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Meaning pretend meaning
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Synonyms pretend synonyms
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Topics pretend topics
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Conjugation pretend conjugation
How do you conjugate pretend?
pretend · verb
Present I pretend
Positive I pretend
Singular
1st person I pretend
2nd person you pretend
3rd person he/she/it pretends
Plural
1st person we pretend
2nd person you pretend
3rd person they pretend
Negative I don't pretend
Singular
1st person I don't pretend I do not pretend
2nd person you don't pretend you do not pretend
3rd person he/she/it doesn't pretend he/she/it does not pretend
Plural
1st person we don't pretend we do not pretend
2nd person you don't pretend you do not pretend
3rd person they don't pretend they do not pretend
Question do I pretend?
Singular
1st person do I pretend?
2nd person do you pretend?
3rd person does he/she/it pretend?
Plural
1st person do we pretend?
2nd person do you pretend?
3rd person do they pretend?
Negative question don't I pretend?
Singular
1st person don't I pretend? do I not pretend?
2nd person don't you pretend? do you not pretend?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it pretend? does he/she/it not pretend?
Plural
1st person don't we pretend? do we not pretend?
2nd person don't you pretend? do you not pretend?
3rd person don't they pretend? do they not pretend?
Past I pretended
Positive I pretended
Singular
1st person I pretended
2nd person you pretended
3rd person he/she/it pretended
Plural
1st person we pretended
2nd person you pretended
3rd person they pretended
Negative I didn't pretend
Singular
1st person I didn't pretend I did not pretend
2nd person you didn't pretend you did not pretend
3rd person he/she/it didn't pretend he/she/it did not pretend
Plural
1st person we didn't pretend we did not pretend
2nd person you didn't pretend you did not pretend
3rd person they didn't pretend they did not pretend
Question did I pretend?
Singular
1st person did I pretend?
2nd person did you pretend?
3rd person did he/she/it pretend?
Plural
1st person did we pretend?
2nd person did you pretend?
3rd person did they pretend?
Negative question didn't I pretend?
Singular
1st person didn't I pretend? did I not pretend?
2nd person didn't you pretend? did you not pretend?
3rd person didn't he/she/it pretend? did he/she/it not pretend?
Plural
1st person didn't we pretend? did we not pretend?
2nd person didn't you pretend? did you not pretend?
3rd person didn't they pretend? did they not pretend?
Future I'll pretend
Positive I'll pretend
Singular
1st person I'll pretend I will pretend
2nd person you'll pretend you will pretend
3rd person he/she/it'll pretend he/she/it will pretend
Plural
1st person we'll pretend we will pretend
2nd person you'll pretend you will pretend
3rd person they'll pretend they will pretend
Negative I won't pretend
Singular
1st person I won't pretend I will not pretend
2nd person you won't pretend you will not pretend
3rd person he/she/it won't pretend he/she/it will not pretend
Plural
1st person we won't pretend we will not pretend
2nd person you won't pretend you will not pretend
3rd person they won't pretend they will not pretend
Question will I pretend?
Singular
1st person will I pretend?
2nd person will you pretend?
3rd person will he/she/it pretend?
Plural
1st person will we pretend?
2nd person will you pretend?
3rd person will they pretend?
Negative question won't I pretend?
Singular
1st person won't I pretend? will I not pretend?
2nd person won't you pretend? will you not pretend?
3rd person won't he/she/it pretend? will he/she/it not pretend?
Plural
1st person won't we pretend? will we not pretend?
2nd person won't you pretend? will you not pretend?
3rd person won't they pretend? will they not pretend?
Conditional I'd pretend
Positive I'd pretend
Singular
1st person I'd pretend I would pretend
2nd person you'd pretend you would pretend
3rd person he/she/it'd pretend he/she/it would pretend
Plural
1st person we'd pretend we would pretend
2nd person you'd pretend you would pretend
3rd person they'd pretend they would pretend
Negative I wouldn't pretend
Singular
1st person I wouldn't pretend I would not pretend
2nd person you wouldn't pretend you would not pretend
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't pretend he/she/it would not pretend
Plural
1st person we wouldn't pretend we would not pretend
2nd person you wouldn't pretend you would not pretend
3rd person they wouldn't pretend they would not pretend
Question would I pretend?
Singular
1st person would I pretend?
2nd person would you pretend?
3rd person would he/she/it pretend?
Plural
1st person would we pretend?
2nd person would you pretend?
3rd person would they pretend?
Negative question wouldn't I pretend?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I pretend? would I not pretend?
2nd person wouldn't you pretend? would you not pretend?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it pretend? would he/she/it not pretend?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we pretend? would we not pretend?
2nd person wouldn't you pretend? would you not pretend?
3rd person wouldn't they pretend? would they not pretend?
Present continuous I'm pretending
Positive I'm pretending
Singular
1st person I'm pretending I am pretending
2nd person you're pretending you are pretending
3rd person he/she/it's pretending he/she/it is pretending
Plural
1st person we're pretending we are pretending
2nd person you're pretending you are pretending
3rd person they're pretending they are pretending
Negative I'm not pretending
Singular
1st person I'm not pretending I am not pretending
2nd person you aren't pretending you're not pretending you are not pretending
3rd person he/she/it isn't pretending he/she/it's not pretending he/she/it is not pretending
Plural
1st person we aren't pretending we're not pretending we are not pretending
2nd person you aren't pretending you're not pretending you are not pretending
3rd person they aren't pretending they're not pretending they are not pretending
Question am I pretending?
Singular
1st person am I pretending?
2nd person are you pretending?
3rd person is he/she/it pretending?
Plural
1st person are we pretending?
2nd person are you pretending?
3rd person are they pretending?
Negative question aren't I pretending?
Singular
1st person aren't I pretending? am I not pretending?
2nd person aren't you pretending? are you not pretending?
3rd person isn't he/she/it pretending? is he/she/it not pretending?
Plural
1st person aren't we pretending? are we not pretending?
2nd person aren't you pretending? are you not pretending?
3rd person aren't they pretending? are they not pretending?
Past continuous I was pretending
Positive I was pretending
Singular
1st person I was pretending
2nd person you were pretending
3rd person he/she/it was pretending
Plural
1st person we were pretending
2nd person you were pretending
3rd person they were pretending
Negative I wasn't pretending
Singular
1st person I wasn't pretending I was not pretending
2nd person you weren't pretending you were not pretending
3rd person he/she/it wasn't pretending he/she/it was not pretending
Plural
1st person we weren't pretending we were not pretending
2nd person you weren't pretending you were not pretending
3rd person they weren't pretending they were not pretending
Question was I pretending?
Singular
1st person was I pretending?
2nd person were you pretending?
3rd person was he/she/it pretending?
Plural
1st person were we pretending?
2nd person were you pretending?
3rd person were they pretending?
Negative question wasn't I pretending?
Singular
1st person wasn't I pretending? was I not pretending?
2nd person weren't you pretending? were you not pretending?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it pretending? was he/she/it not pretending?
Plural
1st person weren't we pretending? were we not pretending?
2nd person weren't you pretending? were you not pretending?
3rd person weren't they pretending? were they not pretending?
Future continuous I'll be pretending
Positive I'll be pretending
Singular
1st person I'll be pretending I will be pretending
2nd person you'll be pretending you will be pretending
3rd person he/she/it'll be pretending he/she/it will be pretending
Plural
1st person we'll be pretending we will be pretending
2nd person you'll be pretending you will be pretending
3rd person they'll be pretending they will be pretending
Negative I won't be pretending
Singular
1st person I won't be pretending I will not be pretending
2nd person you won't be pretending you will not be pretending
3rd person he/she/it won't be pretending he/she/it will not be pretending
Plural
1st person we won't be pretending we will not be pretending
2nd person you won't be pretending you will not be pretending
3rd person they won't be pretending they will not be pretending
Question will I be pretending?
Singular
1st person will I be pretending?
2nd person will you be pretending?
3rd person will he/she/it be pretending?
Plural
1st person will we be pretending?
2nd person will you be pretending?
3rd person will they be pretending?
Negative question won't I be pretending?
Singular
1st person won't I be pretending? will I not be pretending?
2nd person won't you be pretending? will you not be pretending?
3rd person won't he/she/it be pretending? will he/she/it not be pretending?
Plural
1st person won't we be pretending? will we not be pretending?
2nd person won't you be pretending? will you not be pretending?
3rd person won't they be pretending? will they not be pretending?
Conditional continuous I'd be pretending
Positive I'd be pretending
Singular
1st person I'd be pretending I would be pretending
2nd person you'd be pretending you would be pretending
3rd person he/she/it'd be pretending he/she/it would be pretending
Plural
1st person we'd be pretending we would be pretending
2nd person you'd be pretending you would be pretending
3rd person they'd be pretending they would be pretending
Negative I wouldn't be pretending
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be pretending I would not be pretending
2nd person you wouldn't be pretending you would not be pretending
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be pretending he/she/it would not be pretending
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be pretending we would not be pretending
2nd person you wouldn't be pretending you would not be pretending
3rd person they wouldn't be pretending they would not be pretending
Question would I be pretending?
Singular
1st person would I be pretending?
2nd person would you be pretending?
3rd person would he/she/it be pretending?
Plural
1st person would we be pretending?
2nd person would you be pretending?
3rd person would they be pretending?
Negative question wouldn't I be pretending?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be pretending? would I not be pretending?
2nd person wouldn't you be pretending? would you not be pretending?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be pretending? would he/she/it not be pretending?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be pretending? would we not be pretending?
2nd person wouldn't you be pretending? would you not be pretending?
3rd person wouldn't they be pretending? would they not be pretending?
Present perfect I've pretended
Positive I've pretended
Singular
1st person I've pretended I have pretended
2nd person you've pretended you have pretended
3rd person he/she/it's pretended he/she/it has pretended
Plural
1st person we've pretended we have pretended
2nd person you've pretended you have pretended
3rd person they've pretended they have pretended
Negative I haven't pretended
Singular
1st person I haven't pretended I have not pretended
2nd person you haven't pretended you have not pretended
3rd person he/she/it hasn't pretended he/she/it has not pretended
Plural
1st person we haven't pretended we have not pretended
2nd person you haven't pretended you have not pretended
3rd person they haven't pretended they have not pretended
Question have I pretended?
Singular
1st person have I pretended?
2nd person have you pretended?
3rd person has he/she/it pretended?
Plural
1st person have we pretended?
2nd person have you pretended?
3rd person have they pretended?
Negative question haven't I pretended?
Singular
1st person haven't I pretended? have I not pretended?
2nd person haven't you pretended? have you not pretended?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it pretended? has he/she/it not pretended?
Plural
1st person haven't we pretended? have we not pretended?
2nd person haven't you pretended? have you not pretended?
3rd person haven't they pretended? have they not pretended?
Past perfect I had pretended
Positive I had pretended
Singular
1st person I had pretended
2nd person you had pretended
3rd person he/she/it had pretended
Plural
1st person we had pretended
2nd person you had pretended
3rd person they had pretended
Negative I hadn't pretended
Singular
1st person I hadn't pretended I had not pretended
2nd person you hadn't pretended you had not pretended
3rd person he/she/it hadn't pretended he/she/it had not pretended
Plural
1st person we hadn't pretended we had not pretended
2nd person you hadn't pretended you had not pretended
3rd person they hadn't pretended they had not pretended
Question had I pretended?
Singular
1st person had I pretended?
2nd person had you pretended?
3rd person had he/she/it pretended?
Plural
1st person had we pretended?
2nd person had you pretended?
3rd person had they pretended?
Negative question hadn't I pretended?
Singular
1st person hadn't I pretended? had I not pretended?
2nd person hadn't you pretended? had you not pretended?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it pretended? had he/she/it not pretended?
Plural
1st person hadn't we pretended? had we not pretended?
2nd person hadn't you pretended? had you not pretended?
3rd person hadn't they pretended? had they not pretended?
Future perfect I'll have pretended
Positive I'll have pretended
Singular
1st person I'll have pretended I will have pretended
2nd person you'll have pretended you will have pretended
3rd person he/she/it'll have pretended he/she/it will have pretended
Plural
1st person we'll have pretended we will have pretended
2nd person you'll have pretended you will have pretended
3rd person they'll have pretended they will have pretended
Negative I won't have pretended
Singular
1st person I won't have pretended I will not have pretended
2nd person you won't have pretended you will not have pretended
3rd person he/she/it won't have pretended he/she/it will not have pretended
Plural
1st person we won't have pretended we will not have pretended
2nd person you won't have pretended you will not have pretended
3rd person they won't have pretended they will not have pretended
Question +'ll I have pretended?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have pretended? will I have pretended?
2nd person +'ll you have pretended? will you have pretended?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have pretended? will he/she/it have pretended?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have pretended? will we have pretended?
2nd person +'ll you have pretended? will you have pretended?
3rd person +'ll they have pretended? will they have pretended?
Negative question won't I have pretended?
Singular
1st person won't I have pretended? will I not have pretended?
2nd person won't you have pretended? will you not have pretended?
3rd person won't he/she/it have pretended? will he/she/it not have pretended?
Plural
1st person won't we have pretended? will we not have pretended?
2nd person won't you have pretended? will you not have pretended?
3rd person won't they have pretended? will they not have pretended?
Conditional perfect I'd have pretended
Positive I'd have pretended
Singular
1st person I'd have pretended I would have pretended
2nd person you'd have pretended you would have pretended
3rd person he/she/it'd have pretended he/she/it would have pretended
Plural
1st person we'd have pretended we would have pretended
2nd person you'd have pretended you would have pretended
3rd person they'd have pretended they would have pretended
Negative I wouldn't have pretended
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have pretended I would not have pretended
2nd person you wouldn't have pretended you would not have pretended
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have pretended he/she/it would not have pretended
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have pretended we would not have pretended
2nd person you wouldn't have pretended you would not have pretended
3rd person they wouldn't have pretended they would not have pretended
Question would I have pretended?
Singular
1st person would I have pretended?
2nd person would you have pretended?
3rd person would he/she/it have pretended?
Plural
1st person would we have pretended?
2nd person would you have pretended?
3rd person would they have pretended?
Negative question wouldn't I have pretended?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have pretended? would I not have pretended?
2nd person wouldn't you have pretended? would you not have pretended?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have pretended? would he/she/it not have pretended?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have pretended? would we not have pretended?
2nd person wouldn't you have pretended? would you not have pretended?
3rd person wouldn't they have pretended? would they not have pretended?
Imperative pretend!
Positive
you pretend!
we let's pretend!
Negative
you don't pretend!
we let's not pretend!
Examples pretend examples
How do I use pretend in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Let's pretend we didn't hear that.
I used to pretend I was you.
Tom asked Mary to pretend to be his wife.
I won't pretend to be someone that I'm not.
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.
Let's pretend we are aliens.
One of them is an actor, who is going to pretend to murder someone.
An architect should not pretend to be an artist.
Children like to pretend to be adults when they play.
Don't pretend you don't know.
If you should meet a bear, pretend to be dead.
A bum is someone who doesn't pretend to work.
The neighborhood has been gentrified. Now it's teeming with pretend hipsters slurping skinny lattes at Starbucks. They gather round coffee and free Wi-Fi like bees round a honeypot.
Pretend you're me.
Let's pretend that we're soldiers.
Everyone knows on one level or another what is right and what is wrong; some pretend they don't.
Tom can't even pretend to like Mary.
I wonder if I should just pretend to appreciate the dinner that Mary made for us.
I don't pretend to understand women.
Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be.
Movie subtitles
You're going to pretend you didn't do that?
No matter how much I can pretend not to notice unjust things and just keep going, but I can't just endure this.
You pretend to, but.
Come on, don't pretend there's nothing there.
And I pretend to tip the baristas so that they'll like me.
They pretend to race against one another, but they're always working together.
I won't even pretend you haven't done me a great favor.
No. You prefer to hide it, pretend it isn't there.
I'll marry my wife and pretend I'm my brother till I die.
I don't pretend to be what I'm not either.
I was thinking that I would like to pretend that I was your lover and that you were mine, Gladys, body and soul.
Why, then, let's pretend.
Pretend you're me and I'm you.
I was right. Of all the scheming, brazen creatures. trying to pretend that she met you in Paris.
So you're not even going to pretend to apologize?
I won't even pretend you haven't done me a great favour.
I've taken out the real bullets and put in blanks, so when he fires, you pretend to die and I'll get him out of here and you make your escape.
Pretend you don't know him!
Tell her the truth now, David. You don't have to pretend any more.
We're not friends so why pretend we are?
Pretend there's a 5-pound beauty in yonder pool. just behind the jutting boulder.
Then please pretend, for just one fleeting moment, that I'm asking.
We like to have a picture that we can pretend that it's our mother, sir.
You just have to pretend he doesn't exist.
I'll pretend to go to the lavatory.
You don't ever pretend to be something you're not.
We know everything, you don't have to pretend.
Well, let's. let's pretend we're not together.
Yeah, but couldn't you pretend to care as a favour to me?
Magistrate, we were just. You're going to pretend you didn't do that? If it wasn't done by the office, who would dare to touch that crime scene?
Iron it straightly! No matter how much I can pretend not to notice unjust things and just keep going, but I can't just endure this.
You prefer to hide it, pretend it isn't there.
Then why did you pretend to be strangers?
Oh, now, don't pretend you don't know what a pub is, you rascal.
I just pretend I'm busy. I'm flopping in and out constantly, and keep barking.
Of all the scheming, brazen creatures. trying to pretend that she met you in Paris.
You don't have to pretend any more.
Listen, Mr. Kimura, just pretend you're making it for me.
IT WOULD BE IDLE TO PRETEND THAT YOU ARE ESPECIALLY HANDSOME.
News and current affairs
Thus, even as the Bush administration and some scientific contrarians pretend that there is no problem, US corporate leaders are seeking practical solutions.
In principle, all of Russia's political elites appear to have - or pretend to have - resigned themselves to a political landscape with Putin alone on the mountaintop and everyone else consigned to the valley below.
Although most Westerners today pretend that we always knew that Russian-style Communism would fail, it was not so obvious back then.
Europe cannot afford to procrastinate and pretend.
Let's pretend that the United States had such a government.
It is indeed easy to pretend to act without taking effective action.
At some level, we all pretend to tune into the Olympics to admire human athleticism.
Will European countries try to pretend that Ahmadinejad's militant rhetoric and provocations don't matter and that some diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear ambition can be found?
Today, Japan and the United Kingdom pretend to be open societies, and to be stakeholders in the globalization process.
This is inverted racism: you pretend to respect other peoples when, in fact, you despise them.
Sadly, much of the case against China is true; no one here should ignore this, or pretend the facts are otherwise.
It is wrong to pretend that the risk of war is behind us.
I don't pretend to possess journalism's Holy Grail: a sustainable business plan for the newspaper of the future.
But, with the economy in free fall, Putin cannot pretend forever.
Though serious, the charges against him - recruiting child soldiers - do not pretend to encompass the range of abuses committed.
But, as an Indian, I do not wish to pretend that we can compete in the global growth stakes with China.
What Congress cannot do is pretend that wrong-footed trade policy is the answer to its inability or unwillingness to refocus its domestic policy agenda.
When faced with the slaughter of civilians, it can no longer pretend that it does not know.
The fiscal compact is an empty gesture that may be the last attempt to pretend that EU members are moving toward political unification.
For governments and international organizations, as with individuals, moral failure is easier to live with if we can pretend that it never happened.
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