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Protestar (to protest) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of protestar (to protest) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Protestar (to protest) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: B1

Module 1: Charlas y conversaciones (Chit chat and conversations)

Lesson 6: Injusticias y quejas (This is unfair!)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Protestar (to protest) Protestando (Protesting) Protestado (Protested)

Protestar (to protest): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) protesto I protest
(tú) protestas You protest
(él/ella) protesta he/ she protests
(nosotros/nosotras) protestamos we protest
(vosotros/vosotras) protestáis You protest
(ellos/ellas) protestan they protest

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he protestado I have protested
(tú) has protestado You have protested
(él/ella) ha protestado he/she has protested
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos protestado we have protested
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis protestado You have protested
(ellos/ellas) han protestado They have protested

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) proteste I protest
(tú) protestes you protest
(él/ella) proteste he/she protest
(nosotros/nosotras) protestemos we protest
(vosotros/vosotras) protestéis you protest
(ellos/ellas) protesten they protest

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya protestado I have protested
(tú) hayas protestado you have protested
(él/ella) haya protestado he/she has protested
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos protestado we have protested
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis protestado You have protested
(ellos/ellas) hayan protestado they have protested

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) protestaba I was protesting
(tú) protestabas You were protesting
(él/ella) protestaba he/she was protesting
(nosotros/nosotras) protestábamos we were protesting
(vosotros/vosotras) protestabais You protested
(ellos/ellas) protestaban they protested

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había protestado I had protested
(tú) habías protestado You had protested
(él/ella) había protestado he had protested/she had protested
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos protestado we had protested
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais protestado You had protested
(ellos/ellas) habían protestado they had protested

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) protestara/protestase I protested
(tú) protestaras/protestases you protested
(él/ella) protestara/protestase he/she protested
(nosotros/nosotras) protestáramos/protestásemos we protested
(vosotros/vosotras) protestarais/protestaseis You would protest
(ellos/ellas) protestaran/protestasen they protested

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese protestado I had protested
(tú) hubieras/hubieses protestado you had protested
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese protestado he would have protested
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos protestado we would have protested
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis protestado You would have protested
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen protestado they had protested

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) protesté I protested
(tú) protestaste You protested
(él/ella) protestó he/she protested
(nosotros/nosotras) protestamos we protested
(vosotros/vosotras) protestasteis You protested
(ellos/ellas) protestaron they protested

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube protestado I had protested
(tú) hubiste protestado You had protested
(él/ella) hubo protestado he had protested/she had protested
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos protestado we had protested
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis protestado You had protested
(ellos/ellas) hubieron protestado they had protested

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) protestare I will protest
(tú) protestares you will protest
(él/ella) protestare he/she will protest
(nosotros/nosotras) protestáremos we will protest
(vosotros/vosotras) protestareis You will protest
(ellos/ellas) protestaren they would protest

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere protestado I will have protested
(tú) hubieres protestado You would have protested
(él/ella) hubiere protestado he/she will have protested
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos protestado we will have protested
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis protestado You will have protested
(ellos/ellas) hubieren protestado they had protested

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) protestaré I will protest
(tú) protestarás You will protest
(él/ella) protestará he/she will protest
(nosotros/nosotras) protestaremos we will protest
(vosotros/vosotras) protestaréis You will protest
(ellos/ellas) protestarán they will protest

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré protestado I will have protested
(tú) habrás protestado You will have protested
(él/ella) habrá protestado he/she will have protested
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos protestado we will have protested
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis protestado You will have protested
(ellos/ellas) habrán protestado they will have protested
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
Protesta! You protest
Proteste! He/She protest
Protestemos! Let's protest!
Protestad! You (plural) protest!
Protesten! They protest

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
N/A You do not protest
¡No protestes! Do not protest!
¡No proteste! Let's not protest
¡No protestemos! You(pl) do not protest
¡No protestéis! They should not protest

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) protestaría I would protest
(tú) protestarías You would protest
(él/ella) protestaría he would protest
(nosotros/nosotras) protestaríamos we would protest
(vosotros/vosotras) protestaríais you would protest
(ellos/ellas) protestarían they would protest

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría protestado I would have protested
(tú) habrías protestado You would have protested
(él/ella) habría protestado he/she would have protested
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos protestado We would have protested
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais protestado You would have protested
(ellos/ellas) habrían protestado they would have protested

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I will protest during the conference to propose a new alternative.
Mañana protestaré durante la conferencia para proponer una nueva alternativa.
2. They protest at the conference to solve the challenge.
Ellos protestan en la conferencia para solucionar el desafío.
3. You will protest if the challenge does not have an adequate solution.
Protestarás si el desafío no tiene una solución adecuada.
4. You/you all protest over a disagreement in the agenda.
Vosotros protestáis por un desacuerdo en la agenda.
5. You protest when the ringtone is odd.
Tú protestas cuando el tono de llamada es raro.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You protested when they directed the news without being informative.
Protestasteis cuando dirigieron el telediario sin ser informativo.
2. We protested about how the conflict was resolved on the programme.
Protestamos por cómo se resolvió el conflicto en el programa.
3. I was protesting because the conflict was not solved.
Yo protestaba porque el conflicto no era solucionado.
4. We have protested against the change in the conference schedule.
Hemos protestado por el cambio en la agenda de la conferencia.
5. They protested because the decision was made without considering all the proposals.
Protestaron porque la decisión se tomó sin considerar todas las propuestas.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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protestáramos/protestásemos, protesten, protestara/protestase, proteste, protestarais/protestaseis

1.
Si ... más en las reuniones, podríamos encontrar una solución al conflicto.
(If I were to protest more in the meetings, we could find a solution to the conflict.)
2.
Es crucial que ellos ... contra la estrategia propuesta en la serie de encuentros.
(It is crucial that they protest against the proposed strategy in the series of meetings.)
3.
Espero que yo ... acerca de la decisión en la próxima reunión.
(I hope that I protest about the decision at the next meeting.)
4.
Si ... frente a la decisión impactante, estaríamos más de acuerdo.
(If we were to protest against the shocking decision, we would agree more.)
5.
Ojalá ... sobre la agenda del programa informativo.
(I wish you would protest about the news programme agenda.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I hope you had protested before accepting the agreement.
Espero que hubieras/hubieses protestado antes de aceptar el acuerdo.
2. He would have protested in the meeting about the decision to broadcast the news programme.
Él habría protestado en la reunión sobre la decisión de transmitir el telediario.
3. You have probably protested against the decision at the conference.
Es probable que hayas protestado contra la decisión en la conferencia.
4. I had protested before the proposal was presented at the conference.
Yo hube protestado antes de que la propuesta se presentara en la conferencia.
5. They said that you would have protested against the initial proposal.
Dijeron que hubierais/hubieseis protestado por la propuesta inicial.