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Past of the French verb défendre

The past tense conjugations for the French verb défendre, along with their English translations.



Verb phrases



ImperfectScored
je défendaisI was defending
tu défendaisyou were defending
il défendaithe was defending
elle défendaitshe was defending
nous défendionswe were defending
vous défendiezyou were defending
ils défendaientthey were defending
elles défendaientthey were defending

Past Historic / Passé Simple
This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.
Scored
je défendisI defended
tu défendisyou defended
il défendithe defended
elle défenditshe defended
nous défendîmeswe defended
vous défendîtesyou defended
ils défendirentthey defended
elles défendirentthey defended

Passé ComposéScored
j'ai défenduI defended
tu as défenduyou defended
il a défenduhe defended
elle a défendushe defended
nous avons défenduwe defended
vous avez défenduyou defended
ils ont défenduthey defended
elles ont défenduthey defended

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