proteger
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Coger means 'to take' or 'to catch.' Before a and o, g would be hard, so we write j: cojo, coja, cojas (not *cogo). The sound is the same as in 'loch' or Spanish j. Dirigir and elegir share this pa...
Conjugation
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Subjuntivo
Subjunctive
Tiempo
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
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Indicativo — Indicative
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Imperativo — Imperative
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — proteger
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber protegido
- Gerundio — protegiendo
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo protegido
- Participio — protegido
Key forms
yo
protejo
tú
proteges
él/ella
protege
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he protegido
tú
has protegido
él/ella
ha protegido
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
protegí
tú
protegiste
él/ella
protegió
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
protegía
tú
protegías
él/ella
protegía
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había protegido
tú
habías protegido
él/ella
había protegido
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube protegido
tú
hubiste protegido
él/ella
hubo protegido
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
protegeré
tú
protegerás
él/ella
protegerá
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
protegería
tú
protegerías
él/ella
protegería
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré protegido
tú
habrás protegido
él/ella
habrá protegido
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría protegido
tú
habrías protegido
él/ella
habría protegido
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
proteja
tú
protejas
él/ella
proteja
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya protegido
tú
hayas protegido
él/ella
haya protegido
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
protegiera (protegiese)
tú
protegieras (protegieses)
él/ella
protegiera (protegiese)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera protegido (hubiese protegido)
tú
hubieras protegido (hubieses protegido)
él/ella
hubiera protegido (hubiese protegido)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
protegiere
tú
protegieres
él/ella
protegiere
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere protegido
tú
hubieres protegido
él/ella
hubiere protegido
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
protege
él/ella
proteja
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
protejas
él/ella
proteja
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