Protect Verb Forms: Past Tense and Past Participle (V1 V2 V3)

Meaning: to prevent harm or danger from happening to someone or something.

Protect Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Infinitive/Base Form (V1) Protect
Past Tense (V2) Protected
Past Participle Form (V3) Protected
Present Participle/Gerund (V4) Protecting
3rd Person Singular (V5) Protects

Protect Past Tense:

Past Tense of Protect is Protected.

Example: Sarah protected the pen.

Protect Past Participle:

Past Participle Form of Protect is Protected.

Example: Sarah have protected the pen.

Protect Present Participle:

Present Participle Form of Protect is Protecting.

Example: Sarah is protecting the pen.

Protect 3rd Person Singular:

3rd Person Singular of Protect is Protects.

Example: Sarah protects the pen.

protect past tense

Protect Conjugation

Indefinite / Simple Present Tense

  • I protect the pen.
  • We/You/They protect the pen.
  • He/She/It/Adam protects the pen.

Present Continuous Tense

  • I am protecting the pen.
  • We/You/They are protecting the pen.
  • He/She/It/Adam is protecting the pen.

Present Perfect Tense

  • I have protected the pen.
  • We/You/They have protected the pen.
  • He/She/It/Adam has protected the pen.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I have been protecting the pen.
  • We/You/They have been protecting the pen.
  • He/She/It/Adam has been protecting the pen.

Indefinite / Simple Past Tense

  • I protected the pen.
  • We/You/They protected the pen.
  • He/She/It/Adam protected the pen.

Past Continuous Tense

  • I was protecting the pen.
  • We/You/They were protecting the pen.
  • He/She/It/Adam was protecting the pen.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I had been protecting the pen.
  • We/You/They had been protecting the pen.
  • He/She/It/Adam had been protecting the pen.

Past Perfect Tense

  • I had protected the pen.
  • We/You/They had protected the pen.
  • He/She/It/Adam had protected the pen.

Indefinite / Simple Future Tense

  • I will/shall protect the pen.
  • We/You/They will/shall protect the pen.
  • He/She/It/Adam will protect the pen.

Future Continuous Tense

  • I will be protecting the pen.
  • We/You/They will be protecting the pen.
  • He/She/It/Adam will be protecting the pen.

Future Perfect Tense

  • I will have protected the pen.
  • We/You/They will have protected the pen.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have protected the pen.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I will have been protecting the pen.
  • We/You/They will have been protecting the pen.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have been protecting the pen.

Past Tense of Protect Phrasal Verbs

Protect Phrasal Verbs Past Tense
Protect against Protected against
Protect from Protected from
Protect oneself Protected oneself
Protect over Protected over
Protect up Protected up
Protect over Protected over
Protect off Protected off
Protect away Protected away
Protect back Protected back
Protect down Protected down

FAQS

What is the Future Tense of Protect?

Future Tense of protect is “will protect”.

What is the Present Tense of Protect?

Present Tense of protect is “protect + s/es or ing”.

I/we/you/they protect
He/she/it/singular name protects
Present participle protecting

What is the Past Perfect Tense of Protect?

Past perfect tense of take is “had protected”.

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