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Conjugation Chart of “Protestar” (to protest) in the Preterite (Past) Tense

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Understanding the Preterite (Past) Tense of “Protestar”

The preterite of protestar is used to express when someone protested or objected to something at a specific moment in the past. For example, “The students protested against the new rules yesterday” – “Los estudiantes protestaron contra las nuevas reglas ayer.”

This verb follows the regular -ar conjugation pattern in the preterite tense. All forms maintain the stem protest- and add the standard -ar endings.

How to Use Protestar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

The Preterite of protestar indicates specific acts of protesting.

To protest: Used for expressing opposition or complaint, for example Protesté contra la decisión (I protested against the decision), or Protestaron en las calles (They protested in the streets).

To object/complain: Describes making formal complaints, for example Protestó formalmente (He formally protested).

Real Life Examples of Protestar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Los estudiantes protestaron contra las nuevas reglas. (The students protested against the new rules.)

Protesté por el mal servicio en el restaurante. (I protested about the poor service at the restaurant.)

El grupo protestó pacíficamente en la plaza. (The group protested peacefully in the square.)

Protestamos por el aumento de precios. (We protested against the price increase.)

¿Por qué protestaste en la reunión? (Why did you protest at the meeting?)

Los trabajadores protestaron por mejores condiciones. (The workers protested for better conditions.)

Protesté cuando vi la injusticia. (I protested when I saw the injustice.)

Nadie protestó por el cambio de horario. (Nobody protested about the schedule change.)

Protestamos contra la decisión del juez. (We protested against the judge’s decision.)

Los vecinos protestaron por el ruido. (The neighbors protested about the noise.)

Protestaste demasiado tarde. (You protested too late.)

El equipo protestó la decisión del árbitro. (The team protested the referee’s decision.)

Protestaron durante toda la noche. (They protested all night long.)

Protesté formalmente por escrito. (I formally protested in writing.)

La comunidad protestó contra la construcción. (The community protested against the construction.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Protestar (to protest) in the Preterite (Past) Tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.