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Proteger (to protect) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of proteger (to protect) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Proteger (to protect) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: B1

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Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Proteger (to protect) Protegiendo (protecting) Protegido (Protected)

Proteger (to protect): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo protejo I protect
tú proteges you protect
él/ella protege He/she protects
nosotros/nosotras protegemos we protect
vosotros/vosotras protegéis You protect
ellos/ellas protegen They protect

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he protegido I have protected
tú has protegido You have protected
él/ella ha protegido He has protected
nosotros/nosotras hemos protegido We have protected
vosotros/vosotras habéis protegido You have protected
ellos/ellas han protegido They have protected

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo proteja I protect
tú protejas you protect
él/ella proteja he/she protects
nosotros/nosotras protejamos we protect
vosotros/vosotras protejáis you protect
ellos/ellas protejan they protect

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya protegido I have protected
tú hayas protegido you have protected
él/ella haya protegido he has protected
nosotros/nosotras hayamos protegido we have protected
vosotros/vosotras hayáis protegido You have protected
ellos/ellas hayan protegido They have protected

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo protegía I was protecting
tú protegías You protected
él/ella protegía He/she was protecting
nosotros/nosotras protegíamos We protected
vosotros/vosotras protegíais You protected
ellos/ellas protegían They protected

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había protegido I had protected
tú habías protegido you had protected
él/ella había protegido He had protected
nosotros/nosotras habíamos protegido we had protected
vosotros/vosotras habíais protegido You had protected
ellos/ellas habían protegido They had protected

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo protegiera/protegiese I protected
tú protegieras/protegieses you protected
él/ella protegiera/protegiese he/she protected
nosotros/nosotras protegiéramos/protegiésemos we protected
vosotros/vosotras protegierais/protegieseis You would protect
ellos/ellas protegieran/protegiesen they protected

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese protegido I would have protected
tú hubieras/hubieses protegido you had protected
él/ella hubiera/hubiese protegido He/she would have protected
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos protegido We had protected
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis protegido You would have protected
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen protegido They would have protected

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo protegí I protected
tú protegiste You protected
él/ella protegió He/she protected
nosotros/nosotras protegimos We protected
vosotros/vosotras protegisteis You protected
ellos/ellas protegieron They protected

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube protegido I had protected
tú hubiste protegido You had protected
él/ella hubo protegido he had protected
nosotros/nosotras hubimos protegido We had protected
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis protegido You had protected
ellos/ellas hubieron protegido They had protected

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo protegiere I would protect
tú protegieses you would protect
él/ella protegiere he/she would protect
nosotros/nosotras protegiéremos we shall protect
vosotros/vosotras protegiereis You will protect
ellos/ellas protegieren They would protect

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere protegido I will have protected
tú hubieres protegido you will have protected
él/ella hubiere protegido He/she will have protected
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos protegido We will have protected
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis protegido You will have protected
ellos/ellas hubieren protegido They will have protected

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo protegeré I will protect
tú protegerás You will protect
él/ella protegerá He/she will protect
nosotros/nosotras protegeremos We will protect
vosotros/vosotras protegeréis You will protect
ellos/ellas protegerán They will protect

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré protegido I will have protected
tú habrás protegido you will have protected
él/ella habrá protegido He will have protected
nosotros/nosotras habremos protegido We will have protected
vosotros/vosotras habréis protegido You will have protected
ellos/ellas habrán protegido They will have protected
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
Protege! You protect
Protéjase! Protect yourself!
Protejámonos! Let's protect ourselves!
Protegeos! Protect yourselves!
Protéjanse! They protect themselves!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No protejas! Don't protect
¡No proteja! Do not protect!
¡No protejamos! Let's not protect
¡No protejáis! Do not protect!
¡No protejan! They should not protect

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo protegería I would protect
tú protegerías You would protect
él/ella protegería He would protect
nosotros/nosotras protegeríamos We would protect
vosotros/vosotras protegeríais You would protect
ellos/ellas protegerían They would protect

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría protegido I would have protected
tú habrías protegido You would have protected
él/ella habría protegido He/she would have protected
nosotros/nosotras habríamos protegido We would have protected
vosotros/vosotras habríais protegido You would have protected
ellos/ellas habrían protegido They would have protected

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We will protect the sense of humour of the programme.
Protegeremos el sentido del humor del programa.
2. They protect their projects with passion.
Ellos protegen sus proyectos con pasión.
3. You will protect the information of the station.
Protegerás la información de la emisora.
4. You will protect job stability during the debate.
Protegeréis la estabilidad laboral durante el debate.
5. I will protect the legacy of the Tomatina.
Protegeré el legado de la tomatina.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You protected the followers of the brand with honesty.
Vosotros protegíais a los seguidores de la marca con honestidad.
2. They protected the private information of the news program.
Ellos protegían la información privada del informativo.
3. You protected the letter with great care.
Vosotros protegisteis la carta con mucho cuidado.
4. We protected the environment with impactful advertising campaigns.
Nosotros protegíamos el ambiente con campañas publicitarias impactantes.
5. You always protected people in difficult situations.
Siempre protegías a las personas en situaciones difíciles.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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protegieran/protegiesen, protegieras/protegieses, proteja, protejáis

1.
Si ellos fueran dedicados, ... las personas clave.
(If they were dedicated, they would protect the key people.)
2.
Recomiendo que él ... la información personal en las redes sociales.
(I recommend that he protect his personal information on social media.)
3.
Si tienes ilusión de proteger, me ... como ejemplo.
(If you have the desire to protect, you would protect me as an example.)
4.
Deseo que vosotros ... el sentido del humor del grupo durante la reunión.
(I wish that you protect the sense of humour of the group during the meeting.)
5.
Espero que yo ... la calidad de vida de mi familia con mi trabajo.
(I hope that I protect the quality of life of my family with my work.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You would have protected the document if you had been asked.
Tú hubieras/hubieses protegido el documento si te lo hubieran pedido.
2. I had protected the information before the meeting.
Hube protegido la información antes de la reunión.
3. I doubt that you have protected the computer well against viruses.
Dudo que hayáis protegido bien el ordenador contra virus.
4. I would have protected the information if I had realized.
Yo hubiera/hubiese protegido la información si me hubiera dado cuenta.
5. I would have protected the person with my discipline.
Yo habría protegido a la persona con mi disciplina.