English conjugation practice
Pretend
Pretend conjugations in all tenses
Present Simple
I pretend to be a pirate during play.
At school, you pretend to be a scientist.
He pretends that his toy car is real.
Together, we pretend the sofa is a boat.
During the game, they pretend to explore space.
Present Continuous
I am pretending to sleep so the surprise stays secret.
Why are you pretending to be afraid?
He is pretending that the broom is a horse.
Right now, we are pretending to run a restaurant.
They are pretending that the garden is a jungle.
Present Perfect
I have pretended to know the answer before.
You have pretended to be busy all morning.
He has pretended that the gift was a mystery.
We have pretended to be explorers on many rainy days.
They have pretended that the old house was haunted.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pretending to work, but I am really drawing.
You have been pretending to listen for ten minutes.
He has been pretending to be a detective since lunch.
For an hour, we have been pretending to travel by train.
They have been pretending to be asleep since bedtime.
Past Simple
Yesterday, I pretended to find hidden treasure.
You pretended to be surprised at the party.
He pretended that the pillow was a mountain.
Last weekend, we pretended to sail across the ocean.
After dinner, they pretended to be royal guests.
Past Continuous
I was pretending to read when the phone rang.
While you were pretending to fly, the music stopped.
He was pretending to be asleep during the joke.
We were pretending to climb a castle when Dad called.
They were pretending to be musicians in the living room.
Past Perfect
Before the teacher arrived, I had pretended to finish the puzzle.
You had pretended to lose before revealing the trick.
He had pretended to be calm until the lights went out.
By sunset, we had pretended to visit five imaginary countries.
They had pretended to be strangers before the show began.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pretending to be confident before my turn.
You had been pretending to sleep for nearly an hour.
He had been pretending to understand the map.
We had been pretending to search for dragons since breakfast.
They had been pretending to be lost during the surprise game.
Future Simple (will)
I will pretend to be surprised when you arrive.
You will pretend to be the captain tomorrow.
He will pretend that the cardboard box is a spaceship.
We will pretend to be tourists for the day.
They will pretend to be reporters at the school play.
Future Prospective (be going to)
I am going to pretend to be asleep during the joke.
You are going to pretend to be a shopkeeper.
He is going to pretend that the floor is lava.
We are going to pretend that this room is a jungle.
They are going to pretend to travel through space.
Future Continuous
At eight tonight, I will be pretending to be a detective.
During the party, you will be pretending to host a show.
He will be pretending to fly when we take the photo.
At this time tomorrow, we will be pretending to explore a cave.
They will be pretending to be movie stars at the event.
Future Perfect
By bedtime, I will have pretended to be three different heroes.
By noon, you will have pretended to solve the mystery.
Before the play ends, he will have pretended to be a king.
By Friday, we will have pretended to visit every planet.
Before dinner, they will have pretended to run a whole hotel.
Future Perfect Continuous
By noon, I will have been pretending to be a pirate for two hours.
By the end of class, you will have been pretending to lead the team all morning.
By sunset, he will have been pretending to search for treasure since lunch.
By dinner, we will have been pretending to sail for the whole afternoon.
By midnight, they will have been pretending to be explorers for several hours.
Present Simple Negative
I do not pretend to know everything.
You do not pretend to understand the rules.
He does not pretend that the story is true.
We do not pretend to have all the answers.
They do not pretend that the task is easy.
Present Simple Question
Do I do pretend to sound serious?
Do you do pretend to be a magician?
Does he does pretend to know the way?
Do we do pretend to be lost for the game?
Do they do pretend to be superheroes?
Past Simple Negative
I did not pretend to see the answer yesterday.
You did not pretend to enjoy the performance.
He did not pretend that the mistake was funny.
We did not pretend to understand the strange map.
They did not pretend that the plan would be simple.
Past Simple Question
Did I did pretend to be the captain?
Did you did pretend to find the treasure?
Did he did pretend to be asleep?
Did we did pretend to travel across the desert?
Did they did pretend to be famous singers?