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proteger Future Conjugation

protegerto protect

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Quick answer:

The future of proteger is regular: protegeré, protegerás, protegerá, protegeremos, protegeréis, protegerán.

proteger Future Forms

yoprotegeré
protegerás
él/ella/ustedprotegerá
nosotrosprotegeremos
vosotrosprotegeréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesprotegerán

When to Use the Future

Use this to promise protection or predict that something will be safe in the future.

Notes on proteger in the Future

Proteger is fully regular in the future tense; just add the endings to the full infinitive.

Example Sentences

  • Te protegeré pase lo que pase.

    I will protect you no matter what happens.

    yo

  • Las nuevas leyes protegerán el bosque.

    The new laws will protect the forest.

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Forgetting the accent marks on the endings.

    Correct: protegerá, protegerás, etc.

    Why: Almost all future tense forms require an accent to show the stress is on the final syllable.

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