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Italian verb conjugation
proteggere
to protect
verb
irregular
Word 654 of the core 1,000 · Stage 4, Expressive
How to conjugate proteggere
The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.
Present
| io | proteggo I protect / I am protecting | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | proteggi you protect / you are protecting | |
| lui/lei | protegge he/she protects / he/she is protecting | |
| noi | proteggiamo we protect / we are protecting | |
| voi | proteggete you all protect / you all are protecting | |
| loro | proteggono they protect / they are protecting |
Imperfect
| io | proteggevo I was protecting / I used to protect | |
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| tu | proteggevi you were protecting / you used to protect | |
| lui/lei | proteggeva he/she was protecting / he/she used to protect | |
| noi | proteggevamo we were protecting / we used to protect | |
| voi | proteggevate you all were protecting / you all used to protect | |
| loro | proteggevano they were protecting / they used to protect |
Future
| io | proteggerò I will protect | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | proteggerai you will protect | |
| lui/lei | proteggerà he/she will protect | |
| noi | proteggeremo we will protect | |
| voi | proteggerete you all will protect | |
| loro | proteggeranno they will protect |
Passato prossimo
| io | ho protetto I protected / I have protected | |
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| tu | hai protetto you protected / you have protected | |
| lui/lei | ha protetto he/she protected / he/she has protected | |
| noi | abbiamo protetto we protected / we have protected | |
| voi | avete protetto you all protected / you all have protected | |
| loro | hanno protetto they protected / they have protected |
In a sentence
Una madre protegge sempre i suoi figli.
A mother always protects her children.
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