English Verb - To Defend Infinitive - to defend Present participle - defending Past participle - defended 1. Present Tense Singular I defend You defend 7 He/she/it defends Plural We defend You defend They defend 2. Present Progressive Tense Singular I am defending You are defending He/she/it is defending Plural We are defending You are defending They are defending 3. Past Tense Singular I defended You defended He/she/it defended Plural We defended You defended They defended 4. Present Perfect Tense Singular I have defended You have defended He/she/it has defended Plural We have defended You have defended They have defended 5. Present Perfect Progressive Tense Singular I have been defending You have been defending He/she/it has been defending Plural We have been defending You have been defending They have been defending 6. Past Progressive Tense Singular I was defending You were defending He/she/it was defending Plural We were defending You were defending They were defending 7. Past Perfect Tense Singular I had defended You had defended He/she/it had defended Plural We had defended You had defended They had defended 8. Past Perfect Progressive Tense Singular I had been defending You had been defending He/she/it had been defending Plural We had been defending You had been defending They had been defending 9. Future Tense Singular I will defend You will defend He/she/it will defend Plural We will defend You will defend They will defend 10. Future Progressive Tense Singular I will be defending You will be defending He/she/it will be defending Plural We will be defending You will be defending They will be defending 11. Future Perfect Tense Singular I will have defended You will have defended He/she/it will have defended Plural We will have defended You will have defended They will have defended 12. Future Perfect Progressive Tense Singular I will have been defending You will have been defending He/she/it will have been defending Plural We will have been defending You will have been defending They will have been defending