Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pretendo | |
| tú | pretendes | |
| él / ella / usted | pretende | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pretendemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pretendéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pretenden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pretendí | |
| tú | pretendiste | |
| él / ella / usted | pretendió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pretendimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pretendisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pretendieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pretendía | |
| tú | pretendías | |
| él / ella / usted | pretendía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pretendíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pretendíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pretendían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pretenderé | |
| tú | pretenderás | |
| él / ella / usted | pretenderá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pretenderemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pretenderéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pretenderán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pretendería | |
| tú | pretenderías | |
| él / ella / usted | pretendería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pretenderíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pretenderíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pretenderían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pretenda | |
| tú | pretendas | |
| él / ella / usted | pretenda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pretendamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pretendáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pretendan |
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 intend, to aim (for/to)
- to woo, to court
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