pretender Future Conjugation
pretender — to intend
The future tense of pretender uses the infinitive stem: pretenderé, pretenderás, pretenderá, pretenderemos, pretenderéis, pretenderán.
pretender Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to state that you or someone else will intend, aim, or try to do something. It can also express probability or conjecture about a present situation.
Notes on pretender in the Future
Pretender is regular in the future tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'pretender', and the endings are the standard future endings.
Example Sentences
Yo pretenderé ser más organizado.
I will try to be more organized.
yo
¿Tú pretenderás cambiar de opinión?
Will you try to change your mind?
tú
Él pretenderá que todo está bien.
He will probably claim that everything is fine.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros pretenderemos mejorar.
We will aim to improve.
nosotros
Ellos pretenderán ganar el partido.
They will try to win the game.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative ('pretendo') instead of the future.
Correct: For actions that will happen later, use the future tense: 'pretenderé', 'pretenderá'.
Why: The present tense refers to current actions or habits, not future ones.
Mistake: Incorrectly forming the stem.
Correct: The stem is the full infinitive 'pretender'. Don't shorten it.
Why: Unlike some irregular verbs, 'pretender' is regular in the future, using its full infinitive as the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pretendo
The present indicative of pretender is: pretendo, pretendes, pretende, pretendemos, pretendéis, pretenden.
Preterite
yo: pretendí
The preterite of pretender is regular: pretendí, pretendiste, pretendió, pretendimos, pretendisteis, pretendieron.
Imperfect
yo: pretendía
The imperfect of pretender is: pretendía, pretendías, pretendía, pretendíamos, pretendíais, pretendían.
Conditional
yo: pretendería
The conditional of pretender is: pretendería, pretenderías, pretendería, pretenderíamos, pretenderíais, pretenderían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: pretenda
The present subjunctive of pretender is: pretenda (yo/él/ella/usted), pretendamos (nosotros), pretendáis (vosotros), pretendan (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pretendiera
The imperfect subjunctive of pretender has two forms for each pronoun: pretendiera/pretendiese, pretendieras/pretendieses, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: pretende
Imperative forms of pretender are: pretende (tú), pretenda (usted), pretendamos (nosotros), pretended (vosotros), pretendan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no pretendas
Negative commands for pretender use the present subjunctive: no pretendas (tú), no pretenda (usted), no pretendamos (nosotros), no pretendáis (vosotros), no pretendan (ustedes).