Pretender conjugation chart
Pretender present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I intend | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you intend | |
| vos | you intend | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she intends | |
| nosotros | we intend | |
| vosotros | you all intend | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they intend |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Pretender preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I intended | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you intended | |
| vos | you intended | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she intended | |
| nosotros | we intended | |
| vosotros | you all intended | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they intended |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Pretender imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to intend | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to intend | |
| vos | you used to intend | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to intend | |
| nosotros | we used to intend | |
| vosotros | you all used to intend | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to intend |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Pretender future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will intend | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will intend | |
| vos | you will intend | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will intend | |
| nosotros | we will intend | |
| vosotros | you all will intend | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will intend |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Pretender conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would intend | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would intend | |
| vos | you would intend | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would intend | |
| nosotros | we would intend | |
| vosotros | you all would intend | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would intend |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Pretender present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I intend | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you intend | |
| vos | that you intend | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she intend | |
| nosotros | that we intend | |
| vosotros | that you all intend | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they intend |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Pretender imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I intended | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you intended | |
| vos | if you intended | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she intended | |
| nosotros | if we intended | |
| vosotros | if you all intended | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they intended |
Regular: same endings as comer.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (pretendiese), more common in writing.
Pretender affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | intend! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | intend! | |
| usted | intend! | |
| nosotros | let's intend! | |
| vosotros | intend! | |
| ustedes | intend! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: pretende. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (pretenda, pretendamos, pretendan).
Pretender negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't intend! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't intend! | |
| usted | don't intend! | |
| nosotros | let's not intend! | |
| vosotros | don't intend! | |
| ustedes | don't intend! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + pretendas, pretenda…
Always the verb haber + the past participle pretendido, which never changes.
Pretender present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he pretendido |
|---|---|
| tú | has pretendido |
| vos | has pretendido |
| él, ella, usted | ha pretendido |
| nosotros | hemos pretendido |
| vosotros | habéis pretendido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han pretendido |
Pretender pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había pretendido |
|---|---|
| tú | habías pretendido |
| vos | habías pretendido |
| él, ella, usted | había pretendido |
| nosotros | habíamos pretendido |
| vosotros | habíais pretendido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían pretendido |
Pretender future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré pretendido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás pretendido |
| vos | habrás pretendido |
| él, ella, usted | habrá pretendido |
| nosotros | habremos pretendido |
| vosotros | habréis pretendido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán pretendido |
Pretender conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría pretendido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías pretendido |
| vos | habrías pretendido |
| él, ella, usted | habría pretendido |
| nosotros | habríamos pretendido |
| vosotros | habríais pretendido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían pretendido |
Pretender present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya pretendido |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas pretendido |
| vos | hayas pretendido |
| él, ella, usted | haya pretendido |
| nosotros | hayamos pretendido |
| vosotros | hayáis pretendido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan pretendido |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
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