Conjugation of to defend

Conjugation of the English verb to defend with pronunciation. To defend is regular.

Defend verb conjugation

	Tense	Conjugation
1.	Infinitive (stem):	defend
2.	Past simple:	defended
3.	Past participle:	defended
4.	3rd person singular:	defends
5.	Present participle:	defending
6.	Imperative:	defend!

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Active voice
Passive voice

Active voice of to defend

Active conjugation of the regular verb to defend in all tenses and persons.

Nominal forms

Infinitive:
To defend

Present participle:
defending

Past participle:
defended

Indicative

Present
I	defend
you	defend
he/she/it	defends
we	defend
you	defend
they	defend

Perfect
I	have defended
you	have defended
he/she/it	has defended
we	have defended
you	have defended
they	have defended

Past
I	defended
you	defended
he/she/it	defended
we	defended
you	defended
they	defended

Past perfect
I	had defended
you	had defended
he/she/it	had defended
we	had defended
you	had defended
they	had defended

Future
I	will defend
you	will defend
he/she/it	will defend
we	will defend
you	will defend
they	will defend

Future perfect
I	will have defended
you	will have defended
he/she/it	will have defended
we	will have defended
you	will have defended
they	will have defended

Conditional

Present
I	would defend
you	would defend
he/she/it	would defend
we	would defend
you	would defend
they	would defend

Perfect
I	would have defended
you	would have defended
he/she/it	would have defended
we	would have defended
you	would have defended
they	would have defended

Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
I	am defending
you	are defending
he/she/it	is defending
we	are defending
you	are defending
they	are defending

Present perfect
I	have been defending
you	have been defending
he/she/it	have been defending
we	have been defending
you	have been defending
they	have been defending

Past
I	was defending
you	were defending
he/she/it	was defending
we	were defending
you	were defending
they	were defending

Past perfect
I	had been defending
you	had been defending
he/she/it	had been defending
we	had been defending
you	had been defending
they	had been defending

Future
I	will be defending
you	will be defending
he/she/it	will be defending
we	will be defending
you	will be defending
they	will be defending

Future perfect
I	will have been defending
you	will have been defending
he/she/it	will have been defending
we	will have been defending
you	will have been defending
they	will have been defending

Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
I	would defend
you	would defend
he/she/it	would defend
we	would defend
you	would defend
they	would defend

Perfect
I	would have defended
you	would have defended
he/she/it	would have defended
we	would have defended
you	would have defended
they	would have defended

Imperative

Affirmative
you	defend!
we	Let's defend!
you (pl.)	defend!

Negative
you	don't defend! (do not defend)
you (pl.)	don't defend! (do not defend)

Passive voice of to defend

The passive voice of to defend is created by combining a form of the verb "to be" with the past participle of the verb.

Nominal forms

Infinitive:
To defend

Past participle:
defended

Indicative

Present
I	am defended
you	are defended
he/she/it	is defended
we	are defended
you	are defended
they	are defended

Perfect
I	have been defended
you	have been defended
he/she/it	has been defended
we	have been defended
you	have been defended
they	have been defended

Past
I	was defended
you	were defended
he/she/it	was defended
we	were defended
you	were defended
they	were defended

Past perfect
I	had been defended
you	had been defended
he/she/it	had been defended
we	had been defended
you	had been defended
they	had been defended

Future
I	will be defended
you	will be defended
he/she/it	will be defended
we	will be defended
you	will be defended
they	will be defended

Future perfect
I	will have been defended
you	will have been defended
he/she/it	will have been defended
we	will have been defended
you	will have been defended
they	will have been defended

Conditional

Present
I	would be defended
you	would be defended
he/she/it	would be defended
we	would be defended
you	would be defended
they	would be defended

Perfect
I	would have been defended
you	would have been defended
he/she/it	would have been defended
we	would have been defended
you	would have been defended
they	would have been defended

Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
I	am being defended
you	are being defended
he/she/it	is being defended
we	are being defended
you	are being defended
they	are being defended

Present perfect
I	have been being defended
you	have been being defended
he/she/it	has been being defended
we	have been being defended
you	have been being defended
they	have been being defended

Past
I	was being defended
you	were being defended
he/she/it	was being defended
we	were being defended
you	were being defended
they	were being defended

Past perfect
I	had been being defended
you	had been being defended
he/she/it	had been being defended
we	had been being defended
you	had been being defended
they	had been being defended

Future
I	will be being defended
you	will be being defended
he/she/it	will be being defended
we	will be being defended
you	will be being defended
they	will be being defended

Future perfect
I	will have been being defended
you	will have been being defended
he/she/it	will have been being defended
we	will have been being defended
you	will have been being defended
they	will have been being defended

Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
I	would be being defended
you	would be being defended
he/she/it	would be being defended
we	would be being defended
you	would be being defended
they	would be being defended

Perfect
I	would have been being defended
you	would have been being defended
he/she/it	would have been being defended
we	would have been being defended
you	would have been being defended
they	would have been being defended

What does defend mean?

Definitions

Verb
defend - argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"
defend - be on the defensive; act against an attack
defend - protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"
defend - be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"
defend - fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
defend - protect or fight for as a champion
defend - state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"

Examples of to defend

1. The other Canadian recipient of the medal was Ronald Joseph Crawford, 42, of Hamilton, who was killed Aug. 4, 2002, while trying to defend a Hamilton sandwich shop owner from a robber wielding a knife.
2. Should China decide to retaliate against the US to defend its oil and natural gas deal with Iran, the US would be faced with a significant threat.
3. This left Westmoreland with few options, so he adapted a Search and Destroy strategy instead of a Clear and Defend strategy which is, in the long run, the preferred method of pacifying an insurgency.

Translation of to defend

verteidigen
défendre
difendere
defender
defender, proteger

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защитавам, браня

bránit

puolustaa

υπερασπίζομαι, αμύνομαιυπεραμύνομαι

הגן

守る

保衛, 保卫

forsvare, verne, beskytte

apăra

защищать, защитить, оборонять, оборонить, оберегать, беречь

حمى

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