SPANISH VERB
to hide what you feel, to pretend
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Presente · now, habits and facts
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
Condicional · “would”
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
Está celosa, pero disimula muy bien.
She's jealous, but she hides it very well.
Disimulé la sorpresa cuando vi la cuenta.
I hid my surprise when I saw the bill.
Mi padre disimulaba las lágrimas en las despedidas.
My father hid his tears at goodbyes.
Cuando entre, disimularemos como si no supiéramos nada.
When she comes in, we'll act as if we know nothing.
Yo disimularía un poco, que te está mirando.
I'd act more natural, he's looking at you.
No hace falta que disimules, sé que te gusta.
No need to pretend, I know you like him.
Le pedí que disimulara delante de los niños.
I asked him to hide it in front of the children.
¡Disimula, que viene tu jefe por ahí!
Act natural, your boss is coming this way!
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.