Portuguese reference

defender-se

to defend oneself

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

defender-se: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I defend myself
você, ele, ela	you defend yourself; he/she defends himself/herself
nós	we defend ourselves
a gente	we defend ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) defend yourselves; they defend themselves

Present continuous

defender-se: Present continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am defending myself
você, ele, ela	you are defending yourself; he/she is defending himself/herself
nós	we are defending ourselves
a gente	we are defending ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are defending yourselves; they are defending themselves

Past continuous

defender-se: Past continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was defending myself
você, ele, ela	you were defending yourself; he/she was defending himself/herself
nós	we were defending ourselves
a gente	we were defending ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were defending yourselves; they were defending themselves

Completed past

defender-se: Completed past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I defended myself
você, ele, ela	you defended yourself; he/she defended himself/herself
nós	we defended ourselves
a gente	we defended ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) defended yourselves; they defended themselves

Imperfect

defender-se: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I used to defend myself
você, ele, ela	you used to defend yourself; he/she used to defend himself/herself
nós	we used to defend ourselves
a gente	we used to defend ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) used to defend yourselves; they used to defend themselves

Compound past

defender-se: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I have been defending myself
você, ele, ela	you have been defending yourself; he/she has been defending himself/herself
nós	we have been defending ourselves
a gente	we have been defending ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) have been defending yourselves; they have been defending themselves

Past perfect

defender-se: Past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had defended myself
você, ele, ela	you had defended yourself; he/she had defended himself/herself
nós	we had defended ourselves
a gente	we had defended ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had defended yourselves; they had defended themselves

Literary past perfect

defender-se: Literary past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had defended myself
você, ele, ela	you had defended yourself; he/she had defended himself/herself
nós	we had defended ourselves
a gente	we had defended ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had defended yourselves; they had defended themselves

Future

defender-se: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will defend myself
você, ele, ela	you will defend yourself; he/she will defend himself/herself
nós	we will defend ourselves
a gente	we will defend ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will defend yourselves; they will defend themselves

Future perfect

defender-se: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will have defended myself
você, ele, ela	you will have defended yourself; he/she will have defended himself/herself
nós	we will have defended ourselves
a gente	we will have defended ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will have defended yourselves; they will have defended themselves

Going to

defender-se: Going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am going to defend myself
você, ele, ela	you are going to defend yourself; he/she is going to defend himself/herself
nós	we are going to defend ourselves
a gente	we are going to defend ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are going to defend yourselves; they are going to defend themselves

Was going to

defender-se: Was going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was going to defend myself
você, ele, ela	you were going to defend yourself; he/she was going to defend himself/herself
nós	we were going to defend ourselves
a gente	we were going to defend ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were going to defend yourselves; they were going to defend themselves

Conditional

defender-se: Conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would defend myself
você, ele, ela	you would defend yourself; he/she would defend himself/herself
nós	we would defend ourselves
a gente	we would defend ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would defend yourselves; they would defend themselves

Conditional perfect

defender-se: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would have defended myself
você, ele, ela	you would have defended yourself; he/she would have defended himself/herself
nós	we would have defended ourselves
a gente	we would have defended ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would have defended yourselves; they would have defended themselves

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

defender-se: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I defend myself
você, ele, ela	(that) you defend yourself; (that) he/she defends himself/herself
nós	(that) we defend ourselves
a gente	(that) we defend ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) defend yourselves; (that) they defend themselves

Imperfect subjunctive

defender-se: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(if) I defended myself
você, ele, ela	(if) you defended yourself; (if) he/she defended himself/herself
nós	(if) we defended ourselves
a gente	(if) we defended ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	(if) you (plural) defended yourselves; (if) they defended themselves

Perfect subjunctive

defender-se: Perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I have defended myself
você, ele, ela	(that) you have defended yourself; (that) he/she has defended himself/herself
nós	(that) we have defended ourselves
a gente	(that) we have defended ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) have defended yourselves; (that) they have defended themselves

Pluperfect subjunctive

defender-se: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I had defended myself
você, ele, ela	(that) you had defended yourself; (that) he/she had defended himself/herself
nós	(that) we had defended ourselves
a gente	(that) we had defended ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) had defended yourselves; (that) they had defended themselves

Future subjunctive

defender-se: Future subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I defend myself
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you defend yourself; (when/if) he/she defends himself/herself
nós	(when/if) we defend ourselves
a gente	(when/if) we defend ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) defend yourselves; (when/if) they defend themselves

Future perfect subjunctive

defender-se: Future perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I have defended myself
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you have defended yourself; (when/if) he/she has defended himself/herself
nós	(when/if) we have defended ourselves
a gente	(when/if) we have defended ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) have defended yourselves; (when/if) they have defended themselves

Commands

Affirmative command

defender-se: Affirmative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	defend yourself!
nós	let's defend ourselves!
vocês, eles, elas	defend yourselves! (plural)

Negative command

defender-se: Negative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	do not defend yourself!
nós	let's not defend ourselves!
vocês, eles, elas	do not defend yourselves! (plural)

Infinitive

Personal infinitive

defender-se: Personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to defend myself
você, ele, ela	for you to defend yourself; for him/her to defend himself/herself
nós	for us to defend ourselves
a gente	for us to defend ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to defend yourselves; for them to defend themselves

Compound personal infinitive

defender-se: Compound personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to have defended myself
você, ele, ela	for you to have defended yourself; for him/her to have defended himself/herself
nós	for us to have defended ourselves
a gente	for us to have defended ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to have defended yourselves; for them to have defended themselves

Additional forms

Gerund
Past participle
Past infinitive
Past gerund
Affirmative command: tu
Negative command: tu

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