
proteger Future Conjugation
proteger — to protect
The future of proteger is regular: protegeré, protegerás, protegerá, protegeremos, protegeréis, protegerán.
proteger Future Forms
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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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.
Conditional
yo: protegería
The conditional of proteger is regular: protegería, protegerías, protegería, protegeríamos, protegeríais, protegerían.
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.