How to conjugate Pretender in Spanish
To intend Regular ER Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Pretender
- Pretender in the Indicative Present
- Pretender in the Indicative Preterite
- Pretender in the Indicative Imperfect
- Pretender in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Pretender in the Indicative Informal Future
- Pretender in the Indicative Future
- Pretender in the Indicative Conditional
- Pretender in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Pretender in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Pretender in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Pretender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Pretender
- Imperative tenses of Pretender
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Pretender conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Pretender is the Spanish verb for "to intend". It is a regular ER verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | pretender | to intend |
| Past participle | pretendido | intended |
| Gerund | pretendiendo | intending |
Indicative Tenses of Pretender
Pretender in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of pretender 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, "pretendo", meaning "I intend".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pretendo | I intend |
| Tú | pretendes | you intend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pretende | s/he intends, you (formal) intend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pretendemos | we intend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pretendéis | you (plural) intend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pretenden | they intend, you (plural formal) intend |
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Pretender in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of pretender is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "pretendí", meaning "I intended".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pretendí | I intended |
| Tú | pretendiste | you intended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pretendió | s/he intended, you (formal) intended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pretendimos | we intended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pretendisteis | you (plural) intended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pretendieron | they intended, you (plural formal) intended |
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Pretender in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of pretender is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "pretendía", meaning "I used to intend".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pretendía | I used to intend |
| Tú | pretendías | you used to intend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pretendía | s/he used to intend, you (formal) used to intend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pretendíamos | we used to intend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pretendíais | you (plural) used to intend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pretendían | they used to intend, you (plural formal) used to intend |
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Pretender in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of pretender is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy pretendiendo", meaning "I am intending".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy pretendiendo | I am intending |
| Tú | estás pretendiendo | you are intending |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está pretendiendo | s/he is intending, you (formal) are intending |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos pretendiendo | we are intending |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis pretendiendo | you (plural) are intending |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están pretendiendo | they are intending, you (plural formal) are intending |
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Pretender in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of pretender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a pretender", meaning "I am going to intend".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a pretender | I am going to intend |
| Tú | vas a pretender | you are going to intend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a pretender | s/he is going to intend, you (formal) are going to intend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a pretender | we are going to intend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a pretender | you (plural) are going to intend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a pretender | they are going to intend, you (plural formal) are going to intend |
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Pretender in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of pretender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "pretenderé", meaning "I will intend".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pretenderé | I will intend |
| Tú | pretenderás | you will intend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pretenderá | s/he will intend, you (formal) will intend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pretenderemos | we will intend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pretenderéis | you (plural) will intend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pretenderán | they will intend, you (plural formal) will intend |
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Pretender in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of pretender is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "pretendería", meaning "I would intend".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pretendería | I would intend |
| Tú | pretenderías | you would intend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pretendería | s/he would intend, you (formal) would intend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pretenderíamos | we would intend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pretenderíais | you (plural) would intend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pretenderían | they would intend, you (plural formal) would intend |
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Pretender in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of pretender 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 pretendido", meaning "I have intended".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he pretendido | I have intended |
| Tú | has pretendido | you have intended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha pretendido | s/he has intended, you (formal) have intended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos pretendido | we have intended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis pretendido | you (plural) have intended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han pretendido | they have intended, you (plural formal) have intended |
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Pretender in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of pretender is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había pretendido", meaning "I had intended".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había pretendido | I had intended |
| Tú | habías pretendido | you had intended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había pretendido | s/he had intended, you (formal) had intended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos pretendido | we had intended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais pretendido | you (plural) had intended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían pretendido | they had intended, you (plural formal) had intended |
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Pretender in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of pretender is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré pretendido", meaning "I will have intended".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré pretendido | I will have intended |
| Tú | habrás pretendido | you will have intended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá pretendido | s/he will have intended, you (formal) will have intended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos pretendido | we will have intended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis pretendido | you (plural) will have intended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán pretendido | they will have intended, you (plural formal) will have intended |
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Pretender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of pretender is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría pretendido", meaning "I would have intended".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría pretendido | I would have intended |
| Tú | habrías pretendido | you would have intended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría pretendido | s/he would have intended, you (formal) would have intended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos pretendido | we would have intended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais pretendido | you (plural) would have intended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían pretendido | they would have intended, you (plural formal) would have intended |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Pretender
Pretender 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, "pretenda", meaning "I intend".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pretenda | I intend |
| Tú | pretendas | you intend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pretenda | s/he intends, you (formal) intend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pretendamos | we intend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pretendáis | you (plural) intend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pretendan | they intend, you (plural formal) intend |
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Pretender 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, "pretendiera", meaning "I intended".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pretendiera | I intended |
| Tú | pretendieras | you intended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pretendiera | s/he intended, you (formal) intended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pretendiéramos | we intended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pretendierais | you (plural) intended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pretendieran | they intended, you (plural formal) intended |
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Pretender 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, "pretendiere", meaning "I will intend".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pretendiere | I will intend |
| Tú | pretendieres | you will intend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pretendiere | s/he will intend, you (formal) will intend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pretendiéremos | we will intend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pretendiereis | you (plural) will intend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pretendieren | they will intend, you (plural formal) will intend |
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Pretender 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 pretendido", meaning "I have intended".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya pretendido | I have intended |
| Tú | hayas pretendido | you have intended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya pretendido | s/he has intended, you (formal) have intended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos pretendido | we have intended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis pretendido | you (plural) have intended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan pretendido | they have intended, you (plural formal) have intended |
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Pretender 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 pretendido", meaning "I had intended".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera pretendido | I had intended |
| Tú | hubieras pretendido | you had intended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera pretendido | s/he had intended, you (formal) had intended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos pretendido | we had intended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais pretendido | you (plural) had intended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran pretendido | they had intended, you (plural formal) had intended |
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Pretender 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 pretendido", meaning "I will have intended".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere pretendido | I will have intended |
| Tú | hubieres pretendido | you will have intended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere pretendido | s/he will have intended, you (formal) will have intended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos pretendido | we will have intended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis pretendido | you (plural) will have intended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren pretendido | they will have intended, you (plural formal) will have intended |
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Imperative Tenses of Pretender
Pretender in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "pretenda", meaning "(to you formal) intend!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | pretende | (to you) intend! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pretenda | (to you formal) intend! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pretendamos | let's intend! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pretended | (to you plural) intend! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pretendan | (to you plural formal) intend! |
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Pretender in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no pretenda", meaning "(to you formal) don't intend!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no pretendas | (to you) don't intend! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no pretenda | (to you formal) don't intend! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no pretendamos | let's not intend! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no pretendáis | (to you plural) don't intend! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no pretendan | (to you plural formal) don't intend! |
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