French reference
protéger
to protect
Stem change · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I protect |
| tu | you protect |
| il/elle/on | he/she protects |
| nous | we protect |
| vous | you (plural/formal) protect |
| ils/elles | they protect |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I protected; I have protected |
| tu | you protected; you have protected |
| il/elle/on | he/she protected; he/she has protected |
| nous | we protected; we have protected |
| vous | you (plural/formal) protected; you (plural/formal) have protected |
| ils/elles | they protected; they have protected |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to protect |
| tu | you used to protect |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to protect |
| nous | we used to protect |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to protect |
| ils/elles | they used to protect |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had protected |
| tu | you had protected |
| il/elle/on | he/she had protected |
| nous | we had protected |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had protected |
| ils/elles | they had protected |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will protect |
| tu | you will protect |
| il/elle/on | he/she will protect |
| nous | we will protect |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will protect |
| ils/elles | they will protect |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have protected |
| tu | you will have protected |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have protected |
| nous | we will have protected |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have protected |
| ils/elles | they will have protected |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to protect |
| tu | you are going to protect |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to protect |
| nous | we are going to protect |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to protect |
| ils/elles | they are going to protect |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just protected |
| tu | you have just protected |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just protected |
| nous | we have just protected |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just protected |
| ils/elles | they have just protected |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I protected |
| tu | you protected |
| il/elle/on | he/she protected |
| nous | we protected |
| vous | you (plural/formal) protected |
| ils/elles | they protected |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had protected |
| tu | you had protected |
| il/elle/on | he/she had protected |
| nous | we had protected |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had protected |
| ils/elles | they had protected |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would protect |
| tu | you would protect |
| il/elle/on | he/she would protect |
| nous | we would protect |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would protect |
| ils/elles | they would protect |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have protected |
| tu | you would have protected |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have protected |
| nous | we would have protected |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have protected |
| ils/elles | they would have protected |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have protected |
| tu | you would have protected |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have protected |
| nous | we would have protected |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have protected |
| ils/elles | they would have protected |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I protect |
| tu | (that) you protect |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she protects |
| nous | (that) we protect |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) protect |
| ils/elles | (that) they protect |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have protected |
| tu | (that) you have protected |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has protected |
| nous | (that) we have protected |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have protected |
| ils/elles | (that) they have protected |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I protected |
| tu | (that) you protected |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she protected |
| nous | (that) we protected |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) protected |
| ils/elles | (that) they protected |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had protected |
| tu | (that) you had protected |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had protected |
| nous | (that) we had protected |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had protected |
| ils/elles | (that) they had protected |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | protect! |
| nous | let's protect! |
| vous | protect! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have protected by then! |
| nous | let's have protected by then! |
| vous | have protected by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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