Conjugation of the verb protect in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb protect in English.
Conjugation of the verb protect in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I protect
- you protect
- he|she|it protects
- we protect
- you protect
- they protect
Present Continuous
- I am protecting
- you are protecting
- he|she|it is protecting
- we are protecting
- you are protecting
- they are protecting
Present Perfect
- I have protected
- you have protected
- he|she|it has protected
- we have protected
- you have protected
- they have protected
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been protecting
- you have been protecting
- he|she|it has been protecting
- we have been protecting
- you have been protecting
- they have been protecting
How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.
Conjugation of the verb protect in the past tenses
Simple past
- I protected
- you protected
- he|she|it protected
- we protected
- you protected
- they protected
Past continuous
- I was protecting
- you were protecting
- he|she|it was protecting
- we were protecting
- you were protecting
- they were protecting
Past perfect
- I had protected
- you had protected
- he|she|it had protected
- we had protected
- you had protected
- they had protected
Past perfect continuous
- I had been protecting
- you had been protecting
- he|she|it had been protecting
- we had been protecting
- you had been protecting
- they had been protecting
How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.
Conjugation of the verb protect in the futur tenses
Future
- I will protect
- you will protect
- he|she|it will protect
- we will protect
- you will protect
- they will protect
Future continuous
- I will be protecting
- you will be protecting
- he|she|it will be protecting
- we will be protecting
- you will be protecting
- they will be protecting
Future perfect
- I will have protected
- you will have protected
- he|she|it will have protected
- we will have protected
- you will have protected
- they will have protected
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been protecting
- you will have been protecting
- he|she|it will have been protecting
- we will have been protecting
- you will have been protecting
- they will have been protecting
How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.
The different forms of the participle in English, for the verb to protect
The imperative in English, for the verb to protect
Imperative
- protect
- let's protect
- protect
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