Conjugation of the verb defray in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb defray in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I defray
  • you defray
  • he|she|it defrays
  • we defray
  • you defray
  • they defray

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 defray in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 defray in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 defray

Present participle

  • defraying

Past participle

  • defrayed

Perfect Participle

  • having defrayed

The imperative in English, for the verb to defray

Imperative

  • defray
  • let's defray
  • defray

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