fingir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
fingir — to pretend
The present subjunctive of fingir uses a 'j' in all forms: finja, finjas, finja, finjamos, finjáis, finjan.
fingir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want or doubt that someone is pretending (e.g., 'I don't think he's faking it').
Notes on fingir in the Present Subjunctive
Because the subjunctive is based on the 'yo' form of the present indicative (finjo), the 'g' changes to a 'j' throughout the entire tense to keep the sound consistent before 'a'.
Example Sentences
No creo que él finja su acento.
I don't think he is faking his accent.
él/ella/usted
Espero que no finjas que todo está bien.
I hope you don't pretend everything is okay.
tú
Dudo que ellos finjan estar felices.
I doubt they are pretending to be happy.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using a 'g' (e.g., 'finga').
Correct: finja
Why: In Spanish, 'ga' is a hard sound. To keep the soft 'h/j' sound of 'fingir', we must use a 'j' before the 'a'.
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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.
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.