Protestar means to express disagreement or opposition, often publicly, against something perceived as unjust or wrong. It is used when someone is demonstrating or voicing dissent.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | protesto | Yo protesto contra la injusticia. I protest against injustice. | |
| Tú | protestas | Tú protestas por tus derechos. You protest for your rights. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | protesta | Ella protesta en la calle. She protests in the street. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | protestamos | Nosotros protestamos juntos. We protest together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | protestáis | Vosotros protestáis por cambios. You all protest for change. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | protestan | Ellos protestan por justicia. They protest for justice. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | protesté | Yo protesté contra la decisión. I protested against the decision. | |
| Tú | protestaste | Tú protestaste en la reunión. You protested at the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | protestó | Ella protestó por sus derechos. She protested for her rights. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | protestamos | Nosotros protestamos juntos. We protested together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | protestasteis | Vosotros protestasteis en la calle. You all protested in the street. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | protestaron | Ellos protestaron por el cambio. They protested for change. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | protestaba | Yo protestaba por la injusticia. I was protesting against the injustice. | |
| Tú | protestabas | Tú protestabas en las calles. You were protesting in the streets. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | protestaba | Ella protestaba por sus derechos. She was protesting for her rights. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | protestábamos | Nosotros protestábamos juntos siempre. We were protesting together always. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | protestabais | Vosotros protestabais en las reuniones. You all were protesting at the meetings. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | protestaban | Ellos protestaban por el cambio. They were protesting for change. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy protestando | Estoy protestando contra la injusticia. I am protesting against injustice. | |
| Tú | estás protestando | ¿Estás protestando en la calle? Are you protesting on the street? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está protestando | Ella está protestando por sus derechos. She is protesting for her rights. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos protestando | Estamos protestando por mejores condiciones. We are protesting for better conditions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis protestando | Vosotros estáis protestando en la plaza. You all are protesting in the square. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están protestando | Los estudiantes están protestando ahora. The students are protesting now. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a protestar | Voy a protestar contra la decisión. I am going to protest against the decision. | |
| Tú | vas a protestar | ¿Vas a protestar en la reunión? Are you going to protest at the meeting? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a protestar | Ella va a protestar por sus derechos. She is going to protest for her rights. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a protestar | Vamos a protestar mañana en la plaza. We are going to protest tomorrow in the square. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a protestar | ¿Vais a protestar con nosotros? Are you going to protest with us? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a protestar | Ellos van a protestar por el medio ambiente. They are going to protest for the environment. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | protestaré | Protestaré contra la injusticia. I will protest against injustice. | |
| Tú | protestarás | Protestarás en la reunión mañana. You will protest at the meeting tomorrow. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | protestará | Ella protestará por sus derechos. She will protest for her rights. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | protestaremos | Protestaremos juntos en la calle. We will protest together in the street. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | protestaréis | Vosotros protestaréis en la plaza. You all will protest in the square. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | protestarán | Ellos protestarán por el cambio. They will protest for change. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | protestaría | Yo protestaría si no me escucharan. I would protest if they didn't listen to me. | |
| Tú | protestarías | Tú protestarías por justicia. You would protest for justice. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | protestaría | Él protestaría en la calle. He would protest in the street. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | protestaríamos | Nosotros protestaríamos si fuera necesario. We would protest if it were necessary. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | protestaríais | Vosotros protestaríais por los derechos. You all would protest for rights. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | protestarían | Ellos protestarían en caso de injusticia. They would protest in case of injustice. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he protestado | Yo he protestado contra la injusticia. I have protested against injustice. | |
| Tú | has protestado | Tú has protestado por tus derechos. You have protested for your rights. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha protestado | Ella ha protestado muchas veces. She has protested many times. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos protestado | Nosotros hemos protestado juntos. We have protested together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis protestado | Vosotros habéis protestado en la calle. You all have protested in the street. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han protestado | Ellos han protestado por el cambio. They have protested for change. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había protestado | Yo había protestado antes de que llegara la policía. I had protested before the police arrived. | |
| Tú | habías protestado | Tú habías protestado en varias ocasiones. You had protested on several occasions. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había protestado | Ella había protestado por los derechos humanos. She had protested for human rights. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos protestado | Nosotros habíamos protestado en el pasado. We had protested in the past. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais protestado | Vosotros habíais protestado contra la injusticia. You all had protested against injustice. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían protestado | Ellos habían protestado antes del acuerdo. They had protested before the agreement. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré protestado | Para entonces, habré protestado mucho. By then, I will have protested a lot. | |
| Tú | habrás protestado | Para mañana, habrás protestado varias veces. By tomorrow, you will have protested several times. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá protestado | Ella habrá protestado en la reunión. She will have protested at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos protestado | Nosotros habremos protestado juntos. We will have protested together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis protestado | Vosotros habréis protestado mucho para entonces. You all will have protested a lot by then. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán protestado | Ellos habrán protestado en varias ocasiones. They will have protested on several occasions. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría protestado | Yo habría protestado si hubiera sabido. I would have protested if I had known. | |
| Tú | habrías protestado | Tú habrías protestado en esa situación. You would have protested in that situation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría protestado | Ella habría protestado si hubiera estado allí. She would have protested if she had been there. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos protestado | Nosotros habríamos protestado juntos. We would have protested together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais protestado | Vosotros habríais protestado si supierais. You all would have protested if you knew. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían protestado | Ellos habrían protestado de otra forma. They would have protested differently. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | proteste | Espero que yo proteste por justicia. I hope that I protest for justice. | |
| Tú | protestes | Es importante que tú protestes en la reunión. It's important that you protest at the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | proteste | Es posible que él proteste si no le pagan. It's possible that he protests if he isn't paid. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | protestemos | Queremos que nosotros protestemos juntos. We want us to protest together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | protestéis | Espero que vosotros protestéis por los derechos. I hope that you all protest for the rights. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | protesten | Es necesario que ellos protesten ahora. It's necessary that they protest now. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | protestara | Esperaba que protestara por la injusticia. I hoped that he protested against the injustice. | |
| Tú | protestaras | Dudaba que protestaras en ese momento. I doubted that you protested at that moment. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | protestara | No creía que ella protestara públicamente. I didn't believe that she protested publicly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | protestáramos | Era posible que protestáramos juntos. It was possible that we protested together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | protestarais | Esperaba que vosotros protestarais más. I hoped that you all protested more. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | protestaran | No pensaba que ellos protestaran tanto. I didn't think that they protested so much. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | protestare | Si el gobierno protestare, cambiarían las leyes. If the government protests, the laws would change. | |
| Tú | protestares | Cuando protestares, escucharé tus quejas. When you protest, I will listen to your complaints. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | protestare | Es probable que protestare si no recibe respuesta. He/She/You (formal) might protest if he/she/you do not receive a response. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | protestáremos | Nosotros protestáremos si no cumplen sus promesas. We will protest if they do not keep their promises. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | protestareis | Vosotros protestareis en la reunión futura. You all will protest at the future meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | protestaren | Ellos protestaren si la decisión no cambia. They will protest if the decision does not change. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya protestado | Espero que haya protestado por sus derechos. I hope he/she has protested for their rights. | |
| Tú | hayas protestado | Es posible que hayas protestado antes. It's possible that you have protested before. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya protestado | Es importante que él haya protestado ayer. It's important that he protested yesterday. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos protestado | Creemos que hayamos protestado suficiente. We believe that we have protested enough. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis protestado | No creo que hayáis protestado todavía. I don't think you have protested yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan protestado | Es probable que hayan protestado varias veces. They have probably protested several times. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera protestado | Si hubiera protestado, habría sido diferente. If I had protested, it would have been different. | |
| Tú | hubieras protestado | Es posible que tú hubieras protestado antes. It's possible that you had protested earlier. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera protestado | Ella hubiera protestado si hubiera sabido. She would have protested if she had known. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos protestado | Nosotros hubiéramos protestado juntos. We would have protested together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais protestado | Vosotros hubierais protestado más fuerte. You all would have protested louder. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran protestado | Ellos hubieran protestado si hubieran sabido. They would have protested if they had known. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere protestado | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere protestado. When I arrive, I will have already protested. | |
| Tú | hubieres protestado | Para entonces, tú hubieres protestado mucho. By then, you will have protested a lot. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere protestado | Es posible que él hubiere protestado antes. It is possible that he will have protested earlier. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos protestado | Nosotros hubiéremos protestado si hubiéramos sabido. We will have protested if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis protestado | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis protestado mucho. By then, you all will have protested a lot. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren protestado | Ellos hubieren protestado si la situación empeora. They will have protested if the situation worsens. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | — | No uses el modo imperativo para el yo. Do not use the imperative mood for the first person. | |
| Tú | ¡Protesta! | ¡Protesta en la reunión si estás en desacuerdo! Protest at the meeting if you disagree! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ¡Proteste! | ¡Proteste si algo no está bien! Protest if something is not right! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ¡Protestemos! | ¡Protestemos juntos por nuestros derechos! Let's protest together for our rights! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ¡Protestad! | ¡Protestad en la calle hoy! Protest in the street today! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ¡Protesten! | ¡Protesten si no están de acuerdo! Protest if you do not agree! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no protestes | No protestes por cosas pequeñas. Don't protest over small things. | |
| Tú | no protestes | No protestes durante la reunión. Don't protest during the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no proteste | Por favor, no proteste en público. Please, don't protest in public. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no protestemos | No protestemos sin razón. Let's not protest without reason. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no protestéis | No protestéis en la calle. Don't protest in the street. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no protesten | No protesten por el cambio. Don't protest for the change. |
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