Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | defiendo | |
| tú | defiendes | |
| él / ella / usted | defiende | |
| nosotros / nosotras | defendemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | defendéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | defienden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | defendí | |
| tú | defendiste | |
| él / ella / usted | defendió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | defendimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | defendisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | defendieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | defendía | |
| tú | defendías | |
| él / ella / usted | defendía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | defendíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | defendíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | defendían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | defenderé | |
| tú | defenderás | |
| él / ella / usted | defenderá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | defenderemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | defenderéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | defenderán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | defendería | |
| tú | defenderías | |
| él / ella / usted | defendería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | defenderíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | defenderíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | defenderían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | defienda | |
| tú | defiendas | |
| él / ella / usted | defienda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | defendamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | defendáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | defiendan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to defend, to protect, to hold down
- to stand up for, to stick up for
- to uphold
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations