| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I protect |
| you protect |
| he/she/it protects |
| we protect |
| you all protect |
| they protect |
|
| I am protecting |
| you are protecting |
| he/she/it is protecting |
| we are protecting |
| you all are protecting |
| they are protecting |
|
| I have protected |
| you have protected |
| he/she/it has protected |
| we have protected |
| you all have protected |
| they have protected |
|
| I have been protecting |
| you have been protecting |
| he/she/it has been protecting |
| we have been protecting |
| you all have been protecting |
| they have been protecting |
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| Past |
| I protected |
| you protected |
| he/she/it protected |
| we protected |
| you all protected |
| they protected |
|
| I was protecting |
| you were protecting |
| he/she/it was protecting |
| we were protecting |
| you all were protecting |
| they were protecting |
|
| I had protected |
| you had protected |
| he/she/it had protected |
| we had protected |
| you all had protected |
| they had protected |
|
| I had been protecting |
| you had been protecting |
| he/she/it had been protecting |
| we had been protecting |
| you all had been protecting |
| they had been protecting |
|
| Future |
| I will protect |
| you will protect |
| he/she/it will protect |
| we will protect |
| you all will protect |
| they will protect |
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| I will be protecting |
| you will be protecting |
| he/she/it will be protecting |
| we are protecting |
| you all will be protecting |
| they will be protecting |
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| I will have protected |
| you will have protected |
| he/she/it will have protected |
| we will have protected |
| you all will have protected |
| they will have protected |
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| I will have been protecting |
| you will have been protecting |
| he/she/it will have been protecting |
| we will have been protecting |
| you all will have been protecting |
| they will have been protecting |
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