How to conjugate Protestar in Spanish
To protest Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Protestar
- Protestar in the Indicative Present
- Protestar in the Indicative Preterite
- Protestar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Protestar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Protestar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Protestar in the Indicative Future
- Protestar in the Indicative Conditional
- Protestar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Protestar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Protestar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Protestar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Protestar
- Imperative tenses of Protestar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Protestar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Protestar is the Spanish verb for "to protest". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to protestar include: recusar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | protestar | to protest |
| Past participle | protestado | protested |
| Gerund | protestando | protesting |
Indicative Tenses of Protestar
Protestar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of protestar 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, "protesto", meaning "I protest".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | protesto | I protest |
| Tú | protestas | you protest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | protesta | s/he protests, you (formal) protest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | protestamos | we protest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | protestáis | you (plural) protest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | protestan | they protest, |
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Protestar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of protestar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "protesté", meaning "I protested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | protesté | I protested |
| Tú | protestaste | you protested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | protestó | s/he protested, you (formal) protested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | protestamos | we protested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | protestasteis | you (plural) protested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | protestaron | they protested, |
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Protestar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of protestar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "protestaba", meaning "I used to protest".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | protestaba | I used to protest |
| Tú | protestabas | you used to protest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | protestaba | s/he used to protest, you (formal) used to protest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | protestábamos | we used to protest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | protestabais | you (plural) used to protest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | protestaban | they used to protest, |
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Protestar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of protestar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy protestando", meaning "I am protesting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy protestando | I am protesting |
| Tú | estás protestando | you are protesting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está protestando | s/he is protesting, you (formal) are protesting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos protestando | we are protesting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis protestando | you (plural) are protesting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están protestando | they are protesting, |
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Protestar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of protestar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a protestar", meaning "I am going to protest".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a protestar | I am going to protest |
| Tú | vas a protestar | you are going to protest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a protestar | s/he is going to protest, you (formal) are going to protest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a protestar | we are going to protest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a protestar | you (plural) are going to protest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a protestar | they are going to protest, |
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Protestar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of protestar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "protestaré", meaning "I will protest".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | protestaré | I will protest |
| Tú | protestarás | you will protest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | protestará | s/he will protest, you (formal) will protest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | protestaremos | we will protest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | protestaréis | you (plural) will protest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | protestarán | they will protest, |
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Protestar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of protestar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "protestaría", meaning "I would protest".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | protestaría | I would protest |
| Tú | protestarías | you would protest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | protestaría | s/he would protest, you (formal) would protest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | protestaríamos | we would protest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | protestaríais | you (plural) would protest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | protestarían | they would protest, |
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Protestar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of protestar 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 protestado", meaning "I have protested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he protestado | I have protested |
| Tú | has protestado | you have protested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha protestado | s/he has protested, you (formal) have protested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos protestado | we have protested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis protestado | you (plural) have protested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han protestado | they have protested, |
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Protestar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of protestar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había protestado", meaning "I had protested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había protestado | I had protested |
| Tú | habías protestado | you had protested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había protestado | s/he had protested, you (formal) had protested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos protestado | we had protested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais protestado | you (plural) had protested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían protestado | they had protested, |
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Protestar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of protestar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré protestado", meaning "I will have protested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré protestado | I will have protested |
| Tú | habrás protestado | you will have protested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá protestado | s/he will have protested, you (formal) will have protested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos protestado | we will have protested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis protestado | you (plural) will have protested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán protestado | they will have protested, |
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Protestar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of protestar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría protestado", meaning "I would have protested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría protestado | I would have protested |
| Tú | habrías protestado | you would have protested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría protestado | s/he would have protested, you (formal) would have protested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos protestado | we would have protested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais protestado | you (plural) would have protested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían protestado | they would have protested, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Protestar
Protestar 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, "proteste", meaning "I protest".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | proteste | I protest |
| Tú | protestes | you protest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proteste | s/he protests, you (formal) protest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | protestemos | we protest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | protestéis | you (plural) protest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | protesten | they protest, |
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Protestar 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, "protestara", meaning "I protested".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | protestara | I protested |
| Tú | protestaras | you protested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | protestara | s/he protested, you (formal) protested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | protestáramos | we protested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | protestarais | you (plural) protested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | protestaran | they protested, |
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Protestar 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, "protestare", meaning "I will protest".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | protestare | I will protest |
| Tú | protestares | you will protest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | protestare | s/he will protest, you (formal) will protest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | protestáremos | we will protest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | protestareis | you (plural) will protest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | protestaren | they will protest, |
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Protestar 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 protestado", meaning "I have protested".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya protestado | I have protested |
| Tú | hayas protestado | you have protested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya protestado | s/he has protested, you (formal) have protested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos protestado | we have protested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis protestado | you (plural) have protested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan protestado | they have protested, |
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Protestar 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 protestado", meaning "I had protested".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera protestado | I had protested |
| Tú | hubieras protestado | you had protested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera protestado | s/he had protested, you (formal) had protested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos protestado | we had protested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais protestado | you (plural) had protested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran protestado | they had protested, |
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Protestar 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 protestado", meaning "I will have protested".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere protestado | I will have protested |
| Tú | hubieres protestado | you will have protested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere protestado | s/he will have protested, you (formal) will have protested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos protestado | we will have protested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis protestado | you (plural) will have protested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren protestado | they will have protested, |
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Imperative Tenses of Protestar
Protestar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "proteste", meaning "(to you formal) protest!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | protesta | (to you) protest! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proteste | (to you formal) protest! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | protestemos | let's protest! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | protestad | (to you plural) protest! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | protesten | (to you plural formal) protest! |
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Protestar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no proteste", meaning "(to you formal) don't protest!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no protestes | (to you) don't protest! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no proteste | (to you formal) don't protest! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no protestemos | let's not protest! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no protestéis | (to you plural) don't protest! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no protesten | (to you plural formal) don't protest! |
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