Embaucar means to deceive, cheat, or trick someone, often by using false promises or misleading tactics. It is used when describing acts of deception or fraud.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | embauco | Yo embauco a mis amigos fácilmente. I deceive my friends easily. | |
| Tú | embaucas | Tú embaucas con tus palabras. You deceive with your words. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | embauca | Él embauca a la gente con su sonrisa. He deceives people with his smile. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | embaucamos | Nosotros embaucamos en el juego. We deceive in the game. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | embaucáis | Vosotros embaucáis a los turistas. You all deceive the tourists. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | embaucan | Ellos embaucan con sus historias. They deceive with their stories. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | embaucqué | Ayer embaucqué a mi amigo con esa historia. Yesterday I deceived my friend with that story. | |
| Tú | embaucaste | Tú embaucaste a todos en la fiesta. You deceived everyone at the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | embaucó | Él embaucó a su jefe con excusas. He deceived his boss with excuses. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | embaucamos | Nosotros embaucamos a los clientes con promesas falsas. We deceived the clients with false promises. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | embaucasteis | Vosotros embaucasteis a los turistas en la calle. You all deceived the tourists on the street. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | embaucadon | Ellos embaucadon a los inversores con mentiras. They deceived the investors with lies. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | embaucaba | Yo embaucaba a la gente con historias falsas. I used to deceive people with false stories. | |
| Tú | embaucabas | Tú embaucabas a tus amigos con trucos. You used to deceive your friends with tricks. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | embaucaba | Él embaucaba a los clientes en el mercado. He used to deceive the customers at the market. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | embaucábamos | Nosotros embaucábamos a los turistas con historias. We used to deceive tourists with stories. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | embaucabais | Vosotros embaucabais a los vecinos con mentiras. You all used to deceive the neighbors with lies. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | embaucaban | Ellos embaucaban a los compradores en la tienda. They used to deceive the buyers in the store. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy embaucando | Estoy embaucando a mis amigos con trucos. I am deceiving my friends with tricks. | |
| Tú | estás embaucando | Estás embaucando a todos con esa historia. You are deceiving everyone with that story. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está embaucando | Ella está embaucando a su jefe en la reunión. She is deceiving her boss in the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos embaucando | Estamos embaucando a los clientes con promesas falsas. We are deceiving the clients with false promises. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis embaucando | Vosotros estáis embaucando a los turistas. You all are deceiving the tourists. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están embaucando | Los ladrones están embaucando a las víctimas. The thieves are deceiving the victims. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a embaucar | Voy a embaucar a mis amigos mañana. I am going to deceive my friends tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a embaucar | ¿Vas a embaucar a tu jefe? Are you going to deceive your boss? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a embaucar | Ella va a embaucar a todos en la fiesta. She is going to deceive everyone at the party. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a embaucar | Vamos a embaucar a los clientes con esa oferta. We are going to deceive the clients with that offer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a embaucar | Vosotros vais a embaucar a los turistas. You all are going to deceive the tourists. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a embaucar | Ellos van a embaucar a los inversores. They are going to deceive the investors. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | embaucaré | Yo embaucaré a los clientes con esa oferta. I will deceive the clients with that offer. | |
| Tú | embaucarás | Tú embaucarás a todos con tu historia. You will deceive everyone with your story. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | embaucará | Él embaucará a los inversores mañana. He will deceive the investors tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | embaucaremos | Nosotros embaucaremos a los clientes potenciales. We will deceive the potential clients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | embaucaréis | Vosotros embaucaréis a los visitantes en la feria. You all will deceive the visitors at the fair. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | embaucarán | Ellos embaucarán a los compradores con esa estrategia. They will deceive the buyers with that strategy. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | embaucaría | Él embaucaría a cualquiera con su historia. He would deceive anyone with his story. | |
| Tú | embaucarías | Tú embaucarías a todos si lo intentaras. You would deceive everyone if you tried. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | embaucaría | Ella embaucaría a los clientes fácilmente. She would deceive the clients easily. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | embaucaríamos | Nosotros embaucaríamos a los inversores si pudiéramos. We would deceive the investors if we could. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | embaucaríais | Vosotros embaucaríais a todos con esa mentira. You all would deceive everyone with that lie. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | embaucarían | Ellos embaucarían a cualquiera sin esfuerzo. They would deceive anyone effortlessly. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he embaucado | He embaucado a mi jefe varias veces. I have deceived my boss several times. | |
| Tú | has embaucado | ¿Has embaucado a tus amigos alguna vez? Have you deceived your friends ever? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha embaucado | Ella ha embaucado a todos con su historia. She has deceived everyone with her story. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos embaucado | Nosotros hemos embaucado a los clientes hoy. We have deceived the clients today. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis embaucado | Vosotros habéis embaucado a muchos en la calle. You all have deceived many on the street. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han embaucado | Ellos han embaucado a varias personas. They have deceived several people. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había embaucado | Yo había embaucado a todos antes de irme. I had deceived everyone before leaving. | |
| Tú | habías embaucado | Tú habías embaucado a tu jefe con esa historia. You had deceived your boss with that story. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había embaucado | Ella había embaucado a sus amigos con mentiras. She had deceived her friends with lies. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos embaucado | Nosotros habíamos embaucado a los clientes antes del cierre. We had deceived the clients before the closing. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais embaucado | Vosotros habíais embaucado a todos con esa historia. You all had deceived everyone with that story. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían embaucado | Ellos habían embaucado a los inversores previamente. They had deceived the investors previously. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré embaucado | Para entonces, ya habré embaucado a todos. By then, I will have deceived everyone. | |
| Tú | habrás embaucado | Tú habrás embaucado a muchos con esa historia. You will have deceived many with that story. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá embaucado | Él habrá embaucado a la audiencia. He will have deceived the audience. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos embaucado | Nosotros habremos embaucado a los clientes. We will have deceived the clients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis embaucado | Vosotros habréis embaucado a todos los invitados. You all will have deceived all the guests. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán embaucado | Ellos habrán embaucado a los inversores. They will have deceived the investors. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría embaucado | Yo habría embaucado a todos con esa historia. I would have deceived everyone with that story. | |
| Tú | habrías embaucado | Tú habrías embaucado a tus amigos si hubieras intentado. You would have deceived your friends if you had tried. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría embaucado | Ella habría embaucado a su jefe con esas excusas. She would have deceived her boss with those excuses. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos embaucado | Nosotros habríamos embaucado a todos si hubiéramos sabido. We would have deceived everyone if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais embaucado | Vosotros habríais embaucado a los clientes con esa oferta. You all would have deceived the clients with that offer. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían embaucado | Ellos habrían embaucado a la audiencia con su discurso. They would have deceived the audience with their speech. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | embauque | Es importante que yo embauque a los clientes. It's important that I deceive the clients. | |
| Tú | embauques | Espero que tú embauques a los inversores. I hope that you deceive the investors. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | embauque | Es posible que él embauque a sus amigos. It's possible that he deceives his friends. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | embauquemos | Queremos que nosotros embauquemos a los compradores. We want us to deceive the buyers. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | embauquéis | Es necesario que vosotros embauquéis a los clientes. It's necessary that you deceive the clients. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | embauquen | Dudo que ellos embauquen a los empleados. I doubt that they deceive the employees. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | embaucara | Pensé que él embaucara a todos. I thought he deceived everyone. | |
| Tú | embaucara | Dudaba que tú embaucara a la gente. I doubted that you deceived people. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | embaucara | Esperaba que ella embaucara a su jefe. I hoped that she deceived her boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | embaucáramos | No creía que nosotros embaucáramos a nadie. I didn't believe that we deceived anyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | embaucárais | Pensaba que vosotros embaucárais a los clientes. I thought that you all deceived the clients. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | embaucaran | No era seguro que ellos embaucaran a todos. It wasn't certain that they deceived everyone. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | embaucare | Si me embaucare, te avisaré. If I deceive myself, I will warn you. | |
| Tú | embaucares | Cuando embaucares a alguien, ten cuidado. When you deceive someone, be careful. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | embaucare | Si ella embaucare, no confiaré en ella. If she deceives, I will not trust her. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | embaucáremos | Nos embaucáremos si no somos honestos. We will deceive ourselves if we are not honest. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | embaucareis | Vosotros embaucareis a todos si no tenéis cuidado. You all will deceive everyone if you're not careful. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | embaucare | Ellos embaucare en la próxima reunión. They will deceive in the next meeting. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya embaucado | Espero que haya embaucado a todos. I hope I have deceived everyone. | |
| Tú | hayas embaucado | Es posible que hayas embaucado a tu jefe. It's possible that you have deceived your boss. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya embaucado | Es probable que él haya embaucado a sus amigos. It's likely that he has deceived his friends. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos embaucado | Quizá hayamos embaucado a los clientes. Maybe we have deceived the clients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis embaucado | No creo que hayáis embaucado a nadie. I don't think you have deceived anyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan embaucado | Es posible que hayan embaucado a los inversores. It's possible that they have deceived the investors. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera embaucado | Pensé que él hubiera embaucado a todos. I thought he had deceived everyone. | |
| Tú | hubieras embaucado | ¿Crees que tú hubieras embaucado a la audiencia? Do you think you had deceived the audience? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera embaucado | Ella hubiera embaucado a sus amigos si hubiera podido. She had deceived her friends if she could. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos embaucado | Nunca hubiéramos embaucado a nadie así. We would never have deceived anyone like that. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais embaucado | ¿Vosotros hubierais embaucado a los clientes? Would you have deceived the clients? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran embaucado | Si hubieran embaucado, no lo habrían admitido. If they had deceived, they wouldn't have admitted it. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere embaucado | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere embaucado a todos. When I arrive, I will have already deceived everyone. | |
| Tú | hubieres embaucado | Es posible que tú hubieres embaucado a la audiencia. It's possible that you will have deceived the audience. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere embaucado | Es probable que él hubiere embaucado a los inversores. He probably will have deceived the investors. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos embaucado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos embaucado a todos. By then, we will have deceived everyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis embaucado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis embaucado a los clientes. Maybe you will have deceived the clients. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren embaucado | Cuando terminen, ellos hubieren embaucado a todos. When they finish, they will have deceived everyone. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | embauque | ¡Embauque al ladrón ahora! Bribe the thief now! | |
| Tú | embauca | ¡Embauca al testigo para que diga la verdad! Bribe the witness to tell the truth! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | embauque | ¡Embauque al juez para obtener justicia! Bribe the judge to get justice! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | embauquemos | ¡Embauquemos a los funcionarios para facilitar el proceso! Let's bribe the officials to facilitate the process! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | embaucad | ¡Embaucad a los testigos antes del juicio! Bribe the witnesses before the trial! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | embauquen | ¡Embauquen a los empleados para obtener la información! Bribe the employees to get the information! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no embaucues | No embaucues a tus amigos con mentiras. Don't deceive your friends with lies. | |
| Tú | no embauques | No embauques a nadie en la calle. Don't deceive anyone on the street. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no embauche | Por favor, no embauche a los clientes. Please, don't deceive the clients. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no embaucamos | No embaucamos a los turistas en el mercado. Let's not deceive the tourists at the market. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no embaucáis | No embaucáis a los niños con historias falsas. Don't deceive the children with false stories. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no embauquen | No embauquen a los clientes con promesas falsas. Don't deceive the clients with false promises. |
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