Italian reference
fingere
to pretend; fake
Irregular · 15 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I pretend |
| tu | you pretend |
| lui/lei | he/she pretends; you (formal) pretend |
| noi | we pretend |
| voi | you (plural) pretend |
| loro | they pretend |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I pretended; I have pretended |
| tu | you pretended; you have pretended |
| lui/lei | he/she pretended; he/she has pretended; you (formal) pretended; you (formal) have pretended |
| noi | we pretended; we have pretended |
| voi | you (plural) pretended; you (plural) have pretended |
| loro | they pretended; they have pretended |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to pretend |
| tu | you used to pretend |
| lui/lei | he/she used to pretend; you (formal) used to pretend |
| noi | we used to pretend |
| voi | you (plural) used to pretend |
| loro | they used to pretend |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had pretended |
| tu | you had pretended |
| lui/lei | he/she had pretended; you (formal) had pretended |
| noi | we had pretended |
| voi | you (plural) had pretended |
| loro | they had pretended |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I pretended |
| tu | you pretended |
| lui/lei | he/she pretended; you (formal) pretended |
| noi | we pretended |
| voi | you (plural) pretended |
| loro | they pretended |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had pretended (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had pretended (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had pretended (before the next past event); you (formal) had pretended (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had pretended (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had pretended (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had pretended (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will pretend |
| tu | you will pretend |
| lui/lei | he/she will pretend; you (formal) will pretend |
| noi | we will pretend |
| voi | you (plural) will pretend |
| loro | they will pretend |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have pretended |
| tu | you will have pretended |
| lui/lei | he/she will have pretended; you (formal) will have pretended |
| noi | we will have pretended |
| voi | you (plural) will have pretended |
| loro | they will have pretended |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would pretend |
| tu | you would pretend |
| lui/lei | he/she would pretend; you (formal) would pretend |
| noi | we would pretend |
| voi | you (plural) would pretend |
| loro | they would pretend |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have pretended |
| tu | you would have pretended |
| lui/lei | he/she would have pretended; you (formal) would have pretended |
| noi | we would have pretended |
| voi | you (plural) would have pretended |
| loro | they would have pretended |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I pretend |
| tu | (that) you pretend |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she pretends; (that) you (formal) pretend |
| noi | (that) we pretend |
| voi | (that) you (plural) pretend |
| loro | (that) they pretend |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have pretended |
| tu | (that) you have pretended |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has pretended; (that) you (formal) have pretended |
| noi | (that) we have pretended |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have pretended |
| loro | (that) they have pretended |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I pretended |
| tu | (that) you pretended |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she pretended; (that) you (formal) pretended |
| noi | (that) we pretended |
| voi | (that) you (plural) pretended |
| loro | (that) they pretended |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had pretended |
| tu | (that) you had pretended |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had pretended; (that) you (formal) had pretended |
| noi | (that) we had pretended |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had pretended |
| loro | (that) they had pretended |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | pretend! |
| lui/lei | pretend! (formal) |
| noi | let's pretend! |
| voi | pretend! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Italian entries.