What is the difference between pretend and acting?

Answer 1

When you are pretending you don't care if anyone sees your back or your front or can hear your voice, you don't need to be in costume, you don't have to memorize things, you just go with the flow, there is one type of acting that this is similar to, improv, but still you have to make sure that the audience can hear you and see you. in acting you have to do what the director tells you and you have to know the play by memory and all of your movments

Answer 2

Pretend usually refers to imitating or playing a role without an audience, while acting involves performing a role with the intent to entertain or convey a message to an audience. Pretending is often spontaneous and casual, while acting involves more formal training and preparation.