yo defendía

was defending, defended

→ defender
defend to defend, to protect + ía imperfect tense: I/he/she
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #48,251
was defending, defended Imperfect past tense; the subject can be I or he/she/you (formal).
SP: El abogado defendía a su cliente en el tribunal.
EN: The lawyer was defending his client in court.
Conjugation of defender
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First defendía
Third defendía
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First defendía
Third defendía

A pesar de su muerte, el espíritu del Wu Shu que él defendía siguió con vida.

Despite his death, the spirit of Wu Shu that he championed lived on.

— Fearless - Sin miedo (2006)

Él defendía la fama de la mujer que amaba.

He defended the reputation of the woman he loved.

Solo cambié el contenido del sobre con la carta en la que mi marido se defendía.

I only changed the contents of the envelope containing the letter in which my husband defended himself.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Eras tú quien les defendía.

It was you who defended them.

— La maldición de la flor dorada (2006)