Conjugation of the verb defy in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb defy in English.
Conjugation of the verb defy in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I defy
- you defy
- he|she|it defies
- we defy
- you defy
- they defy
Present Continuous
- I am defying
- you are defying
- he|she|it is defying
- we are defying
- you are defying
- they are defying
Present Perfect
- I have defied
- you have defied
- he|she|it has defied
- we have defied
- you have defied
- they have defied
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been defying
- you have been defying
- he|she|it has been defying
- we have been defying
- you have been defying
- they have been defying
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 defy in the past tenses
Simple past
- I defied
- you defied
- he|she|it defied
- we defied
- you defied
- they defied
Past continuous
- I was defying
- you were defying
- he|she|it was defying
- we were defying
- you were defying
- they were defying
Past perfect
- I had defied
- you had defied
- he|she|it had defied
- we had defied
- you had defied
- they had defied
Past perfect continuous
- I had been defying
- you had been defying
- he|she|it had been defying
- we had been defying
- you had been defying
- they had been defying
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 defy in the futur tenses
Future
- I will defy
- you will defy
- he|she|it will defy
- we will defy
- you will defy
- they will defy
Future continuous
- I will be defying
- you will be defying
- he|she|it will be defying
- we will be defying
- you will be defying
- they will be defying
Future perfect
- I will have defied
- you will have defied
- he|she|it will have defied
- we will have defied
- you will have defied
- they will have defied
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been defying
- you will have been defying
- he|she|it will have been defying
- we will have been defying
- you will have been defying
- they will have been defying
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.
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