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yo fingía

pretended

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fing pretend + ía imperfect past: I/he/she
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #20,482
pretended Imperfect tense (past), describing an ongoing or repeated action.
SP: Cuando era niño, fingía estar enfermo para no ir a la escuela.
EN: When I was a kid, I pretended to be sick so I wouldn’t have to go to school.
Conjugation of fingir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First fingía —
Third fingía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First fingía —
Third fingía —

Fingía estar durmiendo.

He was pretending to be asleep.

Sami fingía ser policía.

Sami was pretending to be a police officer.

Ella fingía indiferencia.

She feigned indifference.

Mary fingía ser su hermana mayor.

Mary pretended to be her older sister.

Solamente fingía estar durmiendo.

He was just pretending to be asleep.

El niño fingía que estaba dormido.

The child pretended to be asleep.

Él ocultó sus emociones y fingía entusiasmo.

He hid his emotions and feigned enthusiasm.

Tom fingía que no sabía nada de Mary.

Tom pretended he knew nothing about Mary.

Fingía estar dormido.

He was pretending to be asleep.

Tom fingía ser rico.

Tom pretended to be rich.

No soy realmente tu amigo, solamente fingía.

I'm not really your friend; I was just pretending.

Ella fingía no oírme.

She pretended not to hear me.

Tom fingía estar ocupado.

Tom pretended to be busy.

Cuando estábamos frente a la gente, él fingía que me respetaba.

When we were in front of other people, he pretended to respect me.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Está claro que él fingía estar enfermo.

It’s clear that he was pretending to be sick.

Tom fingía ser el amigo de Mary.

Tom pretended to be Mary’s friend.