The Portuguese verb proteger means "to protect". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of proteger is eu protejo, tu proteges, ele/ela protege, nós protegemos, vós protegeis, eles/elas protegem. It counts as a regular -er verb, though 10 of its forms differ from the model pattern and are marked in the tables. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| eu | protejo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | proteges | |
| ele/ | protege | |
| nós | protegemos | |
| vós | protegeis | |
| eles/ | protegem |
| eu | protegi |
|---|---|
| tu | protegeste |
| ele/ | protegeu |
| nós | protegemos |
| vós | protegestes |
| eles/ | protegeram |
| eu | protegia |
|---|---|
| tu | protegias |
| ele/ | protegia |
| nós | protegíamos |
| vós | protegíeis |
| eles/ | protegiam |
| eu | protegerei |
|---|---|
| tu | protegerás |
| ele/ | protegerá |
| nós | protegeremos |
| vós | protegereis |
| eles/ | protegerão |
| eu | protegeria |
|---|---|
| tu | protegerias |
| ele/ | protegeria |
| nós | protegeríamos |
| vós | protegeríeis |
| eles/ | protegeriam |
| que eu | proteja (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | protejas (irregular) |
| que ele/ | proteja (irregular) |
| que nós | protejamos (irregular) |
| que vós | protejais (irregular) |
| que eles/ | protejam (irregular) |
| tu | protege |
|---|---|
| você | proteja (irregular) |
| nós | protejamos (irregular) |
| vós | protegei |
| vocês | protejam (irregular) |
Proteger is regular, with spelling changes only. The changes appear in protejo, proteja, protejas, protejamos, protejais and protejam.
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Yes. Proteger is regular, with spelling changes only.
The spelling changes appear in the present eu form, protejo, and in the present subjunctive and its você, nós and vocês commands: proteja, protejamos and protejam.
The gerund is protegendo and the past participle is protegido.