verb
- to pretend (to act as though something is different from what it is)
- to fake, affect, feign
fingir
to pretend (to act as though something…
Meanings
Conjugation
Gerund fingiendo · past participle fingido
Indicative
| present | imperfect | preterite | future | conditional | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | finjo | fingía | fingí | fingiré | fingiría |
| tú | finges | fingías | fingiste | fingirás | fingirías |
| vos | fingís | fingías | fingiste | fingirás | fingirías |
| él, ella, usted | finge | fingía | fingió | fingirá | fingiría |
| nosotros | fingimos | fingíamos | fingimos | fingiremos | fingiríamos |
| vosotros | fingís | fingíais | fingisteis | fingiréis | fingiríais |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | fingen | fingían | fingieron | fingirán | fingirían |
Subjunctive
| present | imperfect (-ra) | imperfect (-se) | future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | finja | fingiera | fingiese | fingiere |
| tú | finjas | fingieras | fingieses | fingieres |
| vos | finjás | fingieras | fingieses | fingieres |
| él, ella, usted | finja | fingiera | fingiese | fingiere |
| nosotros | finjamos | fingiéramos | fingiésemos | fingiéremos |
| vosotros | finjáis | fingierais | fingieseis | fingiereis |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | finjan | fingieran | fingiesen | fingieren |
Imperative
| affirmative | negative | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | finge | no finjas |
| vos | fingí | |
| usted | finja | no finja |
| nosotros | finjamos | no finjamos |
| vosotros | fingid | no finjáis |
| ustedes | finjan | no finjan |
In sentences
Fingí apoyarlo. I made believe that I supported him. #1475349
Está fingiendo. He's faking. #2353297
Fingían dormir. They pretended they were asleep. #10289391
Estás fingiendo. You’re faking it. #13364509
Estaba fingiendo. He was faking. #7181436
¿Para qué fingir? Why pretend? #10603612
No finjo quererle. I don't pretend to love him. #869264
Fingí no entender. I pretended I didn't understand. #3704892