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defender
to defend
Regular · 24 form tables
Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I defend |
| você, ele, ela | you defend; he/she defends |
| nós | we defend |
| a gente | we defend |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) defend; they defend |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am defending |
| você, ele, ela | you are defending; he/she is defending |
| nós | we are defending |
| a gente | we are defending |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are defending; they are defending |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was defending |
| você, ele, ela | you were defending; he/she was defending |
| nós | we were defending |
| a gente | we were defending |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were defending; they were defending |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I defended |
| você, ele, ela | you defended; he/she defended |
| nós | we defended |
| a gente | we defended |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) defended; they defended |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to defend |
| você, ele, ela | you used to defend; he/she used to defend |
| nós | we used to defend |
| a gente | we used to defend |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to defend; they used to defend |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been defending |
| você, ele, ela | you have been defending; he/she has been defending |
| nós | we have been defending |
| a gente | we have been defending |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been defending; they have been defending |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had defended |
| você, ele, ela | you had defended; he/she had defended |
| nós | we had defended |
| a gente | we had defended |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had defended; they had defended |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had defended |
| você, ele, ela | you had defended; he/she had defended |
| nós | we had defended |
| a gente | we had defended |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had defended; they had defended |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will defend |
| você, ele, ela | you will defend; he/she will defend |
| nós | we will defend |
| a gente | we will defend |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will defend; they will defend |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have defended |
| você, ele, ela | you will have defended; he/she will have defended |
| nós | we will have defended |
| a gente | we will have defended |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have defended; they will have defended |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to defend |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to defend; he/she is going to defend |
| nós | we are going to defend |
| a gente | we are going to defend |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to defend; they are going to defend |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to defend |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to defend; he/she was going to defend |
| nós | we were going to defend |
| a gente | we were going to defend |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to defend; they were going to defend |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would defend |
| você, ele, ela | you would defend; he/she would defend |
| nós | we would defend |
| a gente | we would defend |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would defend; they would defend |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have defended |
| você, ele, ela | you would have defended; he/she would have defended |
| nós | we would have defended |
| a gente | we would have defended |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have defended; they would have defended |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I defend |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you defend; (that) he/she defends |
| nós | (that) we defend |
| a gente | (that) we defend |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) defend; (that) they defend |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I defended |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you defended; (if) he/she defended |
| nós | (if) we defended |
| a gente | (if) we defended |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) defended; (if) they defended |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have defended |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have defended; (that) he/she has defended |
| nós | (that) we have defended |
| a gente | (that) we have defended |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have defended; (that) they have defended |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had defended |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had defended; (that) he/she had defended |
| nós | (that) we had defended |
| a gente | (that) we had defended |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had defended; (that) they had defended |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I defend |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you defend; (when/if) he/she defends |
| nós | (when/if) we defend |
| a gente | (when/if) we defend |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) defend; (when/if) they defend |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have defended |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have defended; (when/if) he/she has defended |
| nós | (when/if) we have defended |
| a gente | (when/if) we have defended |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have defended; (when/if) they have defended |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | defend! |
| nós | let's defend! |
| vocês, eles, elas | defend! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not defend! |
| nós | let's not defend! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not defend! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to defend |
| você, ele, ela | for you to defend; for him/her to defend |
| nós | for us to defend |
| a gente | for us to defend |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to defend; for them to defend |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have defended |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have defended; for him/her to have defended |
| nós | for us to have defended |
| a gente | for us to have defended |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have defended; for them to have defended |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
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