protegía | s/he used to protect, you (formal) used to protect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | protegíamos | we used to protect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | protegíais | you (plural) used to protect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | protegían | they used to protect, |
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Proteger in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of proteger is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy protegiendo", meaning "I am protecting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy protegiendo | I am protecting |
| Tú | estás protegiendo | you are protecting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está protegiendo | s/he is protecting, you (formal) are protecting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos protegiendo | we are protecting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis protegiendo | you (plural) are protecting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están protegiendo | they are protecting, |
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Proteger in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of proteger is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a proteger", meaning "I am going to protect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a proteger | I am going to protect |
| Tú | vas a proteger | you are going to protect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a proteger | s/he is going to protect, you (formal) are going to protect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a proteger | we are going to protect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a proteger | you (plural) are going to protect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a proteger | they are going to protect, |
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Proteger in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of proteger is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "protegeré", meaning "I will protect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | protegeré | I will protect |
| Tú | protegerás | you will protect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | protegerá | s/he will protect, you (formal) will protect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | protegeremos | we will protect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | protegeréis | you (plural) will protect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | protegerán | they will protect, |
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Proteger in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of proteger is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "protegería", meaning "I would protect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | protegería | I would protect |
| Tú | protegerías | you would protect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | protegería | s/he would protect, you (formal) would protect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | protegeríamos | we would protect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | protegeríais | you (plural) would protect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | protegerían | they would protect, |
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Proteger in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of proteger 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 protegido", meaning "I have protected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he protegido | I have protected |
| Tú | has protegido | you have protected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha protegido | s/he has protected, you (formal) have protected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos protegido | we have protected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis protegido | you (plural) have protected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han protegido | they have protected, |
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Proteger in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of proteger is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había protegido", meaning "I had protected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había protegido | I had protected |
| Tú | habías protegido | you had protected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había protegido | s/he had protected, you (formal) had protected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos protegido | we had protected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais protegido | you (plural) had protected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían protegido | they had protected, |
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Proteger in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of proteger is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré protegido", meaning "I will have protected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré protegido | I will have protected |
| Tú | habrás protegido | you will have protected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá protegido | s/he will have protected, you (formal) will have protected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos protegido | we will have protected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis protegido | you (plural) will have protected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán protegido | they will have protected, |
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Proteger in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of proteger is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría protegido", meaning "I would have protected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría protegido | I would have protected |
| Tú | habrías protegido | you would have protected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría protegido | s/he would have protected, you (formal) would have protected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos protegido | we would have protected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais protegido | you (plural) would have protected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían protegido | they would have protected, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Proteger
Proteger 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, "proteja", meaning "I protect".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | proteja | I protect |
| Tú | protejas | you protect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proteja | s/he protects, you (formal) protect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | protejamos | we protect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | protejáis | you (plural) protect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | protejan | they protect, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Proteger 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, "protegiera", meaning "I protected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | protegiera | I protected |
| Tú | protegieras | you protected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | protegiera | s/he protected, you (formal) protected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | protegiéramos | we protected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | protegierais | you (plural) protected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | protegieran | they protected, |
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Proteger 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, "protegiere", meaning "I will protect".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | protegiere | I will protect |
| Tú | protegieres | you will protect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | protegiere | s/he will protect, you (formal) will protect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | protegiéremos | we will protect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | protegiereis | you (plural) will protect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | protegieren | they will protect, |
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Proteger 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 protegido", meaning "I have protected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya protegido | I have protected |
| Tú | hayas protegido | you have protected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya protegido | s/he has protected, you (formal) have protected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos protegido | we have protected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis protegido | you (plural) have protected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan protegido | they have protected, |
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Proteger 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 protegido", meaning "I had protected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera protegido | I had protected |
| Tú | hubieras protegido | you had protected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera protegido | s/he had protected, you (formal) had protected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos protegido | we had protected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais protegido | you (plural) had protected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran protegido | they had protected, |
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Proteger 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 protegido", meaning "I will have protected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere protegido | I will have protected |
| Tú | hubieres protegido | you will have protected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere protegido | s/he will have protected, you (formal) will have protected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos protegido | we will have protected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis protegido | you (plural) will have protected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren protegido | they will have protected, |
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Imperative Tenses of Proteger
Proteger in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "proteja", meaning "(to you formal) protect!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | protege | (to you) protect! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proteja | (to you formal) protect! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | protejamos | let's protect! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | proteged | (to you plural) protect! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | protejan | (to you plural formal) protect! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Proteger in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no proteja", meaning "(to you formal) don't protect!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no protejas | (to you) don't protect! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no proteja | (to you formal) don't protect! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no protejamos | let's not protect! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no protejáis | (to you plural) don't protect! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no protejan | (to you plural formal) don't protect! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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