The word 'protecting' is the present participle, present tense of the verb to 'protect'. The present participle of the verb also functions as an adjective and a verbal noun (gerund).
Examples:
The tarp is protecting my motorcycle. (verb)
We use layers of protecting foam to prevent damage in transit. (adjective)
The lawyer provided an instrument for protecting my assets. (noun)
Protecting.
Protecting the world's wildlife is conservation
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The root word of "kindly" is "kind."
Protecting our children is a universal primal instinct.
Only verbs have past tenses, and the word kind is an adjective, hence it has no past tense. He is kind, he was kind, it's the same word.
Gifford Pinchot