regular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | protect |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | protected |
| V3 (Past participle) | protected |
| V-ing (Present participle) | protecting |
| -s form (he / she / it) | protects |
| हिंदी अर्थ | रक्षा करना |
“Helmets protect your head.”
protect also has a full vocabulary entry — verb, हिंदी रक्षा करना, बचाना. To keep safe from harm.
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prevent | prevented | prevented | रोकना | regular |
| printed | printed | छापना | regular | |
| produce | produced | produced | उत्पादन करना | regular |
| prohibit | prohibited | prohibited | निषेध करना | regular |
| promise | promised | promised | वादा करना | regular |
| pronounce | pronounced | pronounced | उच्चारण करना | regular |
| prove | proved | proved | सिद्ध करना | regular |
| provide | provided | provided | प्रदान करना | regular |
| publish | published | published | प्रकाशित करना | regular |
| pull | pulled | pulled | खींचना | regular |
| punish | punished | punished | दंड देना | regular |
Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.
abandon · absorb · accelerate · accept · accompany · accuse · achieve · act · add · adjust · advertise · advise
V1 (base form) is protect, V2 (past simple) is protected, and V3 (past participle) is protected. The -ing form is protecting and the he / she / it form is protects.
It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is the base plus -ed (protect → protected), which is the regular pattern. The portal rates it easy.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Protected at six. V3 is never used on its own: it follows has / have / had in the perfect tenses, and am / is / are / was / were in the passive voice.
It means रक्षा करना.
Yes — it is flagged IELTS-relevant on the portal, which means it shows up often in reading and writing tasks. Knowing all five forms matters because IELTS uses the perfect tense and the passive voice heavily.
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