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defender

M029 Stem change

Defender — stem change e→ie (to defend)

e→ie

5

verbs

Difficulty

Summary

DEFENDER is the e->ie model in stressed present forms: defiendo, defiendes...; with regular past and futures.

Examples

  • Defiendo esta propuesta desde el inicio.
  • Es mejor que no ofiendas a nadie.
  • Si lo defendieras bien, te creerían.

Teacher guide (Spain)

Drill stressed vs unstressed contrast: defiendo vs defendemos.

1) Core verbs

defender ofender tender ascender descender

Present Indicative

yo

defiendo

defiendes

él/ella

defiende

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Pattern cheat sheet

Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.

Indicativo — Indicative

Presente

Present Indicative

✓ Available

yo

defiendo

defiendes

él/ella

defiende

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Pretérito perfecto compuesto

Present Perfect Indicative

✓ Available

yo

he defendido

has defendido

él/ella

ha defendido

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Pretérito imperfecto

Imperfect Indicative

✓ Available

yo

defendía

defendías

él/ella

defendía

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Pretérito pluscuamperfecto

Pluperfect Indicative

✓ Available

yo

había defendido

habías defendido

él/ella

había defendido

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Pretérito perfecto simple

Preterite Indicative

✓ Available

yo

defendí

defendiste

él/ella

defendió

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Pretérito anterior

Preterite Anterior

✓ Available

yo

hube defendido

hubiste defendido

él/ella

hubo defendido

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Futuro simple

Future Indicative

✓ Available

yo

defenderé

defenderás

él/ella

defenderá

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Futuro perfecto

Future Perfect Indicative

✓ Available

yo

habré defendido

habrás defendido

él/ella

habrá defendido

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Condicional simple

Conditional

✓ Available

yo

defendería

defenderías

él/ella

defendería

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Condicional compuesto

Conditional Perfect

✓ Available

yo

habría defendido

habrías defendido

él/ella

habría defendido

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Subjuntivo — Subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo

Present Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

defienda

defiendas

él/ella

defienda

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Pretérito perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

haya defendido

hayas defendido

él/ella

haya defendido

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Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

defendiera (defendiese)

defendieras (defendieses)

él/ella

defendiera (defendiese)

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Pluscuamperfecto

Pluperfect Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

hubiera defendido (hubiese defendido)

hubieras defendido (hubieses defendido)

él/ella

hubiera defendido (hubiese defendido)

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Futuro

Future Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

defendiere

defendieres

él/ella

defendiere

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Futuro perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

hubiere defendido

hubieres defendido

él/ella

hubiere defendido

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Imperativo — Imperative

Imperativo afirmativo

Imperative

✓ Available

yo

defiende

él/ella

defienda

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Imperativo negativo

Negative Imperative

✓ Available

yo

defiendas

él/ella

defienda

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Tense availability

Supported for this model (informational). Open a verb page to view full conjugation tables by tense.

Supported

Present Indicative Present Perfect Indicative Preterite Indicative Imperfect Indicative Pluperfect Indicative Preterite Anterior Future Indicative Conditional Future Perfect Indicative Conditional Perfect Present Subjunctive Present Perfect Subjunctive Imperfect Subjunctive Pluperfect Subjunctive Future Subjunctive Future Perfect Subjunctive Imperative Negative Imperative

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What this model teaches

Stem change eie

Verbs following this model

5 verbs

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