| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I define |
| you define |
| he/she/it defines |
| we define |
| you all define |
| they define |
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| I am defining |
| you are defining |
| he/she/it is defining |
| we are defining |
| you all are defining |
| they are defining |
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| I have defined |
| you have defined |
| he/she/it has defined |
| we have defined |
| you all have defined |
| they have defined |
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| I have been defining |
| you have been defining |
| he/she/it has been defining |
| we have been defining |
| you all have been defining |
| they have been defining |
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| Past |
| I defined |
| you defined |
| he/she/it defined |
| we defined |
| you all defined |
| they defined |
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| I was defining |
| you were defining |
| he/she/it was defining |
| we were defining |
| you all were defining |
| they were defining |
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| I had defined |
| you had defined |
| he/she/it had defined |
| we had defined |
| you all had defined |
| they had defined |
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| I had been defining |
| you had been defining |
| he/she/it had been defining |
| we had been defining |
| you all had been defining |
| they had been defining |
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| Future |
| I will define |
| you will define |
| he/she/it will define |
| we will define |
| you all will define |
| they will define |
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| I will be defining |
| you will be defining |
| he/she/it will be defining |
| we are defining |
| you all will be defining |
| they will be defining |
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| I will have defined |
| you will have defined |
| he/she/it will have defined |
| we will have defined |
| you all will have defined |
| they will have defined |
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| I will have been defining |
| you will have been defining |
| he/she/it will have been defining |
| we will have been defining |
| you all will have been defining |
| they will have been defining |
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