Conjugate protestar in Spanish

to protest

protestar is a regular -ar verb ranked #330 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Yo protesto todos los días." (I protest every day.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo protesto
protestas
él/ella/Ud. protesta
nosotros protestamos
vosotros protestáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. protestan
Example

Yo protesto todos los días.

I protest every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo protesté
protestaste
él/ella/Ud. protestó
nosotros protestamos
vosotros protestasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. protestaron
Example

Nosotros protestamos juntos.

We protest together.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo protestaba
protestabas
él/ella/Ud. protestaba
nosotros protestábamos
vosotros protestabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. protestaban
Example

Antes yo protestaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to protest often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo protestaré
protestarás
él/ella/Ud. protestará
nosotros protestaremos
vosotros protestaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. protestarán
Example

Mañana yo protestaré.

Tomorrow I will protest.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo protestaría
protestarías
él/ella/Ud. protestaría
nosotros protestaríamos
vosotros protestaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. protestarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo protestaría.

If I could, I would protest.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo proteste
protestes
él/ella/Ud. proteste
nosotros protestemos
vosotros protestéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. protesten
Example

Quiero que tú protestes más.

I want you to protest more.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
protesta
él/ella/Ud. proteste
nosotros protestemos
vosotros protestad
ellos/ellas/Uds. protesten
Example

Él protesta con frecuencia.

He protests often.

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