| Esittää (Present) "defend" | I | defend | |
| Kestopreesens (Present Continuous) "defend" | I | am defending | |
| Taivutus (Simple past) "defend" | I | defended | |
| Ohi Jatkuva (Past Continuous) "defend" | I | was defending | |
| Perfekti (Present perfect) "defend" | I | have defended | |
| Present kestopluskvamperfekti (Present perfect continuous) "defend" | I | have been defending | |
| Pluskvamperfekti (Past perfect) "defend" | I | had defended | |
| Ohi kestopluskvamperfekti (Past perfect continuous) "defend" | I | had been defending | |
| Tulevaisuus (Future) "defend" | I | will defend | |
| Tulevaisuudessa jatkuvan (Future continuous) "defend" | I | will be defending | |
| Tulevaisuus täydellinen (Future perfect) "defend" | I | will have defended | |
| Tulevaisuuden kestopluskvamperfekti (Future perfect continuous) "defend" | I | will have been defending |