Welcome to the conjugation section for the English verb defend. Here you will find the complete conjugation of this verb in all its tenses and modes. We also offer usage examples for each verb form and mode, so that you can better understand how defend is used in different contexts.
indicative
present
i defendyou defendhe/she/it defendswe defendyou defendthey defendpreterite
i defendedyou defendedhe/she/it defendedwe defendedyou defendedthey defendedpresent continuous
i am defendingyou are defendinghe/she/it is defendingwe are defendingyou are defendingthey are defendingpresent perfect
i have defendedyou have defendedhe/she/it has defendedwe have defendedyou have defendedthey have defendedfuture
i will defendyou will defendhe/she/it will defendwe will defendyou will defendthey will defendfuture perfect
i will have defendedyou will have defendedhe/she/it will have defendedwe will have defendedyou will have defendedthey will have defendedpast continous
i was defendingyou were defendinghe/she/it was defendingwe were defendingyou were defendingthey were defendingpast perfect
i had defendedyou had defendedhe/she/it had defendedwe had defendedyou had defendedthey had defendedfuture continuous
i will be defendingyou will be defendinghe/she/it will be defendingwe will be defendingyou will be defendingthey will be defendingpresent perfect continuous
i have been defendingyou have been defendinghe/she/it has been defendingwe have been defendingyou have been defendingthey have been defendingpast perfect continuous
i had been defendingyou had been defendinghe/she/it had been defendingwe had been defendingyou had been defendingthey had been defendingfuture perfect continuous
i will have been defendingyou will have been defendinghe/she/it will have been defendingwe will have been defendingyou will have been defendingthey will have been defendingparticiple
imperative
defendlet's defenddefendpresent
defendingpast
defendedinfinitive
to defendperfect participle
having defended
The verb defend is a fundamental part of the English language and it is important to know its conjugation in order to use it correctly in your conversations, writing, and other contexts. That's why we invite you to explore this section and learn more about the conjugation of defend. We hope this tool will be useful in your learning of English!