fingir Future Conjugation
fingir — to pretend
The future tense of fingir is completely regular: fingiré, fingirás, fingirá, fingiremos, fingiréis, fingirán.
fingir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to predict that someone will fake an illness or pretend to agree with something in the future.
Notes on fingir in the Future
Fingir is regular in the future. Just add the future endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án) to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Fingiré que estoy enfermo para no ir a la reunión.
I will pretend I'm sick so I don't go to the meeting.
yo
Ellos fingirán que no nos conocen.
They will pretend they don't know us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Sé que fingirás estar feliz por ella.
I know you will pretend to be happy for her.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Removing the 'ir' before adding endings (e.g., 'fingé').
Correct: fingiré
Why: The future tense uses the entire infinitive as the stem, not just the root.
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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.
Conditional
yo: fingiría
The conditional of fingir is regular: fingiría, fingirías, fingiría, fingiríamos, fingiríais, fingirían.
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.