defender — Imperfect (Imperfecto)
to defend
The imperfect conjugation of defender (irregular stem-changing e>ie, ranked #335). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
Drill the imperfect tense with spaced repetition Practice defender and 965 other verbs in the Conjugado app — free to try.
Practice for free ↗ | Pronoun | Imperfect conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | defendía |
| tú | defendías |
| él/ella/Ud. | defendía |
| nosotros | defendíamos |
| vosotros | defendíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | defendían |
* Red forms deviate from the regular -er imperfect pattern.
Example sentence
Antes yo defendía con frecuencia.
Before, I used to defend often.
Other tenses of defender
See full conjugation table for defender →Related verbs
See all 1,316 verbs in the imperfect tense
Browse Imperfect tense →