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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
pretender
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
pretendiendo
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
pretendido
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | pretendo I intend |
tú | pretendes you intend |
él/ella/usted | pretende he/she/you intends |
nosotros | pretendemos we intend |
vosotros | pretendéis you all intend |
ellos/ustedes | pretenden they/you all intend |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | pretendía I used to intend |
tú | pretendías you used to intend |
él/ella/usted | pretendía he/she/you used to intend |
nosotros | pretendíamos we used to intend |
vosotros | pretendíais you all used to intend |
ellos/ustedes | pretendían they/you all used to intend |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | pretendí I intended |
tú | pretendiste you intended |
él/ella/usted | pretendió he/she/you intended |
nosotros | pretendimos we intended |
vosotros | pretendisteis you all intended |
ellos/ustedes | pretendieron they/you all intended |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | pretenderé I will intend |
tú | pretenderás you will intend |
él/ella/usted | pretenderá he/she/you will intend |
nosotros | pretenderemos we will intend |
vosotros | pretenderéis you all will intend |
ellos/ustedes | pretenderán they/you all will intend |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | pretendería I would intend |
tú | pretenderías you would intend |
él/ella/usted | pretendería he/she/you would intend |
nosotros | pretenderíamos we would intend |
vosotros | pretenderíais you all would intend |
ellos/ustedes | pretenderían they/you all would intend |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | pretenda that I intend |
tú | pretendas that you intend |
él/ella/usted | pretenda that he/she/you intend |
nosotros | pretendamos that we intend |
vosotros | pretendáis that you all intend |
ellos/ustedes | pretendan that they/you all intend |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | pretendiera or pretendiese that I intended |
tú | pretendieras or pretendieses that you intended |
él/ella/usted | pretendiera or pretendiese that he/she/you intended |
nosotros | pretendiéramos or pretendiésemos that we intended |
vosotros | pretendierais or pretendieseis that you all intended |
ellos/ustedes | pretendieran or pretendiesen that they/you all intended |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he pretendido I have intended |
tú | has pretendido you have intended |
él/ella/usted | ha pretendido he/she/you have intended |
nosotros | hemos pretendido we have intended |
vosotros | habéis pretendido you all have intended |
ellos/ustedes | han pretendido they/you all have intended |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había pretendido I had intended |
tú | habías pretendido you had intended |
él/ella/usted | había pretendido he/she/you had intended |
nosotros | habíamos pretendido we had intended |
vosotros | habíais pretendido you all had intended |
ellos/ustedes | habían pretendido they/you all had intended |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube pretendido I had intended |
tú | hubiste pretendido you had intended |
él/ella/usted | hubo pretendido he/she/you had intended |
nosotros | hubimos pretendido we had intended |
vosotros | hubisteis pretendido you all had intended |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron pretendido they/you all had intended |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré pretendido I will have intended |
tú | habrás pretendido you will have intended |
él/ella/usted | habrá pretendido he/she/you will have intended |
nosotros | habremos pretendido we will have intended |
vosotros | habréis pretendido you all will have intended |
ellos/ustedes | habrán pretendido they/you all will have intended |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría pretendido I would have intended |
tú | habrías pretendido you would have intended |
él/ella/usted | habría pretendido he/she/you would have intended |
nosotros | habríamos pretendido we would have intended |
vosotros | habríais pretendido you all would have intended |
ellos/ustedes | habrían pretendido they/you all would have intended |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya pretendido that I have intended |
tú | hayas pretendido that you have intended |
él/ella/usted | haya pretendido that he/she/you have intended |
nosotros | hayamos pretendido that we have intended |
vosotros | hayáis pretendido that you all have intended |
ellos/ustedes | hayan pretendido that they/you all have intended |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera pretendido that I had intended |
tú | hubieras pretendido that you had intended |
él/ella/usted | hubiera pretendido that he/she/you had intended |
nosotros | hubiéramos pretendido that we had intended |
vosotros | hubierais pretendido that you all had intended |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran pretendido that they/you all had intended |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | pretende | intend! (you) |
usted | pretenda | intend! (you formal) |
nosotros | pretendamos | let's intend! |
vosotros | pretended | intend! (you all) |
ustedes | pretendan | intend! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no pretendas | don't intend! (you) |
usted | no pretenda | don't intend! (you formal) |
nosotros | no pretendamos | let's not intend! |
vosotros | no pretendáis | don't intend! (you all) |
ustedes | no pretendan | don't intend! (you all) |
More About "pretender"
Examples in Context
Pretendió engañarme.
He/She tried to deceive me.
Preterite
¿Qué pretendes conseguir?
What are you trying to achieve?
Present
Ha pretendido ser otra persona.
He/She has pretended to be someone else.
Present Perfect
Pretenderé resolver esto.
I will try to solve this.
Future
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms:
Usage Notes
- •Pretender is a regular -er verb
- •Main meanings: to intend, to try, to claim
- •FALSE FRIEND: Does not mean "to pretend" (use fingir)
- •More about attempting or intending than faking
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