defy

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Present:	defying
Past:	defied

Indicative of "defy"

	Present	Past	Future
I	defy	defied	will defy
you	defy	defied	will defy
he/she	defies	defied	will defy
we	defy	defied	will defy
you	defy	defied	will defy
they	defy	defied	will defy

Perfect of "defy"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have defied	had defied	will have defied
you	have defied	had defied	will have defied
he/she	has defied	had defied	will have defied
we	have defied	had defied	will have defied
you	have defied	had defied	will have defied
they	have defied	had defied	will have defied

Imperative of "defy"

	Affirmative	Negative
I	-	-
you	defy	don't defy
he/she	-	-
we	let's defy	let's not defy
you	defy	don't defy
they	-	-

Progressive of "defy"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am defying	was defying	will be defying
you	are defying	were defying	will be defying
he/she	is defying	was defying	will be defying
we	are defying	were defying	will be defying
you	are defying	were defying	will be defying
they	are defying	were defying	will be defying

Perfect Progressive of "defy"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been defying	had been defying	will have been defying
you	have been defying	had been defying	will have been defying
he/she	has been defying	had been defying	will have been defying
we	have been defying	had been defying	will have been defying
you	have been defying	had been defying	will have been defying
they	have been defying	had been defying	will have been defying

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