defender
B2to defend, to protect, to hold down
defender in every tense
All six simple tenses of defender, every person included.
Presente (present)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | defiendo |
| tú | defiendes |
| él/ella/usted | defiende |
| nosotros | defendemos |
| vosotros | defendéis |
| ellos/ustedes | defienden |
Pretérito indefinido (preterite)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | defendí |
| tú | defendiste |
| él/ella/usted | defendió |
| nosotros | defendimos |
| vosotros | defendisteis |
| ellos/ustedes | defendieron |
Pretérito imperfecto (imperfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | defendía |
| tú | defendías |
| él/ella/usted | defendía |
| nosotros | defendíamos |
| vosotros | defendíais |
| ellos/ustedes | defendían |
Futuro simple (future)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | defenderé |
| tú | defenderás |
| él/ella/usted | defenderá |
| nosotros | defenderemos |
| vosotros | defenderéis |
| ellos/ustedes | defenderán |
Condicional simple (conditional)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | defendería |
| tú | defenderías |
| él/ella/usted | defendería |
| nosotros | defenderíamos |
| vosotros | defenderíais |
| ellos/ustedes | defenderían |
Presente de subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | defienda |
| tú | defiendas |
| él/ella/usted | defienda |
| nosotros | defendamos |
| vosotros | defendáis |
| ellos/ustedes | defiendan |
stem change e>ie
defender in example sentences
Forms of defender appear in 44 of 223,093 short Tatoeba Spanish sentences that have an English translation. The conjugated form is highlighted.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Verbs conjugated like defender
The same pattern (stem change e>ie), nearest in the frequency list:
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