Welcome to the conjugation section for the English verb defend oneself. 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 oneself is used in different contexts.
indicative
present
i defend myselfyou defend yourselfhe/she/it defends himself/herself/itselfwe defend ourselvesyou defend yourselvesthey defend themselvespreterite
i defended myselfyou defended yourselfhe/she/it defended himself/herself/itselfwe defended ourselvesyou defended yourselvesthey defended themselvespresent continuous
i am defending myselfyou are defending yourselfhe/she/it is defending himself/herself/itselfwe are defending ourselvesyou are defending yourselvesthey are defending themselvespresent perfect
i have defended myselfyou have defended yourselfhe/she/it has defended himself/herself/itselfwe have defended ourselvesyou have defended yourselvesthey have defended themselvesfuture
i will defend myselfyou will defend yourselfhe/she/it will defend himself/herself/itselfwe will defend ourselvesyou will defend yourselvesthey will defend themselvesfuture perfect
i will have defended myselfyou will have defended yourselfhe/she/it will have defended himself/herself/itselfwe will have defended ourselvesyou will have defended yourselvesthey will have defended themselvespast continous
i was defending myselfyou were defending yourselfhe/she/it was defending himself/herself/itselfwe were defending ourselvesyou were defending yourselvesthey were defending themselvespast perfect
i had defended myselfyou had defended yourselfhe/she/it had defended himself/herself/itselfwe had defended ourselvesyou had defended yourselvesthey had defended themselvesfuture continuous
i will be defending myselfyou will be defending yourselfhe/she/it will be defending himself/herself/itselfwe will be defending ourselvesyou will be defending yourselvesthey will be defending themselvespresent perfect continuous
i have been defending myselfyou have been defending yourselfhe/she/it has been defending himself/herself/itselfwe have been defending ourselvesyou have been defending yourselvesthey have been defending themselvespast perfect continuous
i had been defending myselfyou had been defending yourselfhe/she/it had been defending himself/herself/itselfwe had been defending ourselvesyou had been defending yourselvesthey had been defending themselvesfuture perfect continuous
i will have been defending myselfyou will have been defending yourselfhe/she/it will have been defending himself/herself/itselfwe will have been defending ourselvesyou will have been defending yourselvesthey will have been defending themselvesparticiple
imperative
defend yourselflet's defend ourselvesdefend yourselvespresent
defending myselfdefending yourselfdefending himself/herself/itselfdefending ourselvesdefending yourselvesdefending themselvespast
defended myselfdefended yourselfdefended himself/herself/itselfdefended ourselvesdefended yourselvesdefended themselvesinfinitive
to defend oneselfperfect participle
having defended oneself
The verb defend oneself 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 oneself. We hope this tool will be useful in your learning of English!