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proteger

/pɾoteˈxeɾ/ verb B1
  1. to protect, to defend
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Verb forms

Infinitive
proteger
Gerund
protegiendo
Past participle
protegido
Present (yo)
protejo
Preterite (yo)
protegí

An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.

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Mañana empezaré a trabajar en el vivero, el lugar donde protegemos los huevos hasta que nacen las crías.
Noches de tortugas, p. 1 · B1
—Sí, si un nido está demasiado cerca del agua, los huevos son llevados con mucho cuidado a una zona protegida.
Las noches de las tortugas, p. 1 · B2

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