ています form or past tense?

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I recently came across a sentence that said 「友達はよく、寝たふりをしています」which translates to "My friend often acts like he’s sleeping." My question is, why was past tense of 寝る used here? Shouldn’t it be 「友達はよく寝ているふりをしています」

ふり is a noun and this is related: https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/3361/43676 — aguijonazo, Feb 08 '24 at 14:50
I guess both work mostly because, as a state, 寝た and 寝ている are the same - you lie with your eyes closed. — sundowner, Feb 09 '24 at 09:55
Does this answer your question: "太ってる猫" vs "太った猫" — chocolate, Feb 19 '24 at 06:03
Does this answer your question? "太ってる猫" vs "太った猫" — Karl Knechtel, Feb 19 '24 at 13:29

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 14 '24 at 06:11

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Here the friend acting like he has slept. In English sentence, "slept" is used. The act of sleeping is already in the past. I can write an English translation:

My friend often pretends as if he has slept.

That's why 寝たふり

edited Feb 14 '24 at 06:11

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answered Feb 13 '24 at 12:03

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score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 18 '24 at 20:09

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「寝たふり」：Pretending as if he "fell asleep."
「寝ているふり」：Pritending as if he "is asleep."

answered Feb 18 '24 at 20:09

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ています form or past tense?

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