Fend for

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Regular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like want, look, need, fact-check, fast-forward, flounder around

  • Phrasal verb: for

    Only fend changes; for stays the same: fended for, fended for.

In speech, the helping verbs shorten: I’m, he’s, we’re, I’ve, I’ll, I’d.

Newbie

Enough to talk about now, the past, and your plans, and to give instructions.

  1. Present simple

    Habits, facts, and how things usually are. To say no or ask, add do or does: I don't fend for, he doesn't fend for.

    1. I / you / we / they fend for
    2. he / she / it fends for

  2. Present continuous

    What is happening now, and plans already arranged: we’re leaving tomorrow.

    1. I am fending for
    2. you / we / they are fending for
    3. he / she / it is fending for

  3. Past simple

    A finished action at a past time: yesterday, in 2020. To say no or ask, add did: I didn't fend for.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they fended for

  4. Future with going to

    Plans and intentions, and what you can see coming: it’s going to rain.

    1. I am going to fend for
    2. you / we / they are going to fend for
    3. he / she / it is going to fend for

  5. Imperative

    Orders, advice, and instructions. Let’s suggests doing it together. To say no: don't fend for.

    1. (you) fend for
    2. let's fend for
BeginnerExperiences, what you were doing, and the future with will.Present perfect · Past continuous · Future with willAlso show the Beginner tenses (3)

  1. Present perfect

    The past linked to now: experiences, news, and what started earlier and still goes on: I’ve lived here for two years.

    1. I / you / we / they have fended for
    2. he / she / it has fended for

  2. Past continuous

    An action in progress at a past moment, often interrupted: I was cooking when you called.

    1. I / he / she / it was fending for
    2. you / we / they were fending for

  3. Future with will

    Predictions, promises, offers, and decisions made now: I’ll help you.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will fend for
IntermediateHow long something has lasted, the past before the past, and what would happen.Present perfect continuous · Past perfect · Future continuous · Conditional · Conditional perfectAlso show the Intermediate tenses (5)

  1. Present perfect continuous

    An activity from the past until now, and how long it has lasted: I’ve been waiting for an hour.

    1. I / you / we / they have been fending for
    2. he / she / it has been fending for

  2. Past perfect

    The past before another past moment: when I arrived, the train had left.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had fended for

  3. Future continuous

    An action in progress at a future moment: this time tomorrow, I’ll be flying.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will be fending for

  4. Conditional

    What would happen in an imagined situation, and polite requests: if I had time, I would help.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would fend for

  5. Conditional perfect

    What would have happened, but did not: if I had known, I would have come.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have fended for
AdvancedWhat will have happened, and the longer continuous tenses.Past perfect continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous · Conditional continuous · Conditional perfect continuousAlso show the Advanced tenses (5)

  1. Past perfect continuous

    An activity that had been going on until a past moment: she was tired because she had been running.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had been fending for

  2. Future perfect

    An action finished before a future moment: by Friday, I’ll have finished.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have fended for

  3. Future perfect continuous

    How long an activity will have lasted at a future moment: in June, I’ll have been working here for a year.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have been fending for

  4. Conditional continuous

    An action that would be in progress in an imagined situation: if I were rich, I would be traveling now.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would be fending for

  5. Conditional perfect continuous

    An activity that would have been going on in an imagined past: without the rain, we would have been playing outside.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have been fending for