fingir

A2#1,254

Hear it

verb

to pretendto act as though something is different from what it is
to fake, affect, feign

Forms

Present

I	finjo
you	finges
he, she, it	finge
we	fingimos
you (plural)	fingís
they	fingen

Preterite

I	fingí
you	fingiste
he, she, it	fingió
we	fingimos
you (plural)	fingisteis
they	fingieron

Imperfect

I	fingía
you	fingías
he, she, it	fingía
we	fingíamos
you (plural)	fingíais
they	fingían

Future

I	fingiré
you	fingirás
he, she, it	fingirá
we	fingiremos
you (plural)	fingiréis
they	fingirán

Conditional

I	fingiría
you	fingirías
he, she, it	fingiría
we	fingiríamos
you (plural)	fingiríais
they	fingirían

Subjunctive

I	finja
you	finjas
he, she, it	finja
we	finjamos
you (plural)	finjáis
they	finjan

Imperfect subjunctive

I	fingiera / fingiese
you	fingieras / fingieses
he, she, it	fingiera / fingiese
we	fingiéramos / fingiésemos
you (plural)	fingierais / fingieseis
they	fingieran / fingiesen

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

Mi abuelo finge que no oye cuando mi abuela le pide ayuda con las compras.My grandfather pretends not to hear when my grandmother asks him for help with the shopping.A2Otra vez, por favor (4) — Once more, please (4) (A2)
El detective finge estar dormido en el tren para oír la conversación de dos hombres.The detective pretends to be asleep on the train to listen to two men's conversation.A2Otra vez, por favor (8) — Once more, please (8) (A2)
"Pretender" es to intend o to try, no to pretend: "Pretendo terminar hoy". Fingir es to pretend."Pretender" is to intend or to try, not to pretend: "I intend to finish today". "Fingir" is to pretend.A2Los falsos amigos — False friends
Emocionado estaba el cliente al firmar, y fingía calma.The client was excited when signing, and pretended to be calm.B1Otra vez, por favor (20) — Once more, please (20) (B1)

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