fingirverb
Fingir means to pretend in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as fingiendo, finge and fingió.
- to pretend
¿Cómo podría fingir sorpresa?
How could I feign surprise?
Él fingió estar enfermo ayer.
He pretended to be sick yesterday.
Solamente fingía estar durmiendo.
She was only pretending to be asleep.
Ella fingió tener problemas auditivos.
She pretended to be hard of hearing.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| fingiendo | Gerund | |
| finge | he, she, it | Present |
| fingió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| fingía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| fingido | masculine singular | Past participle |
| fingieron | they | Preterite |
| fingen | they | Present |
| fingí | I | Preterite |
| fingimos | we | Present or preterite |
| fingían | they | Imperfect |
| finjo | I | Present |