proteger Conditional Conjugation
proteger — to protect
The conditional of proteger is regular: protegería, protegerías, protegería, protegeríamos, protegeríais, protegerían.
proteger Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to express what you 'would' protect under certain conditions or to make polite suggestions.
Notes on proteger in the Conditional
Proteger is regular in the conditional; add the -ía endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo protegería el medio ambiente si tuviera poder.
I would protect the environment if I had power.
yo
¿Protegerías un secreto importante?
Would you protect an important secret?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect.
Correct: protegería (conditional) vs protegía (imperfect)
Why: The conditional keeps the 'er' from the infinitive (proteger + ía).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: protejo
Proteger has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: protejo, proteges, protege, protegemos, protegéis, protegen.
Preterite
yo: protegí
The preterite of proteger is regular: protegí, protegiste, protegió, protegimos, protegisteis, protegieron.
Imperfect
yo: protegía
The imperfect of proteger is regular: protegía, protegías, protegía, protegíamos, protegíais, protegían.
Future
yo: protegeré
The future of proteger is regular: protegeré, protegerás, protegerá, protegeremos, protegeréis, protegerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: proteja
The present subjunctive of proteger uses 'j' in all forms: proteja, protejas, proteja, protejamos, protejáis, protejan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: protegiera
The imperfect subjunctive of proteger is regular: protegiera, protegieras, protegiera, protegiéramos, protegierais, protegieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: protege
The imperative uses 'g' for 'tú' and 'vosotros', but 'j' for 'usted' and 'nosotros': protege, proteja, protejamos, proteged, protejan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no protejas
The negative imperative always uses 'j': no protejas, no proteja, no protejamos, no protejáis, no protejan.