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 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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