Conjugation of the verb defame in English in all tenses

Here are the conjugation tables for the verb defame in English.

Conjugation of the verb defame in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I defame
  • you defame
  • he|she|it defames
  • we defame
  • you defame
  • they defame

Present Continuous

  • I am defaming
  • you are defaming
  • he|she|it is defaming
  • we are defaming
  • you are defaming
  • they are defaming

Present Perfect

  • I have defamed
  • you have defamed
  • he|she|it has defamed
  • we have defamed
  • you have defamed
  • they have defamed

Present Perfect Continuous

  • I have been defaming
  • you have been defaming
  • he|she|it has been defaming
  • we have been defaming
  • you have been defaming
  • they have been defaming

How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.

Conjugation of the verb defame in the past tenses

Simple past

  • I defamed
  • you defamed
  • he|she|it defamed
  • we defamed
  • you defamed
  • they defamed

Past continuous

  • I was defaming
  • you were defaming
  • he|she|it was defaming
  • we were defaming
  • you were defaming
  • they were defaming

Past perfect

  • I had defamed
  • you had defamed
  • he|she|it had defamed
  • we had defamed
  • you had defamed
  • they had defamed

Past perfect continuous

  • I had been defaming
  • you had been defaming
  • he|she|it had been defaming
  • we had been defaming
  • you had been defaming
  • they had been defaming

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.

Conjugation of the verb defame in the futur tenses

Future

  • I will defame
  • you will defame
  • he|she|it will defame
  • we will defame
  • you will defame
  • they will defame

Future continuous

  • I will be defaming
  • you will be defaming
  • he|she|it will be defaming
  • we will be defaming
  • you will be defaming
  • they will be defaming

Future perfect

  • I will have defamed
  • you will have defamed
  • he|she|it will have defamed
  • we will have defamed
  • you will have defamed
  • they will have defamed

Future perfect continuous

  • I will have been defaming
  • you will have been defaming
  • he|she|it will have been defaming
  • we will have been defaming
  • you will have been defaming
  • they will have been defaming

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.

The different forms of the participle in English, for the verb to defame

Present participle

  • defaming

Past participle

  • defamed

Perfect Participle

  • having defamed

The imperative in English, for the verb to defame

Imperative

  • defame
  • let's defame
  • defame

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