defenderse Conditional Conjugation
defenderse — to defend oneself
The conditional is regular: me defendería, te defenderías, se defendería...
defenderse Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for hypothetical situations ('I would defend myself if...') or to express what someone said they would do in the future from a past perspective.
Notes on defenderse in the Conditional
The conditional uses the full infinitive as the base. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Me defendería si alguien me atacara.
I would defend myself if someone attacked me.
yo
¿Te defenderías en esa situación?
Would you defend yourself in that situation?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Se defendría.
Correct: Se defendería.
Why: Unlike 'poder' or 'querer', defenderse does not drop the 'e' in the conditional stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me defiendo
The present of defenderse is stem-changing (e-ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: me defendí
The preterite of defenderse is completely regular, following standard -er endings.
Imperfect
yo: me defendía
The imperfect of defenderse is regular: me defendía, te defendías, se defendía...
Future
yo: me defenderé
The future of defenderse is regular: me defenderé, te defenderás, se defenderá...
Present Subjunctive
yo: me defienda
The present subjunctive keeps the e-ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me defendiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'defendier-' stem: me defendiera, te defendieras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: defiéndete
In the affirmative imperative, pronouns attach to the end: defiéndete, defiéndase.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te defiendas
The negative imperative uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no te defiendas.