Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | protejo | |
| tú | proteges | |
| él / ella / usted | protege | |
| nosotros / nosotras | protegemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | protegéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | protegen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | protegí | |
| tú | protegiste | |
| él / ella / usted | protegió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | protegimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | protegisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | protegieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | protegía | |
| tú | protegías | |
| él / ella / usted | protegía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | protegíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | protegíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | protegían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | protegeré | |
| tú | protegerás | |
| él / ella / usted | protegerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | protegeremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | protegeréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | protegerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | protegería | |
| tú | protegerías | |
| él / ella / usted | protegería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | protegeríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | protegeríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | protegerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | proteja | |
| tú | protejas | |
| él / ella / usted | proteja | |
| nosotros / nosotras | protejamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | protejáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | protejan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to protect, to defend
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations