pretender
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Conjugation
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Subjuntivo
Subjuntivo
Tiempo
Presente de subjuntivo
Presente de subjuntivo
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — pretender
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber pretendido
- Gerundio — pretendiendo
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo pretendido
- Participio — pretendido
Key forms
yo
pretendo
tú
pretendes
él/ella
pretende
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he pretendido
tú
has pretendido
él/ella
ha pretendido
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
pretendí
tú
pretendiste
él/ella
pretendió
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
pretendía
tú
pretendías
él/ella
pretendía
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había pretendido
tú
habías pretendido
él/ella
había pretendido
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube pretendido
tú
hubiste pretendido
él/ella
hubo pretendido
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
pretenderé
tú
pretenderás
él/ella
pretenderá
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
pretendería
tú
pretenderías
él/ella
pretendería
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré pretendido
tú
habrás pretendido
él/ella
habrá pretendido
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría pretendido
tú
habrías pretendido
él/ella
habría pretendido
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
pretenda
tú
pretendas
él/ella
pretenda
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya pretendido
tú
hayas pretendido
él/ella
haya pretendido
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
pretendiera (pretendiese)
tú
pretendieras (pretendieses)
él/ella
pretendiera (pretendiese)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera pretendido (hubiese pretendido)
tú
hubieras pretendido (hubieses pretendido)
él/ella
hubiera pretendido (hubiese pretendido)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
pretendiere
tú
pretendieres
él/ella
pretendiere
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere pretendido
tú
hubieres pretendido
él/ella
hubiere pretendido
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
pretende
él/ella
pretenda
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
pretendas
él/ella
pretenda
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