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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

defender

to defend

  • #353 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: defendendo
  • Past participle: defendido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I defend
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you defend
  3. nós we defend
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all defend

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I defended
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you defended
  3. nós we defended
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all defended

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to defend
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to defend
  3. nós we are going to defend
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to defend

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to defend
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to defend
  3. nós we used to defend
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to defend

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would defend
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would defend
  3. nós we would defend
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would defend

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I defend
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you defend
  3. nós (that) we defend
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all defend

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I defended
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you defended
  3. nós (if) we defended
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all defended

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I defend
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you defend
  3. nós (when) we defend
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all defend

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você defend!
  2. vocês defend! (all of you)

How to use defender

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ela sempre defende o irmão mais novo.

    She always defends her younger brother.

  2. Past

    O advogado defendeu muito bem o cliente.

    The lawyer defended the client very well.

  3. Future

    Vou defender a minha ideia na reunião.

    I'm going to defend my idea at the meeting.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu pai defendia o time dele com paixão.

    My father used to defend his team with passion.

  5. Conditional

    Eu defenderia você em qualquer situação.

    I would defend you in any situation.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que o goleiro defenda esse pênalti.

    I want the goalkeeper to save this penalty.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ela se defendesse, ninguém a culparia.

    If she stood up for herself, nobody would blame her.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quem defender essa proposta precisa de bons argumentos.

    Whoever defends this proposal needs good arguments.

  9. Imperative

    Defenda a sua opinião, mas escute a dos outros.

    Defend your opinion, but listen to other people's.

Good to know

  • "Se defender" is to stand up for yourself; "defender" is also to support a team or an idea.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.