defender Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
defender — defend
The imperative uses the stem change (e > ie) for most commands: defiende, defienda, defendamos, defended, defiendan.
defender Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct orders or strong advice to someone to protect or stand up for something.
Notes on defender in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'defiende' (stem change). The 'vosotros' form is 'defended' (no stem change).
Example Sentences
¡Defiende tu posición!
Defend your position!
tú
Defienda usted sus intereses.
Defend your interests (formal).
Defendamos la libertad.
Let's defend freedom.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'defende' for the tú command.
Correct: defiende
Why: The affirmative tú command usually matches the third-person singular present indicative, which has the stem change.
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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.
Future
yo: defenderé
The future of defender is regular: defenderé, defenderás, defenderá, defenderemos, defenderéis, defenderán.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no defiendas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no defiendas, no defienda, no defendamos, no defendáis, no defiendan.