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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

proteger

to protect

  • #384 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: protegendo
  • Past participle: protegido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I protect
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you protect
  3. nós we protect
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all protect

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I protected
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you protected
  3. nós we protected
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all protected

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to protect
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to protect
  3. nós we are going to protect
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to protect

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to protect
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to protect
  3. nós we used to protect
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to protect

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would protect
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would protect
  3. nós we would protect
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would protect

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I protect
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you protect
  3. nós (that) we protect
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all protect

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I protected
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you protected
  3. nós (if) we protected
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all protected

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I protect
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you protect
  3. nós (when) we protect
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all protect

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você protect!
  2. vocês protect! (all of you)

How to use proteger

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    O protetor solar protege a pele do sol.

    Sunscreen protects your skin from the sun.

  2. Past

    A mãe protegeu o filho da chuva com a bolsa.

    The mother shielded her son from the rain with her bag.

  3. Future

    Essa capa vai proteger o celular se cair.

    This case is going to protect the phone if it falls.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu irmão mais velho sempre me protegia na escola.

    My older brother always protected me at school.

  5. Conditional

    Um casaco mais grosso protegeria melhor do vento.

    A thicker coat would protect you better from the wind.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero uma capa que proteja da chuva de verdade.

    I want a raincoat that really protects from the rain.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a vacina protegesse por mais tempo, seria ótimo.

    If the vaccine protected for longer, it would be great.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quem proteger as plantas da geada vai ter flor.

    Whoever protects the plants from the frost will have flowers.

  9. Imperative

    Proteja os olhos, o sol está muito forte hoje.

    Protect your eyes, the sun is very strong today.

Good to know

  • "Proteger de" or "proteger contra": o protetor solar protege do sol.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.