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I defend my vs I defended my

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "I defend my" is present tense, indicating a current action or state of defending something. "I defended my" is past tense, indicating that the action of defending something already took place.

Last updated: March 21, 2024 • 547 views

I defend my

This phrase is correct in the present tense to indicate an ongoing action or state of defending something.

This phrase is used when you want to express that you are currently defending something or someone.
  • Feb 24, 2016 ... I Defend My Backyard With A Bottle Bazooka. You should check your local laws and regulations before firing off your own. By William Gurstelle ...
  • Why can't I defend my settlement? up vote 5 down vote favorite. I've just been informed that a settlement of mine — Sunshine Tidings Co-op ...
  • How Can I Defend My Belief in Creation? “When evolution was brought up in the classroom, it challenged everything I had been taught. It was presented as a ...
  • You are here: Home > Know Your Rights > How Do I Defend My Rights as a Tenant? Renters Rights » Make Us Stronger » Volunteer » Donate Now » ...

Alternatives:

  • I am defending my
  • I will defend my

I defended my

This phrase is correct in the past tense to indicate that the action of defending something has already taken place.

This phrase is used when you want to talk about a past event where you defended something or someone.
  • A final step to freedom: or the day I defended my thesis. Written by Karen April 20, 2015. Last Friday I was awake earlier than I have been all semester, but I ...
  • I defended my biochemistry Ph.D. thesis in April of 2000. More than 6 months prior to my defense date, I had moved 3000 miles across the coast (after a 1.5 year ...
  • May 11, 2013 ... I defended my final dissertation defense two weeks ago, and my chair congratulated me and called me Dr. Woo! I always thought it was until ...
  • Feb 29, 2016 ... “There are those within the party supreme council who want him sacked but I defended my motion that since he did not do his task as deputy ...

Alternatives:

  • I had defended my
  • I defended myself

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