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ITALIAN VERB

proteggere

to protect

  • #374 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: protetto
  • Gerund: proteggendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I protect
  2. tu you protect
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she protects
  4. noi we protect
  5. voi you all protect
  6. loro they protect

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I protected
  2. tu you protected
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she protected
  4. noi we protected
  5. voi you all protected
  6. loro they protected

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to protect
  2. tu you used to protect
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to protect
  4. noi we used to protect
  5. voi you all used to protect
  6. loro they used to protect

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will protect
  2. tu you will protect
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will protect
  4. noi we will protect
  5. voi you all will protect
  6. loro they will protect

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would protect
  2. tu you would protect
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would protect
  4. noi we would protect
  5. voi you all would protect
  6. loro they would protect

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I protect
  2. tu (that) you protect
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she protect
  4. noi (that) we protect
  5. voi (that) you all protect
  6. loro (that) they protect

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu protect!
  2. Lei protect! (formal)
  3. noi protect! (let’s)
  4. voi protect! (all of you)

How to use proteggere

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

  1. Present

    Questa crema protegge la pelle dal sole.

    This cream protects your skin from the sun.

  2. Past

    Il cane ha protetto i bambini dal ladro.

    The dog protected the children from the thief.

  3. Imperfect

    Il muro proteggeva il giardino dal vento di mare.

    The wall protected the garden from the sea wind.

  4. Future

    Questa giacca ti proteggerà dalla pioggia e dal freddo.

    This jacket will protect you from the rain and the cold.

  5. Conditional

    Un casco ti proteggerebbe la testa in caso di caduta.

    A helmet would protect your head if you fell.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che il tetto nuovo protegga la casa dalle piogge.

    I hope the new roof protects the house from the rain.

  7. Imperative

    Proteggi gli occhi, oggi il sole è forte.

    Protect your eyes, the sun is strong today.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.