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Conjugation of the French verb défendre

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb défendre, along with their English translations.

défendre is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
défendre	to defend

Present		Scored
je défends	I defend
tu défends	you defend
il défend	he defends
elle défend	she defends
nous défendons	we defend
vous défendez	you defend
ils défendent	they defend
elles défendent	they defend

Imperfect		Scored
je défendais	I was defending
tu défendais	you were defending
il défendait	he was defending
elle défendait	she was defending
nous défendions	we were defending
vous défendiez	you were defending
ils défendaient	they were defending
elles défendaient	they 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 défendis	I defended
tu défendis	you defended
il défendit	he defended
elle défendit	she defended
nous défendîmes	we defended
vous défendîtes	you defended
ils défendirent	they defended
elles défendirent	they defended

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai défendu	I defended
tu as défendu	you defended
il a défendu	he defended
elle a défendu	she defended
nous avons défendu	we defended
vous avez défendu	you defended
ils ont défendu	they defended
elles ont défendu	they defended

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais défendu	I had defended
tu avais défendu	you had defended
il avait défendu	he had defended
elle avait défendu	she had defended
nous avions défendu	we had defended
vous aviez défendu	you had defended
ils avaient défendu	they had defended
elles avaient défendu	they had defended

Future		Scored
je défendrai	I will defend
tu défendras	you will defend
il défendra	he will defend
elle défendra	she will defend
nous défendrons	we will defend
vous défendrez	you will defend
ils défendront	they will defend
elles défendront	they will defend

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai défendu	I will have defended
tu auras défendu	you will have defended
il aura défendu	he will have defended
elle aura défendu	she will have defended
nous aurons défendu	we will have defended
vous aurez défendu	you will have defended
ils auront défendu	they will have defended
elles auront défendu	they will have defended

Conditional		Scored
je défendrais	I would defend
tu défendrais	you would defend
il défendrait	he would defend
elle défendrait	she would defend
nous défendrions	we would defend
vous défendriez	you would defend
ils défendraient	they would defend
elles défendraient	they would defend

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais défendu	I would have defended
tu aurais défendu	you would have defended
il aurait défendu	he would have defended
elle aurait défendu	she would have defended
nous aurions défendu	we would have defended
vous auriez défendu	you would have defended
ils auraient défendu	they would have defended
elles auraient défendu	they would have defended

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je défende	(... that) I defend
(... que) tu défendes	(... that) you defend
(... que) il défende	(... that) he defends
(... que) elle défende	(... that) she defends
(... que) nous défendions	(... that) we defend
(... que) vous défendiez	(... that) you defend
(... que) ils défendent	(... that) they defend
(... que) elles défendent	(... that) they defend

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je défendisse	(... that) I was defending
(... que) tu défendisses	(... that) you were defending
(... que) il défendît	(... that) he was defending
(... que) elle défendît	(... that) she was defending
(... que) nous défendissions	(... that) we were defending
(... que) vous défendissiez	(... that) you were defending
(... que) ils défendissent	(... that) they were defending
(... que) elles défendissent	(... that) they were defending

Imperative		Scored
défends	Defend
défendons	Let's defend
défendez	Defend

Present Participle		Scored
défendant	defending

Past Participle		Scored
défendu	defended

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