defender Future Conjugation
defender — defend
The future of defender is regular: defenderé, defenderás, defenderá, defenderemos, defenderéis, defenderán.
defender Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to express what someone will protect or stand up for in the future, or to make a promise of protection.
Notes on defender in the Future
Defender is regular in the future. You simply add the endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Defenderé tu honor pase lo que pase.
I will defend your honor no matter what happens.
yo
El equipo defenderá el título el próximo año.
The team will defend the title next year.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros defenderemos la naturaleza.
We will defend nature.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding an 'ie' like 'defienderré'.
Correct: defenderé
Why: The stem change from the present tense does not carry over to the future.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: defiendo
Defender has an e > ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: defendí
Defender is regular in the preterite: defendí, defendiste, defendió, defendimos, defendisteis, defendieron.
Imperfect
yo: defendía
Defender is regular in the imperfect: defendía, defendías, defendía, defendíamos, defendíais, defendían.
Conditional
yo: defendería
The conditional of defender is regular: defendería, defenderías, defendería, defenderíamos, defenderíais, defenderían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: defienda
The present subjunctive of defender follows the e > ie stem change: defienda, defiendas, defienda, defendamos, defendáis, defiendan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: defendiera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: defendiera, defendieras, defendiera, defendiéramos, defendierais, defendieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: defiende
The imperative uses the stem change (e > ie) for most commands: defiende, defienda, defendamos, defended, defiendan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no defiendas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no defiendas, no defienda, no defendamos, no defendáis, no defiendan.