Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Engañar in Spanish
To cheat, to deceive Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Engañar
- Engañar in the Indicative Present
- Engañar in the Indicative Preterite
- Engañar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Engañar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Engañar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Engañar in the Indicative Future
- Engañar in the Indicative Conditional
- Engañar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Engañar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Engañar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Engañar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Engañar
- Imperative tenses of Engañar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Engañar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Engañar is the Spanish verb for "to cheat, to deceive". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to engañar include: trampear.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | engañar | to cheat, to deceive |
| Past participle | engañado | cheated |
| Gerund | engañando | cheating |
Indicative Tenses of Engañar
Engañar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of engañar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "engaño", meaning "I cheat".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | engaño | I cheat |
| Tú | engañas | you cheat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | engaña | s/he cheats, you (formal) cheat |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | engañamos | we cheat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | engañáis | you (plural) cheat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | engañan | they cheat, |
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Engañar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of engañar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "engañé", meaning "I cheated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | engañé | I cheated |
| Tú | engañaste | you cheated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | engañó | s/he cheated, you (formal) cheated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | engañamos | we cheated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | engañasteis | you (plural) cheated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | engañaron | they cheated, |
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Engañar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of engañar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "engañaba", meaning "I used to cheat".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | engañaba | I used to cheat |
| Tú | engañabas | you used to cheat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | engañaba | s/he used to cheat, you (formal) used to cheat |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | engañábamos | we used to cheat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | engañabais | you (plural) used to cheat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | engañaban | they used to cheat, |
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Engañar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of engañar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy engañando", meaning "I am cheating".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy engañando | I am cheating |
| Tú | estás engañando | you are cheating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está engañando | s/he is cheating, you (formal) are cheating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos engañando | we are cheating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis engañando | you (plural) are cheating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están engañando | they are cheating, |
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Engañar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of engañar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a engañar", meaning "I am going to cheat".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a engañar | I am going to cheat |
| Tú | vas a engañar | you are going to cheat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a engañar | s/he is going to cheat, you (formal) are going to cheat |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a engañar | we are going to cheat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a engañar | you (plural) are going to cheat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a engañar | they are going to cheat, |
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Engañar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of engañar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "engañaré", meaning "I will cheat".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | engañaré | I will cheat |
| Tú | engañarás | you will cheat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | engañará | s/he will cheat, you (formal) will cheat |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | engañaremos | we will cheat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | engañaréis | you (plural) will cheat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | engañarán | they will cheat, |
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Engañar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of engañar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "engañaría", meaning "I would cheat".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | engañaría | I would cheat |
| Tú | engañarías | you would cheat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | engañaría | s/he would cheat, you (formal) would cheat |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | engañaríamos | we would cheat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | engañaríais | you (plural) would cheat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | engañarían | they would cheat, |
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Engañar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of engañar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he engañado", meaning "I have cheated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he engañado | I have cheated |
| Tú | has engañado | you have cheated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha engañado | s/he has cheated, you (formal) have cheated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos engañado | we have cheated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis engañado | you (plural) have cheated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han engañado | they have cheated, |
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Engañar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of engañar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había engañado", meaning "I had cheated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había engañado | I had cheated |
| Tú | habías engañado | you had cheated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había engañado | s/he had cheated, you (formal) had cheated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos engañado | we had cheated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais engañado | you (plural) had cheated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían engañado | they had cheated, |
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Engañar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of engañar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré engañado", meaning "I will have cheated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré engañado | I will have cheated |
| Tú | habrás engañado | you will have cheated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá engañado | s/he will have cheated, you (formal) will have cheated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos engañado | we will have cheated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis engañado | you (plural) will have cheated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán engañado | they will have cheated, |
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Engañar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of engañar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría engañado", meaning "I would have cheated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría engañado | I would have cheated |
| Tú | habrías engañado | you would have cheated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría engañado | s/he would have cheated, you (formal) would have cheated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos engañado | we would have cheated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais engañado | you (plural) would have cheated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían engañado | they would have cheated, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Engañar
Engañar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "engañe", meaning "I cheat".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | engañe | I cheat |
| Tú | engañes | you cheat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | engañe | s/he cheats, you (formal) cheat |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | engañemos | we cheat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | engañéis | you (plural) cheat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | engañen | they cheat, |
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Engañar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "engañara", meaning "I cheated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | engañara | I cheated |
| Tú | engañaras | you cheated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | engañara | s/he cheated, you (formal) cheated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | engañáramos | we cheated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | engañarais | you (plural) cheated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | engañaran | they cheated, |
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Engañar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "engañare", meaning "I will cheat".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | engañare | I will cheat |
| Tú | engañares | you will cheat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | engañare | s/he will cheat, you (formal) will cheat |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | engañáremos | we will cheat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | engañareis | you (plural) will cheat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | engañaren | they will cheat, |
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Engañar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya engañado", meaning "I have cheated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya engañado | I have cheated |
| Tú | hayas engañado | you have cheated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya engañado | s/he has cheated, you (formal) have cheated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos engañado | we have cheated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis engañado | you (plural) have cheated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan engañado | they have cheated, |
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Engañar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera engañado", meaning "I had cheated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera engañado | I had cheated |
| Tú | hubieras engañado | you had cheated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera engañado | s/he had cheated, you (formal) had cheated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos engañado | we had cheated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais engañado | you (plural) had cheated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran engañado | they had cheated, |
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Engañar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere engañado", meaning "I will have cheated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere engañado | I will have cheated |
| Tú | hubieres engañado | you will have cheated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere engañado | s/he will have cheated, you (formal) will have cheated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos engañado | we will have cheated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis engañado | you (plural) will have cheated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren engañado | they will have cheated, |
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Imperative Tenses of Engañar
Engañar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "engañe", meaning "(to you formal) cheat!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | engaña | (to you) cheat! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | engañe | (to you formal) cheat! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | engañemos | let's cheat! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | engañad | (to you plural) cheat! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | engañen | (to you plural formal) cheat! |
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Engañar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no engañe", meaning "(to you formal) don't cheat!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no engañes | (to you) don't cheat! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no engañe | (to you formal) don't cheat! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no engañemos | let's not cheat! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no engañéis | (to you plural) don't cheat! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no engañen | (to you plural formal) don't cheat! |
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