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défendre
to defend, to forbid
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I defend |
| tu | you defend |
| il/elle/on | he/she defends |
| nous | we defend |
| vous | you (plural/formal) defend |
| ils/elles | they defend |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I defended; I have defended |
| tu | you defended; you have defended |
| il/elle/on | he/she defended; he/she has defended |
| nous | we defended; we have defended |
| vous | you (plural/formal) defended; you (plural/formal) have defended |
| ils/elles | they defended; they have defended |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to defend |
| tu | you used to defend |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to defend |
| nous | we used to defend |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to defend |
| ils/elles | they used to defend |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had defended |
| tu | you had defended |
| il/elle/on | he/she had defended |
| nous | we had defended |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had defended |
| ils/elles | they had defended |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will defend |
| tu | you will defend |
| il/elle/on | he/she will defend |
| nous | we will defend |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will defend |
| ils/elles | they will defend |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have defended |
| tu | you will have defended |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have defended |
| nous | we will have defended |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have defended |
| ils/elles | they will have defended |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to defend |
| tu | you are going to defend |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to defend |
| nous | we are going to defend |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to defend |
| ils/elles | they are going to defend |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just defended |
| tu | you have just defended |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just defended |
| nous | we have just defended |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just defended |
| ils/elles | they have just defended |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I defended |
| tu | you defended |
| il/elle/on | he/she defended |
| nous | we defended |
| vous | you (plural/formal) defended |
| ils/elles | they defended |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had defended |
| tu | you had defended |
| il/elle/on | he/she had defended |
| nous | we had defended |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had defended |
| ils/elles | they had defended |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would defend |
| tu | you would defend |
| il/elle/on | he/she would defend |
| nous | we would defend |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would defend |
| ils/elles | they would defend |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have defended |
| tu | you would have defended |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have defended |
| nous | we would have defended |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have defended |
| ils/elles | they would have defended |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have defended |
| tu | you would have defended |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have defended |
| nous | we would have defended |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have defended |
| ils/elles | they would have defended |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I defend |
| tu | (that) you defend |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she defends |
| nous | (that) we defend |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) defend |
| ils/elles | (that) they defend |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have defended |
| tu | (that) you have defended |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has defended |
| nous | (that) we have defended |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have defended |
| ils/elles | (that) they have defended |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I defended |
| tu | (that) you defended |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she defended |
| nous | (that) we defended |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) defended |
| ils/elles | (that) they defended |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had defended |
| tu | (that) you had defended |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had defended |
| nous | (that) we had defended |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had defended |
| ils/elles | (that) they had defended |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | defend! |
| nous | let's defend! |
| vous | defend! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have defended by then! |
| nous | let's have defended by then! |
| vous | have defended by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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