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yo pretendía

intended to, was trying to, meant to

→ pretender
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #20,744
intended to, was trying to, meant to Does not usually mean “pretended to” in the English sense of acting as if something were true.
SP: Pretendía llamar antes, pero se me olvidó.
EN: I intended to call earlier, but I forgot.
Conjugation of pretender
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First pretendía —
Third pretendía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First pretendía —
Third pretendía —

Pretendía llamarla, pero se me olvidó.

I meant to call her, but I forgot.

¿Qué pretendía hacer?

What was he trying to do?

— Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)

Solo pretendía hacer lo que era mejor.

I only intended to do what was best.

Ella pretendía ir de compras.

She intended to go shopping.

¿Crees que Berus pretendía librarse de ti?

Do you think Berus was trying to get rid of you?

— Das Experiment (2001)

Pretendía matarnos a todos y largarse con los diamantes.

He intended to kill us all and run off with the diamonds.

— Perros de Reserva (1992)

Cuando ella le contó lo que pretendía, usted perdió los nervios.

When she told you what she intended, you lost your temper.

— Contratiempo (2017)

¿Qué pretendía?

What was he trying to do?

Ella pretendía retirar todos sus ahorros del banco.

She intended to withdraw all her savings from the bank.

Tom pretendía visitar Boston el mes pasado.

Tom intended to visit Boston last month.

Tom se preguntaba cuánto equipaje pretendía llevar María.

Tom wondered how much luggage Maria intended to bring.

Pretendía ser un cumplido.

It was meant as a compliment.

Él pretendía casarse con ella.

He intended to marry her.

Las Naciones Unidas, tal como Roosevelt pretendía.

The United Nations, just as Roosevelt intended.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Pretendía haber sido médico.

He had intended to be a doctor.

No lo pretendía.

I didn’t mean to.

— Una historia china de fantasmas (1987)

No era lo que pretendía decir.

That’s not what I meant to say.

Pretendía verla antes de salir del pueblo.

He intended to see her before leaving town.