Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | finjo | |
| tú | finges | |
| él / ella / usted | finge | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fingimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fingís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fingen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fingí | |
| tú | fingiste | |
| él / ella / usted | fingió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fingimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fingisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fingieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fingía | |
| tú | fingías | |
| él / ella / usted | fingía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fingíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fingíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fingían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fingiré | |
| tú | fingirás | |
| él / ella / usted | fingirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fingiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fingiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fingirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fingiría | |
| tú | fingirías | |
| él / ella / usted | fingiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fingiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fingiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fingirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | finja | |
| tú | finjas | |
| él / ella / usted | finja | |
| nosotros / nosotras | finjamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | finjáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | finjan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to pretend (to act as though something is different from what it is)
- to fake, affect, feign
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations