Sentence examples of "pretended" in English

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He pretended not to be listening. Er tat so, als würde er nicht zuhören.

Tom pretended not to know the answer. Tom tat so, als wüsste er die Antwort nicht.

The child pretended that it was asleep. Das Kind tat so als würde es schlafen.

When her mother came, she pretended to be studying. Als ihre Mutter kam, gab sie vor, zu lernen.

Mary pretended she was sick to avoid going to school. Um nicht zur Schule gehen zu müssen, spielte Maria krank.

Tom pretended not to know how to get to Mary's school. Tom tat so, als wüsste er nicht, wie man zu Marias Schule kommt.

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