Pretend Verb Forms: Past Tense and Past Participle (V1 V2 V3)

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 past tense

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”.