Italian reference
protestare
to protest; complain
Regular · 15 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I protest |
| tu | you protest |
| lui/lei | he/she protests; you (formal) protest |
| noi | we protest |
| voi | you (plural) protest |
| loro | they protest |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I protested; I have protested |
| tu | you protested; you have protested |
| lui/lei | he/she protested; he/she has protested; you (formal) protested; you (formal) have protested |
| noi | we protested; we have protested |
| voi | you (plural) protested; you (plural) have protested |
| loro | they protested; they have protested |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to protest |
| tu | you used to protest |
| lui/lei | he/she used to protest; you (formal) used to protest |
| noi | we used to protest |
| voi | you (plural) used to protest |
| loro | they used to protest |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had protested |
| tu | you had protested |
| lui/lei | he/she had protested; you (formal) had protested |
| noi | we had protested |
| voi | you (plural) had protested |
| loro | they had protested |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I protested |
| tu | you protested |
| lui/lei | he/she protested; you (formal) protested |
| noi | we protested |
| voi | you (plural) protested |
| loro | they protested |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had protested (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had protested (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had protested (before the next past event); you (formal) had protested (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had protested (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had protested (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had protested (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will protest |
| tu | you will protest |
| lui/lei | he/she will protest; you (formal) will protest |
| noi | we will protest |
| voi | you (plural) will protest |
| loro | they will protest |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have protested |
| tu | you will have protested |
| lui/lei | he/she will have protested; you (formal) will have protested |
| noi | we will have protested |
| voi | you (plural) will have protested |
| loro | they will have protested |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would protest |
| tu | you would protest |
| lui/lei | he/she would protest; you (formal) would protest |
| noi | we would protest |
| voi | you (plural) would protest |
| loro | they would protest |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have protested |
| tu | you would have protested |
| lui/lei | he/she would have protested; you (formal) would have protested |
| noi | we would have protested |
| voi | you (plural) would have protested |
| loro | they would have protested |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I protest |
| tu | (that) you protest |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she protests; (that) you (formal) protest |
| noi | (that) we protest |
| voi | (that) you (plural) protest |
| loro | (that) they protest |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have protested |
| tu | (that) you have protested |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has protested; (that) you (formal) have protested |
| noi | (that) we have protested |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have protested |
| loro | (that) they have protested |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I protested |
| tu | (that) you protested |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she protested; (that) you (formal) protested |
| noi | (that) we protested |
| voi | (that) you (plural) protested |
| loro | (that) they protested |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had protested |
| tu | (that) you had protested |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had protested; (that) you (formal) had protested |
| noi | (that) we had protested |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had protested |
| loro | (that) they had protested |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | protest! |
| lui/lei | protest! (formal) |
| noi | let's protest! |
| voi | protest! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Italian entries.