proteger
to protectPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | protejoI protect | nosotros | protegemoswe protect |
| tú | protegesyou protect | vosotros | protegéisyou all protect |
| él/ella/Ud. | protegehe/she protects | ellos/Uds. | protegenthey protect |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he protegidoI have protected | nosotros | hemos protegidowe have protected |
| tú | has protegidoyou have protected | vosotros | habéis protegidoyou all have protected |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha protegidohe/she has protected | ellos/Uds. | han protegidothey have protected |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | proteja(that) I protect | nosotros | protejamos(that) we protect |
| tú | protejas(that) you protect | vosotros | protejáis(that) you all protect |
| él/ella/Ud. | proteja(that) he/she protects | ellos/Uds. | protejan(that) they protect |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya protegido(that) I have protected | nosotros | hayamos protegido(that) we have protected |
| tú | hayas protegido(that) you have protected | vosotros | hayáis protegido(that) you all have protected |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya protegido(that) he/she has protected | ellos/Uds. | hayan protegido(that) they have protected |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | protegíI protected | nosotros | protegimoswe protected |
| tú | protegisteyou protected | vosotros | protegisteisyou all protected |
| él/ella/Ud. | protegióhe/she protected | ellos/Uds. | protegieronthey protected |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | protegíaI used to protect | nosotros | protegíamoswe used to protect |
| tú | protegíasyou used to protect | vosotros | protegíaisyou all used to protect |
| él/ella/Ud. | protegíahe/she used to protect | ellos/Uds. | protegíanthey used to protect |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había protegidoI had protected | nosotros | habíamos protegidowe had protected |
| tú | habías protegidoyou had protected | vosotros | habíais protegidoyou all had protected |
| él/ella/Ud. | había protegidohe/she had protected | ellos/Uds. | habían protegidothey had protected |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | protegiera(that) I protected | nosotros | protegiéramos(that) we protected |
| tú | protegieras(that) you protected | vosotros | protegierais(that) you all protected |
| él/ella/Ud. | protegiera(that) he/she protected | ellos/Uds. | protegieran(that) they protected |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | protegiese(that) I protected | nosotros | protegiésemos(that) we protected |
| tú | protegieses(that) you protected | vosotros | protegieseis(that) you all protected |
| él/ella/Ud. | protegiese(that) he/she protected | ellos/Uds. | protegiesen(that) they protected |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera protegido(that) I had protected | nosotros | hubiéramos protegido(that) we had protected |
| tú | hubieras protegido(that) you had protected | vosotros | hubierais protegido(that) you all had protected |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera protegido(that) he/she had protected | ellos/Uds. | hubieran protegido(that) they had protected |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube protegidoI had protected | nosotros | hubimos protegidowe had protected |
| tú | hubiste protegidoyou had protected | vosotros | hubisteis protegidoyou all had protected |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo protegidohe/she had protected | ellos/Uds. | hubieron protegidothey had protected |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | protegeréI will protect | nosotros | protegeremoswe will protect |
| tú | protegerásyou will protect | vosotros | protegeréisyou all will protect |
| él/ella/Ud. | protegeráhe/she will protect | ellos/Uds. | protegeránthey will protect |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | protegeríaI would protect | nosotros | protegeríamoswe would protect |
| tú | protegeríasyou would protect | vosotros | protegeríaisyou all would protect |
| él/ella/Ud. | protegeríahe/she would protect | ellos/Uds. | protegeríanthey would protect |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré protegidoI will have protected | nosotros | habremos protegidowe will have protected |
| tú | habrás protegidoyou will have protected | vosotros | habréis protegidoyou all will have protected |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá protegidohe/she will have protected | ellos/Uds. | habrán protegidothey will have protected |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría protegidoI would have protected | nosotros | habríamos protegidowe would have protected |
| tú | habrías protegidoyou would have protected | vosotros | habríais protegidoyou all would have protected |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría protegidohe/she would have protected | ellos/Uds. | habrían protegidothey would have protected |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | protegiere(should) I protect | nosotros | protegiéremos(should) we protect |
| tú | protegieres(should) you protect | vosotros | protegiereis(should) you all protect |
| él/ella/Ud. | protegiere(should) he/she protect | ellos/Uds. | protegieren(should) they protect |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | protejamoslet's protect |
| tú | protegeprotect! | vosotros | protegedprotect! |
| él/ella/Ud. | protejaprotect! | ellos/Uds. | protejanprotect! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no protejamoslet's not protect |
| tú | no protejasdon't protect | vosotros | no protejáisdon't protect |
| él/ella/Ud. | no protejadon't protect | ellos/Uds. | no protejandon't protect |
