pretend
verb (used with object)
to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so.
were pretending
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past progressiveof pretend.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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We reached terminal velocity, where we could actually do all of the stuff that we were pretending we could do in the first two seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
“In the earliest days we were pretending to be Buddy Holly,” Paul McCartney once said of the Beatles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Her parents and Dr Obeta were pretending they were cousins.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2023
There were some people who were pretending to be students and teachers, he said, but they were stopped by students and security forces.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2022
"You were pretending to know what's going to happen to Master-ji."
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
