defender
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Defender changes e to ie when the stem is stressed: defiendo, defiendes, defiende, defendemos, defendéis, defienden. This is the classic 'boot' pattern for -er verbs with e in the stem (entender, p...
Conjugation
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Subjuntivo
Subjunctive
Tiempo
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
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Indicativo — Indicative
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Imperativo — Imperative
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — defender
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber defendido
- Gerundio — defendiendo
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo defendido
- Participio — defendido
Key forms
yo
defiendo
tú
defiendes
él/ella
defiende
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he defendido
tú
has defendido
él/ella
ha defendido
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
defendí
tú
defendiste
él/ella
defendió
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
defendía
tú
defendías
él/ella
defendía
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había defendido
tú
habías defendido
él/ella
había defendido
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube defendido
tú
hubiste defendido
él/ella
hubo defendido
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
defenderé
tú
defenderás
él/ella
defenderá
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
defendería
tú
defenderías
él/ella
defendería
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré defendido
tú
habrás defendido
él/ella
habrá defendido
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría defendido
tú
habrías defendido
él/ella
habría defendido
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
defienda
tú
defiendas
él/ella
defienda
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya defendido
tú
hayas defendido
él/ella
haya defendido
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
defendiera (defendiese)
tú
defendieras (defendieses)
él/ella
defendiera (defendiese)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera defendido (hubiese defendido)
tú
hubieras defendido (hubieses defendido)
él/ella
hubiera defendido (hubiese defendido)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
defendiere
tú
defendieres
él/ella
defendiere
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere defendido
tú
hubieres defendido
él/ella
hubiere defendido
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
defiende
él/ella
defienda
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
defiendas
él/ella
defienda
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