Meaning: to make believe that something is the case when it is not.
Pretend Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Base Form/Infinitive (V1): | Pretend |
| Past Tense (V2): | Pretended |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Pretended |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Pretending |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Pretends |
Pretend Past Tense:
Past Tense of Pretend is Pretended.
Example: Sarah pretended with a playful smile.
Pretend Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Pretend is Pretended.
Example: Sarah has pretended with a playful smile.
Pretend Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Pretend is Pretending.
Example: Sarah is pretending with a playful smile.
Pretend 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Pretend is Pretends.
Example: Sarah pretends with a playful smile.
Pretend Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I pretend with a playful smile.
- We/You/They pretend with a playful smile.
- He/She/It/Adam pretends with a playful smile.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am pretending with a playful smile.
- We/You/They are pretending with a playful smile.
- He/She/It/Adam is pretending with a playful smile.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have pretended with a playful smile.
- We/You/They have pretended with a playful smile.
- He/She/It/Adam has pretended with a playful smile.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been pretending with a playful smile.
- We/You/They have been pretending with a playful smile.
- He/She/It/Adam has been pretending with a playful smile.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I pretended with a playful smile.
- We/You/They pretended with a playful smile.
- He/She/It/Adam pretended with a playful smile.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was pretending with a playful smile.
- We/You/They were pretending with a playful smile.
- He/She/It/Adam was pretending with a playful smile.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had pretended with a playful smile.
- We/You/They had pretended with a playful smile.
- He/She/It/Adam had pretended with a playful smile.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been pretending with a playful smile.
- We/You/They had been pretending with a playful smile.
- He/She/It/Adam had been pretending with a playful smile.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will pretend with a playful smile.
- We/You/They will pretend with a playful smile.
- He/She/It/Adam will pretend with a playful smile.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be pretending with a playful smile.
- We/You/They will be pretending with a playful smile.
- He/She/It/Adam will be pretending with a playful smile.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have pretended with a playful smile.
- We/You/They will have pretended with a playful smile.
- He/She/It/Adam will have pretended with a playful smile.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been pretending with a playful smile.
- We/You/They will have been pretending with a playful smile.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been pretending with a playful smile.
Past Tense of Pretend Phrasal Verbs
| Pretend Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Pretend to | Pretended to |
| Pretend with | Pretended with |
| Pretend about | Pretended about |
| Pretend on | Pretended on |
| Pretend in | Pretended in |
| Pretend for | Pretended for |
| Pretend at | Pretended at |
| Pretend up | Pretended up |
| Pretend down | Pretended down |
| Pretend out | Pretended out |
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FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Pretend?
Future Tense of pretend is “will pretend”.
What is the Present Tense of Pretend?
Present Tense of pretend is “pretend + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | pretend |
| He/she/it/singular name | pretends |
| Present participle | pretending |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Pretend?
Past perfect tense of take is “had pretended”.
