yo protegía

was protecting, protected

→ proteger
proteg protect + ía yo/él/ella imperfect
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #41,281
was protecting, protected Imperfect past tense (yo/él/ella/usted form), used for ongoing or habitual past actions or background description.
SP: Cuando era niño, mi madre me protegía de todo.
EN: When I was a child, my mother protected me from everything.
Conjugation of proteger
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First protegía —
Third protegía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First protegía —
Third protegía —

Mi hermano me protegía.

My brother protected me.

— Predator: Badlands (2025)

Ella me protegía.

She protected me.

— El botín (2026)

Nuja protegía a Skura.

Nuja was protecting Skura.

La pared me protegía de la lluvia.

The wall protected me from the rain.

Mary protegía a su marido.

Mary protected her husband.