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Italian verb conjugation
difendere
to defend
verb
irregular
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How to conjugate difendere
The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.
Present
| io | difendo I defend / I am defending | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | difendi you defend / you are defending | |
| lui/lei | difende he/she defends / he/she is defending | |
| noi | difendiamo we defend / we are defending | |
| voi | difendete you all defend / you all are defending | |
| loro | difendono they defend / they are defending |
Imperfect
| io | difendevo I was defending / I used to defend | |
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| tu | difendevi you were defending / you used to defend | |
| lui/lei | difendeva he/she was defending / he/she used to defend | |
| noi | difendevamo we were defending / we used to defend | |
| voi | difendevate you all were defending / you all used to defend | |
| loro | difendevano they were defending / they used to defend |
Future
| io | difenderò I will defend | |
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| tu | difenderai you will defend | |
| lui/lei | difenderà he/she will defend | |
| noi | difenderemo we will defend | |
| voi | difenderete you all will defend | |
| loro | difenderanno they will defend |
Passato prossimo
| io | ho difeso I defended / I have defended | |
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| tu | hai difeso you defended / you have defended | |
| lui/lei | ha difeso he/she defended / he/she has defended | |
| noi | abbiamo difeso we defended / we have defended | |
| voi | avete difeso you all defended / you all have defended | |
| loro | hanno difeso they defended / they have defended |
In a sentence
L'avvocato difenderà la donna durante il processo.
The lawyer will defend the woman during the trial.
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