Engañar means to deceive or trick someone, often by lying or misleading. It can also imply cheating or betraying trust.
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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 | engño | Yo no suelo engañar a mis amigos. I don't usually deceive my friends. | |
| Tú | engañas | Tú siempre engañas con esas mentiras. You always deceive with those lies. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | engaña | Ella nunca engaña a su pareja. She never deceives her partner. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | engañamos | Nosotros no engañamos a nadie en el juego. We don't deceive anyone in the game. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | engañáis | Vosotros engañáis con esas excusas. You all deceive with those excuses. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | engañan | Ellos engañan a veces sin querer. They sometimes deceive unintentionally. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | engañé | Ayer engañé a mi amigo. Yesterday I deceived my friend. | |
| Tú | engañaste | Tú engañaste a todos en la fiesta. You deceived everyone at the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | engañó | Ella engañó a su jefe con una excusa. She deceived her boss with an excuse. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | engañamos | Nosotros engañamos a los clientes con información falsa. We deceived the clients with false information. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | engañasteis | Vosotros engañasteis a todos en la reunión. You all deceived everyone at the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | engañaron | Ellos engañaron a sus amigos con mentiras. They deceived their friends with lies. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | engañaba | Yo engañaba a mis amigos a veces. I used to deceive my friends sometimes. | |
| Tú | engañabas | Tú engañabas a todos sin que se dieran cuenta. You used to deceive everyone without them noticing. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | engañaba | Ella engañaba a su familia frecuentemente. She used to deceive her family frequently. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | engañábamos | Nosotros engañábamos a veces en los juegos. We used to cheat sometimes in the games. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | engañabais | Vosotros engaabais en las competencias. You all used to cheat in the competitions. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | engañaban | Ellos engañaban a sus amigos regularmente. They used to deceive their friends regularly. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy engañando | Estoy engañando a mis amigos ahora mismo. I am deceiving my friends right now. | |
| Tú | estás engañando | Estás engañando a tu hermano otra vez. You are deceiving your brother again. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está engañando | Ella está engañando a todos en la fiesta. She is deceiving everyone at the party. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos engañando | Estamos engañando a los clientes con esa oferta. We are deceiving the clients with that offer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis engañando | Vosotros estáis engañando a los profesores. You all are deceiving the teachers. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están engañando | Ellos están engañando a sus colegas. They are deceiving their colleagues. |
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 engañar | Voy a engañar a mi amigo mañana. I am going to deceive my friend tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a engañar | Vas a engañar a tu hermano en la fiesta. You are going to deceive your brother at the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a engañar | Ella va a engañar a todos en la competencia. She is going to deceive everyone in the competition. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a engañar | Vamos a engañar a los profesores con esa excusa. We are going to deceive the teachers with that excuse. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a engañar | Vosotros vais a engañar a vuestros amigos. You all are going to deceive your friends. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a engañar | Ellos van a engañar a sus padres esta noche. They are going to deceive their parents tonight. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | engañaré | Yo engañaré a todos si puedo. I will deceive everyone if I can. | |
| Tú | engañarás | Tú engañarás a tus amigos otra vez. You will deceive your friends again. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | engañará | Ella engañará a su jefe mañana. She will deceive her boss tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | engañaremos | Nosotros engañaremos a todos en la fiesta. We will deceive everyone at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | engañaréis | Vosotros engañaréis a los profesores. You all will deceive the teachers. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | engañarán | Ellos engañarán a sus rivales. They will deceive their rivals. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | engañaría | Yo engañaría si tuviera que hacerlo. I would deceive if I had to. | |
| Tú | engañarías | Tú engañarías en esa situación. You would deceive in that situation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | engañaría | Él engañaría si fuera necesario. He would deceive if necessary. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | engañaríamos | Nosotros engañaríamos por dinero. We would deceive for money. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | engañaríais | Vosotros engañaríais si os lo pidieran. You all would deceive if asked. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | engañarían | Ellos engañarían en esa situación. They would deceive in that situation. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he engañado | He engañado a mis amigos otra vez. I have deceived my friends again. | |
| Tú | has engañado | ¿Has engañado a alguien en el juego? Have you deceived someone in the game? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha engañado | Ella ha engañado a su jefe varias veces. She has deceived her boss several times. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos engañado | Nosotros hemos engañado en la prueba. We have cheated on the test. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis engañado | Vosotros habéis engañado a todos. You all have deceived everyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han engañado | Ellos han engañado en el negocio. They have deceived in the business. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había engañado | Yo había engañado a mi amigo antes de que lo descubrieran. I had deceived my friend before they found out. | |
| Tú | habías engañado | Tú habías engañado a todos en la fiesta. You had deceived everyone at the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había engañado | Ella había engañado a su pareja anteriormente. She had deceived her partner earlier. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos engañado | Nosotros habíamos engañado a los clientes antes del error. We had deceived the clients before the mistake. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais engañado | Vosotros habíais engañado a todos en la reunión. You all had deceived everyone in the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían engañado | Ellos habían engañado a sus colegas en el pasado. They had deceived their colleagues in the past. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré engañado | Para entonces, ya habré engañado a todos. By then, I will have deceived everyone. | |
| Tú | habrás engañado | Seguramente habrás engañado a tus amigos. You will have deceived your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá engañado | Ella habrá engañado a su jefe. She will have deceived her boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos engañado | Nosotros habremos engañado a todos en la fiesta. We will have deceived everyone at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis engañado | Vosotros habréis engañado a los invitados. You all will have deceived the guests. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán engañado | Ellos habrán engañado a sus colegas. They will have deceived their colleagues. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría engañado | Yo habría engañado si hubiera sabido. I would have deceived if I had known. | |
| Tú | habrías engañado | Tú habrías engañado en esa situación. You would have deceived in that situation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría engañado | Él habría engañado si hubiera tenido la oportunidad. He would have deceived if he had the chance. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos engañado | Nosotros habríamos engañado juntos. We would have deceived together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais engañado | Vosotros habríais engañado sin querer. You all would have deceived unintentionally. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían engañado | Ellos habrían engañado si no se hubieran detenido. They would have deceived if they hadn't stopped. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | engañe | Espero que yo no engañe a nadie. I hope I don't deceive anyone. | |
| Tú | engañes | Es importante que tú no engañes a tus amigos. It's important that you don't deceive your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | engañe | Es posible que él engañe en el juego. It's possible that he cheats in the game. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | engañemos | Queremos que nosotros no engañemos a nadie. We want us not to deceive anyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | engañéis | Dudo que vosotros engaéis en la prueba. I doubt that you all cheat on the test. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | engañen | Es probable que ellas engañen en el partido. It's likely that they cheat in the match. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | engañara | Esperaba que él engañara a todos. I hoped that he deceived everyone. | |
| Tú | engañaras | No creía que tú engaaras a tu amigo. I didn't believe that you deceived your friend. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | engañara | Dudaba que ella engañara a su familia. I doubted that she deceived her family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | engañáramos | Era posible que nosotros engañáramos a todos. It was possible that we deceived everyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | engañarais | No pensaba que vosotros engaarais a nadie. I didn't think that you all deceived anyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | engañaran | No creían que ellos engañaran a la empresa. They didn't believe that they deceived the company. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | engañare | Si me engañare, te lo diré. If I deceive myself, I will tell you. | |
| Tú | engañares | Cuando engares, no te saldrás con la tuya. When you deceive, you won't get your way. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | engañare | Si ella engañare, será difícil confiar en ella. If she deceives, it will be hard to trust her. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | engañáremos | Nos engañáremos si no tenemos cuidado. We will deceive ourselves if we're not careful. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | engañareis | Si vosotros engaareis, perderéis la confianza. If you deceive, you will lose trust. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | engañaren | Si ellos engañaren, habrá problemas. If they deceive, there will be problems. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya engañado | Espero que haya engañado a todos. I hope he/she has deceived everyone. | |
| Tú | hayas engañado | Es posible que hayas engañado a tu amigo. It's possible that you have deceived your friend. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya engañado | Es importante que él haya engañado a su jefe. It's important that he has deceived his boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos engañado | No creo que hayamos engañado a nadie. I don't think we have deceived anyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis engañado | ¿Habéis engañado a alguien antes? Have you deceived someone before? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan engañado | Es posible que hayan engañado a sus padres. It's possible that they have deceived their parents. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera engañado | Si hubiera engañado a todos, sería un problema. If I had deceived everyone, it would be a problem. | |
| Tú | hubieras engañado | Es posible que tú hubieras engañado antes. You might have deceived before. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera engañado | Ella hubiera engañado en esa situación. She might have deceived in that situation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos engañado | Nosotros hubiéramos engañado si hubiéramos sabido. We would have deceived if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais engañado | Vosotros hubierais engañado sin querer. You all might have deceived unintentionally. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran engañado | Ellos hubieran engañado en esa historia. They might have deceived in that story. |
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 engañado | Para entonces, ya hubiere engañado a todos. By then, I will have already deceived everyone. | |
| Tú | hubieres engañado | Es posible que tú hubieres engañado a ella. It is possible that you will have deceived her. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere engañado | Quizá él hubiere engañado a sus amigos. Maybe he will have deceived his friends. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos engañado | Cuando lleguemos, ya nos hubiéremos engañado. When we arrive, we will have already deceived ourselves. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis engañado | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis engañado a todos. By then, you all will have deceived everyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren engañado | Es probable que ellos hubieren engañado a sus colegas. It is likely that they will have deceived their colleagues. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | — | No des engañar a nadie. Don't deceive anyone. | |
| Tú | engaña | ¡Engaña a tus amigos con esa historia! Deceive your friends with that story! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | engaña | Por favor, no engañe a sus clientes. Please, do not deceive your clients. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | engañemos | Engañemos a todos con esta broma. Let's deceive everyone with this joke. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | engañad | ¡Engañad a los rivales en el juego! Deceive the rivals in the game! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | engañad | No engañen a sus colegas. Don't deceive your colleagues. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no engaño | No engaño a mis amigos. I do not deceive my friends. | |
| Tú | no engañes | No engañes a tu hermano. Don't deceive your brother. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no engañe | No engañe a sus clientes. Don't deceive your clients. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no engañemos | No engañemos a nadie aquí. Let's not deceive anyone here. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no engañéis | No engañéis a vuestros compañeros. Don't deceive your classmates. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no engañen | No engañen a los clientes. Don't deceive the customers. |
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