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Protect means to keep safe from harm or injury. Regular verb: protect-protected-protected.
Meanings
- To keep safe
- To guard from harm
- To defend
Common Collocations
protect from harm
protect the environment
protect interests
well protected
Tip for Learners
Protect from, not protect against (usually). "We must protect the children."
Present Simple
| I | protect |
| you | protect |
| he/she/it | protects |
| we | protect |
| they | protect |
Examples - Present Simple
- I protect my family fiercely.
- You protect your privacy well.
- She protects her clients.
- We protect the environment.
- They protect the borders.
Present Continuous
| I | am protecting |
| you | are protecting |
| he/she/it | is protecting |
| we | are protecting |
| they | are protecting |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am protecting my family.
- You are protecting your privacy.
- She is protecting her clients.
- We are protecting the environment.
- They are protecting the borders.
Present Perfect
| I | have protected |
| you | have protected |
| he/she/it | has protected |
| we | have protected |
| they | have protected |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have protected my family.
- You have protected your privacy.
- She has protected her clients.
- We have protected the environment.
- They have protected the borders.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been protecting |
| you | have been protecting |
| he/she/it | has been protecting |
| we | have been protecting |
| they | have been protecting |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been protecting my family.
- You have been protecting your privacy.
- She has been protecting clients.
- We have been protecting the environment.
- They have been protecting borders.
Past Simple
| I | protected |
| you | protected |
| he/she/it | protected |
| we | protected |
| they | protected |
Examples - Past Simple
- I protected my family.
- You protected your privacy.
- She protected her clients.
- We protected the environment.
- They protected the borders.
Past Continuous
| I | was protecting |
| you | were protecting |
| he/she/it | was protecting |
| we | were protecting |
| they | were protecting |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was protecting my family.
- You were protecting your privacy.
- She was protecting clients.
- We were protecting the environment.
- They were protecting borders.
Past Perfect
| I | had protected |
| you | had protected |
| he/she/it | had protected |
| we | had protected |
| they | had protected |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had protected my family.
- You had protected your privacy.
- She had protected her clients.
- We had protected the environment.
- They had protected the borders.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been protecting |
| you | had been protecting |
| he/she/it | had been protecting |
| we | had been protecting |
| they | had been protecting |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been protecting my family.
- You had been protecting your privacy.
- He had been protecting clients.
- We had been protecting the environment.
- They had been protecting borders.
Future Simple
| I | will protect |
| you | will protect |
| he/she/it | will protect |
| we | will protect |
| they | will protect |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will protect my family.
- You will protect your privacy.
- She will protect her clients.
- We will protect the environment.
- They will protect the borders.
Future Continuous
| I | will be protecting |
| you | will be protecting |
| he/she/it | will be protecting |
| we | will be protecting |
| they | will be protecting |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be protecting my family.
- You will be protecting your privacy.
- He will be protecting clients.
- We will be protecting the environment.
- They will be protecting borders.
Future Perfect
| I | will have protected |
| you | will have protected |
| he/she/it | will have protected |
| we | will have protected |
| they | will have protected |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have protected my family.
- You will have protected your privacy.
- She will have protected her clients.
- We will have protected the environment.
- They will have protected the borders.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been protecting |
| you | will have been protecting |
| he/she/it | will have been protecting |
| we | will have been protecting |
| they | will have been protecting |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been protecting my family.
- You will have been protecting your privacy.
- He will have been protecting clients.
- We will have been protecting the environment.
- They will have been protecting borders.