pretender Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
pretender — to intend
Imperative forms of pretender are: pretende (tú), pretenda (usted), pretendamos (nosotros), pretended (vosotros), pretendan (ustedes).
pretender Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative mood to give direct commands or make requests. For 'pretender', this means telling someone to intend or aim for something.
Notes on pretender in the Affirmative Imperative
Pretender is regular in the imperative, following the standard pattern for -er verbs.
Example Sentences
¡Pretende ser amable!
Try to be kind!
tú
Pretenda que no nos conoce.
Pretend you don't know us.
usted
Pretendamos que es un juego.
Let's pretend it's a game.
nosotros
Pretended que sois invisibles.
Pretend you are invisible.
vosotros
¡Prendan que todo está bien!
Pretend that everything is fine!
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive instead of the imperative.
Correct: Use imperative forms like 'pretende' or 'pretenda'.
Why: The infinitive 'pretender' is not a command.
Mistake: Confusing tú and usted forms.
Correct: Remember 'pretende' for informal singular commands and 'pretenda' for formal singular commands.
Why: Spanish distinguishes between familiar and formal address, and this carries over to commands.
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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.
Future
yo: pretenderé
The future tense of pretender uses the infinitive stem: pretenderé, pretenderás, pretenderá, pretenderemos, pretenderéis, pretenderán.
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.
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).