| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I defect |
| you defect |
| he/she/it defects |
| we defect |
| you all defect |
| they defect |
|
| I am defecting |
| you are defecting |
| he/she/it is defecting |
| we are defecting |
| you all are defecting |
| they are defecting |
|
| I have defected |
| you have defected |
| he/she/it has defected |
| we have defected |
| you all have defected |
| they have defected |
|
| I have been defecting |
| you have been defecting |
| he/she/it has been defecting |
| we have been defecting |
| you all have been defecting |
| they have been defecting |
|
| Past |
| I defected |
| you defected |
| he/she/it defected |
| we defected |
| you all defected |
| they defected |
|
| I was defecting |
| you were defecting |
| he/she/it was defecting |
| we were defecting |
| you all were defecting |
| they were defecting |
|
| I had defected |
| you had defected |
| he/she/it had defected |
| we had defected |
| you all had defected |
| they had defected |
|
| I had been defecting |
| you had been defecting |
| he/she/it had been defecting |
| we had been defecting |
| you all had been defecting |
| they had been defecting |
|
| Future |
| I will defect |
| you will defect |
| he/she/it will defect |
| we will defect |
| you all will defect |
| they will defect |
|
| I will be defecting |
| you will be defecting |
| he/she/it will be defecting |
| we are defecting |
| you all will be defecting |
| they will be defecting |
|
| I will have defected |
| you will have defected |
| he/she/it will have defected |
| we will have defected |
| you all will have defected |
| they will have defected |
|
| I will have been defecting |
| you will have been defecting |
| he/she/it will have been defecting |
| we will have been defecting |
| you all will have been defecting |
| they will have been defecting |
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