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fingir Negative Imperative Conjugation

fingir — to pretend

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Quick answer:

The negative imperative of fingir always uses the 'j' spelling: no finjas, no finja, no finjamos, no finjáis, no finjan.

fingir Negative Imperative Forms

túno finjas
ustedno finja
nosotrosno finjamos
vosotrosno finjáis
ustedesno finjan

When to Use the Negative Imperative

Use this to tell someone to stop faking it or not to pretend.

Notes on fingir in the Negative Imperative

All negative commands for fingir are identical to the present subjunctive forms, meaning they all use a 'j' to keep the soft sound.

Example Sentences

  • No finjas que te importa.

    Don't pretend you care.

    tú

  • No finjan que no saben la verdad.

    Don't pretend you don't know the truth.

    ustedes

  • No finjamos más; digámosle la verdad.

    Let's not pretend anymore; let's tell him the truth.

    nosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Saying 'no finges' for a command.

    Correct: no finjas

    Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative present form.

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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.

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).