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How to conjugate Fingir in Spanish

To pretend, to fake Irregular Verb

At a glance: Fingir (to pretend, to fake) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: finjo, finges, finge, fingimos, fingís, fingen. Its irregularities include: G changes to j for yo in the indicative present (and therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).

Introduction

Fingir is the Spanish verb for "to pretend, to fake". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to fingir include: aparentar.

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitivefingirto pretend, to fake
Past participlefingidopretended
Gerundfingiendopretending
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Indicative Tenses of Fingir

Fingir in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of fingir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "finjo", meaning "I pretend".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yofinjo I pretend
fingesyou pretend
Ella / Él / Ustedfinges/he pretends
Nosotras / Nosotrosfingimoswe pretend
Vosotras / Vosotrosfingísyou (plural) pretend
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesfingenthey pretend

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Fingir in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of fingir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "fingí", meaning "I pretended".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YofingíI pretended
fingisteyou pretended
Ella / Él / Ustedfingiós/he pretended
Nosotras / Nosotrosfingimoswe pretended
Vosotras / Vosotrosfingisteisyou (plural) pretended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesfingieronthey pretended

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Fingir in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of fingir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "fingía", meaning "I used to pretend".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YofingíaI used to pretend
fingíasyou used to pretend
Ella / Él / Ustedfingías/he used to pretend
Nosotras / Nosotrosfingíamoswe used to pretend
Vosotras / Vosotrosfingíaisyou (plural) used to pretend
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesfingíanthey used to pretend

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Fingir in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of fingir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy fingiendo", meaning "I am pretending".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy fingiendoI am pretending
estás fingiendoyou are pretending
Ella / Él / Ustedestá fingiendos/he is pretending
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos fingiendowe are pretending
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis fingiendoyou (plural) are pretending
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán fingiendothey are pretending

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Fingir in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of fingir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a fingir", meaning "I am going to pretend".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a fingirI am going to pretend
vas a fingiryou are going to pretend
Ella / Él / Ustedva a fingirs/he is going to pretend
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a fingirwe are going to pretend
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a fingiryou (plural) are going to pretend
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a fingirthey are going to pretend

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Fingir in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of fingir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "fingiré", meaning "I will pretend".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YofingiréI will pretend
fingirásyou will pretend
Ella / Él / Ustedfingirás/he will pretend
Nosotras / Nosotrosfingiremoswe will pretend
Vosotras / Vosotrosfingiréisyou (plural) will pretend
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesfingiránthey will pretend

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Fingir in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of fingir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "fingiría", meaning "I would pretend".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YofingiríaI would pretend
fingiríasyou would pretend
Ella / Él / Ustedfingirías/he would pretend
Nosotras / Nosotrosfingiríamoswe would pretend
Vosotras / Vosotrosfingiríaisyou (plural) would pretend
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesfingiríanthey would pretend

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Fingir in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of fingir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he fingido", meaning "I have pretended".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe fingidoI have pretended
has fingidoyou have pretended
Ella / Él / Ustedha fingidos/he has pretended
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos fingidowe have pretended
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis fingidoyou (plural) have pretended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan fingidothey have pretended

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Fingir in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of fingir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había fingido", meaning "I had pretended".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía fingidoI had pretended
habías fingidoyou had pretended
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía fingidos/he had pretended
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos fingidowe had pretended
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais fingidoyou (plural) had pretended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían fingidothey had pretended

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Fingir in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of fingir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré fingido", meaning "I will have pretended".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré fingidoI will have pretended
habrás fingidoyou will have pretended
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá fingidos/he will have pretended
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos fingidowe will have pretended
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis fingidoyou (plural) will have pretended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán fingidothey will have pretended

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Fingir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of fingir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría fingido", meaning "I would have pretended".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría fingidoI would have pretended
habrías fingidoyou would have pretended
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría fingidos/he would have pretended
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos fingidowe would have pretended
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais fingidoyou (plural) would have pretended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían fingidothey would have pretended

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Subjunctive Tenses of Fingir

Fingir in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "finja", meaning "I pretend".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yofinja I pretend
finjas you pretend
Ella / Él / Ustedfinja s/he pretends
Nosotras / Nosotrosfinjamos we pretend
Vosotras / Vosotrosfinjáis you (plural) pretend
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesfinjan they pretend

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Fingir in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "fingiera", meaning "I pretended".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YofingieraI pretended
fingierasyou pretended
Ella / Él / Ustedfingieras/he pretended
Nosotras / Nosotrosfingiéramoswe pretended
Vosotras / Vosotrosfingieraisyou (plural) pretended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesfingieranthey pretended

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Fingir in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "fingiere", meaning "I will pretend".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YofingiereI will pretend
fingieresyou will pretend
Ella / Él / Ustedfingieres/he will pretend
Nosotras / Nosotrosfingiéremoswe will pretend
Vosotras / Vosotrosfingiereisyou (plural) will pretend
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesfingierenthey will pretend

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Fingir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya fingido", meaning "I have pretended".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya fingidoI have pretended
hayas fingidoyou have pretended
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya fingidos/he has pretended
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos fingidowe have pretended
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis fingidoyou (plural) have pretended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan fingidothey have pretended

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Fingir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera fingido", meaning "I had pretended".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera fingidoI had pretended
hubieras fingidoyou had pretended
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera fingidos/he had pretended
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos fingidowe had pretended
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais fingidoyou (plural) had pretended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran fingidothey had pretended

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Fingir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere fingido", meaning "I will have pretended".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere fingidoI will have pretended
hubieres fingidoyou will have pretended
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere fingidos/he will have pretended
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos fingidowe will have pretended
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis fingidoyou (plural) will have pretended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren fingidothey will have pretended

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Imperative Tenses of Fingir

Fingir in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "finja", meaning "(to you formal) pretend!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
finge(to you) pretend!
Ella / Él / Ustedfinja (to you formal) pretend!
Nosotras / Nosotrosfinjamos let's pretend!
Vosotras / Vosotrosfingid(to you plural) pretend!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesfinjan (to you plural formal) pretend!

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Fingir in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no finja", meaning "(to you formal) don't pretend!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no finjas (to you) don't pretend!
Ella / Él / Ustedno finja (to you formal) don't pretend!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno finjamos let's not pretend!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno finjáis (to you plural) don't pretend!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno finjan (to you plural formal) don't pretend!

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Frequently asked questions about Fingir

Is fingir a regular or irregular verb?

Fingir is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: G changes to j for yo in the indicative present (and therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).

How do you conjugate fingir in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), fingir is conjugated as: yo finjo, tú finges, él/ella/usted finge, nosotros fingimos, vosotros fingís, ellos/ellas/ustedes fingen. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.

How do you conjugate fingir in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), fingir is conjugated as: yo fingí, tú fingiste, él/ella/usted fingió, nosotros fingimos, vosotros fingisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes fingieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate fingir in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), fingir is conjugated as: yo fingía, tú fingías, él/ella/usted fingía, nosotros fingíamos, vosotros fingíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes fingían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate fingir in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), fingir is conjugated as: yo fingiré, tú fingirás, él/ella/usted fingirá, nosotros fingiremos, vosotros fingiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes fingirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate fingir in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), fingir is conjugated as: yo finja, tú finjas, él/ella/usted finja, nosotros finjamos, vosotros finjáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes finjan. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.


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