they pretended
Tom y Mary fingieron ser marido y mujer.
Tom and Mary pretended to be husband and wife.
Fingieron ser policías.
They pretended to be police officers.
— Mystic River (2003)
Ustedes fingieron entender el poema de Mary.
You pretended to understand Mary's poem.
Los alumnos fingieron que no podían oír al profesor.
The students pretended they couldn't hear the teacher.
Fingieron no saberlo.
They pretended not to know.