fingir Conditional Conjugation
fingir — to pretend
The conditional of fingir is regular: fingiría, fingirías, fingiría, fingiríamos, fingiríais, fingirían.
fingir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would pretend' if a certain condition were met, or to make a polite guess about the past.
Notes on fingir in the Conditional
Fingir is regular in the conditional. Like the future, it uses the whole infinitive as its base.
Example Sentences
Yo no fingiría interés si no lo sintiera.
I wouldn't pretend to be interested if I didn't feel it.
yo
¿Fingirías tú que no sabes nada?
Would you pretend that you know nothing?
tú
Nosotros fingiríamos estar cansados para irnos temprano.
We would pretend to be tired to leave early.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect 'fingía'.
Correct: fingiría
Why: The conditional keeps the 'r' from the infinitive (fingir-ía), while the imperfect drops it (fing-ía).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: finjo
The present tense of fingir is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'finjo' to keep the sound right.
Preterite
yo: fingí
The preterite of fingir is mostly regular, but watch for the spelling change in the third person: fingió and fingieron.
Imperfect
yo: fingía
The imperfect of fingir is entirely regular: fingía, fingías, fingía, fingíamos, fingíais, fingían.
Future
yo: fingiré
The future tense of fingir is completely regular: fingiré, fingirás, fingirá, fingiremos, fingiréis, fingirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: finja
The present subjunctive of fingir uses a 'j' in all forms: finja, finjas, finja, finjamos, finjáis, finjan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fingiera
The imperfect subjunctive of fingir is built from the third-person preterite: fingiera, fingieras, fingiera, fingiéramos, fingierais, fingieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: finge
The imperative of fingir tells someone to pretend: finge (tú), finja (usted), finjamos (nosotros), fingid (vosotros), finjan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no finjas
The negative imperative of fingir always uses the 'j' spelling: no finjas, no finja, no finjamos, no finjáis, no finjan.