Defender (to defend) - Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

Defender (to defend) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Defender - Conjugation of to defend in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect subjunctive, subjunctive tense (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo).

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive)

All conjugations and tenses: Defender (to defend) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - ¡Vamos a debatir! (Let's debate!)

Conjugation of to defend in Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto

yo defendiera/defendiese I would defend
tú defendieras/defendieses you would defend
él/ella defendiera/defendiese he would defend
nosotros/nosotras defendiéramos/defendiésemos we defended
vosotros/vosotras defendierais/defendieseis you would defend
ellos/ellas defendieran/defendiesen they defended

Example phrases

Si defendiera/defendiese el acuerdo, todos estaríamos de acuerdo. If I defended the agreement, we would all agree.
Es importante que defendieras/defendieses la propuesta en la reunión. It is important that you defended the proposal in the meeting.
Si él defendiera/defendiese la estrategia, sería muy productivo. He would defend the strategy, it would be very productive.
Si defendiéramos/defendiésemos el artículo, el periódico lo publicaría. We would defend the article, the newspaper would publish it.
Si defendierais/defendieseis el asunto, el destinatario se convencería. You would defend the matter, the recipient would be convinced.
Si defendieran/defendiesen la decisión en la conferencia, el conflicto se resolvería. If they defended the decision at the conference, the conflict would be resolved.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - defender (to defend)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Defender (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si él ... la estrategia, sería muy productivo.

Si él defendiera/defendiese la estrategia, sería muy productivo.

(He would defend the strategy, it would be very productive.)

2. Si ... el asunto, el destinatario se convencería.

Si defendierais/defendieseis el asunto, el destinatario se convencería.

(You would defend the matter, the recipient would be convinced.)

3. Si ... el acuerdo, todos estaríamos de acuerdo.

Si defendiera/defendiese el acuerdo, todos estaríamos de acuerdo.

(If I defended the agreement, we would all agree.)

4. Es importante que ... la propuesta en la reunión.

Es importante que defendieras/defendieses la propuesta en la reunión.

(It is important that you defended the proposal in the meeting.)

5. Si ... el artículo, el periódico lo publicaría.

Si defendiéramos/defendiésemos el artículo, el periódico lo publicaría.

(We would defend the article, the newspaper would publish it.)

6. Si ... la decisión en la conferencia, el conflicto se resolvería.

Si defendieran/defendiesen la decisión en la conferencia, el conflicto se resolvería.

(If they defended the decision at the conference, the conflict would be resolved.)