Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | defraudar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | defraudando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar defraudando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Defraudar conjugation
defraudar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning let down. In the present tense: yo defraudo, tú defraudas, él/ella defrauda, nosotros defraudamos, vosotros defraudáis, ellos defraudan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- defraudar
- Gerundio
- defraudando
- Meaning
- let down
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Defraudar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | defraudo | Yo defraudo a mis socios con esa retirada.I let down my partners with that withdrawal. |
| tú | defraudas | Normalmente, tú defraudas a tu equipo al irte hoy.You usually let down your team by leaving today. |
| él | defrauda | Hoy, la promesa del banco defrauda a cientos de clientes otra vez.Today, the bank's promise lets down hundreds of customers again. |
| nosotros | defraudamos | A veces, nosotros defraudamos a los vecinos con retrasos absurdos.At times, we let down the neighbors with absurd delays. |
| vosotros | defraudáis | Ahora, vosotros defraudáis a la gente del barrio con esas cuentas.Right now, you all let down people in the neighborhood with those accounts. |
| ellos | defraudan | Casi siempre, los asesores del fondo defraudan a los ahorradores más viejos.Most of the time, the fund advisers let down the older savers. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he defraudado | Este año, yo he defraudado a mis socios con esa retirada.This year, I have let down my partners with that withdrawal. |
| tú | has defraudado | Últimamente, tú has defraudado a tu equipo al irte hoy.Lately, you have let down your team by leaving today. |
| él | ha defraudado | En estos meses, la promesa del banco ha defraudado a cientos de clientes otra vez.In these months, the bank's promise has let down hundreds of customers again. |
| nosotros | hemos defraudado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos defraudado a los vecinos con retrasos absurdos.So far, we have let down the neighbors with absurd delays. |
| vosotros | habéis defraudado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis defraudado a la gente del barrio con esas cuentas.This term, you all have let down people in the neighborhood with those accounts. |
| ellos | han defraudado | En este tiempo, los asesores del fondo han defraudado a los ahorradores más viejos.During this time, the fund advisers have let down the older savers. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | defraudé | Ayer, yo defraudé a mis socios con esa retirada.Yesterday, I let down my partners with that withdrawal. |
| tú | defraudaste | Hace un rato, tú defraudaste a tu equipo al irte hoy.A little while ago, you let down your team by leaving today. |
| él | defraudó | Esta mañana, la promesa del banco defraudó a cientos de clientes otra vez.This morning, the bank's promise let down hundreds of customers again. |
| nosotros | defraudamos | Anoche, nosotros defraudamos a los vecinos con retrasos absurdos.Last night, we let down the neighbors with absurd delays. |
| vosotros | defraudasteis | El sábado, vosotros defraudasteis a la gente del barrio con esas cuentas.On Saturday, you all let down people in the neighborhood with those accounts. |
| ellos | defraudaron | Hace poco, los asesores del fondo defraudaron a los ahorradores más viejos.Not long ago, the fund advisers let down the older savers. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | defraudaba | Antes, yo defraudaba a mis socios con esa retirada.Before, I used to let down my partners with that withdrawal. |
| tú | defraudabas | Por entonces, tú defraudabas a tu equipo al irte hoy.Back then, you used to let down your team by leaving today. |
| él | defraudaba | En esa época, la promesa del banco defraudaba a cientos de clientes otra vez.At that time, the bank's promise used to let down hundreds of customers again. |
| nosotros | defraudábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros defraudábamos a los vecinos con retrasos absurdos.When that was normal, we used to let down the neighbors with absurd delays. |
| vosotros | defraudabais | Hace años, vosotros defraudabais a la gente del barrio con esas cuentas.Years ago, you all used to let down people in the neighborhood with those accounts. |
| ellos | defraudaban | En aquellos días, los asesores del fondo defraudaban a los ahorradores más viejos.In those days, the fund advisers used to let down the older savers. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había defraudado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había defraudado a mis socios con esa retirada.When you arrived, I had already let down my partners with that withdrawal. |
| tú | habías defraudado | Para entonces, tú ya habías defraudado a tu equipo al irte hoy.By then, you had already let down your team by leaving today. |
| él | había defraudado | Al volver, la promesa del banco ya había defraudado a cientos de clientes otra vez.When we came back, the bank's promise had already let down hundreds of customers again. |
| nosotros | habíamos defraudado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos defraudado a los vecinos con retrasos absurdos.Before talking it through, we had already let down the neighbors with absurd delays. |
| vosotros | habíais defraudado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais defraudado a la gente del barrio con esas cuentas.When you looked again, you all had already let down people in the neighborhood with those accounts. |
| ellos | habían defraudado | Para ese momento, los asesores del fondo ya habían defraudado a los ahorradores más viejos.By that moment, the fund advisers had already let down the older savers. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube defraudado | Apenas yo hube defraudado a mis socios con esa retirada, todo cambió.As soon as I had let down my partners with that withdrawal, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste defraudado | En cuanto tú hubiste defraudado a tu equipo al irte hoy, se notó.The moment you had let down your team by leaving today, it showed. |
| él | hubo defraudado | No bien la promesa del banco hubo defraudado a cientos de clientes otra vez, hubo ruido.As soon as the bank's promise had let down hundreds of customers again, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos defraudado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos defraudado a los vecinos con retrasos absurdos, seguimos adelante.Once we had let down the neighbors with absurd delays, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis defraudado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis defraudado a la gente del barrio con esas cuentas, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had let down people in the neighborhood with those accounts, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron defraudado | En cuanto los asesores del fondo hubieron defraudado a los ahorradores más viejos, el ambiente cambió.The moment the fund advisers had let down the older savers, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | defraudaré | Mañana, yo defraudaré a mis socios con esa retirada.Tomorrow, I will let down my partners with that withdrawal. |
| tú | defraudarás | Dentro de poco, tú defraudarás a tu equipo al irte hoy.Soon, you will let down your team by leaving today. |
| él | defraudará | Esta tarde, la promesa del banco defraudará a cientos de clientes otra vez.This afternoon, the bank's promise will let down hundreds of customers again. |
| nosotros | defraudaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros defraudaremos a los vecinos con retrasos absurdos.Next week, we will let down the neighbors with absurd delays. |
| vosotros | defraudaréis | Pronto, vosotros defraudaréis a la gente del barrio con esas cuentas.Before long, you all will let down people in the neighborhood with those accounts. |
| ellos | defraudarán | Más adelante, los asesores del fondo defraudarán a los ahorradores más viejos.Later on, the fund advisers will let down the older savers. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré defraudado | Para entonces, yo ya habré defraudado a mis socios con esa retirada.By then, I will already have let down my partners with that withdrawal. |
| tú | habrás defraudado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás defraudado a tu equipo al irte hoy.Before closing time, you will already have let down your team by leaving today. |
| él | habrá defraudado | Al final del día, la promesa del banco ya habrá defraudado a cientos de clientes otra vez.By the end of the day, the bank's promise will already have let down hundreds of customers again. |
| nosotros | habremos defraudado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos defraudado a los vecinos con retrasos absurdos.By tomorrow, we will already have let down the neighbors with absurd delays. |
| vosotros | habréis defraudado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis defraudado a la gente del barrio con esas cuentas.Before leaving, you all will already have let down people in the neighborhood with those accounts. |
| ellos | habrán defraudado | Para esa hora, los asesores del fondo ya habrán defraudado a los ahorradores más viejos.By that hour, the fund advisers will already have let down the older savers. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | defraudaría | En un caso así, yo defraudaría a mis socios con esa retirada.In a case like that, I would let down my partners with that withdrawal. |
| tú | defraudarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú defraudarías a tu equipo al irte hoy.With a little more time, you would let down your team by leaving today. |
| él | defraudaría | En esa situación, la promesa del banco defraudaría a cientos de clientes otra vez.In that situation, the bank's promise would let down hundreds of customers again. |
| nosotros | defraudaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros defraudaríamos a los vecinos con retrasos absurdos.With that outlook, we would let down the neighbors with absurd delays. |
| vosotros | defraudaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros defraudaríais a la gente del barrio con esas cuentas.If it came to that, you all would let down people in the neighborhood with those accounts. |
| ellos | defraudarían | En un día así, los asesores del fondo defraudarían a los ahorradores más viejos.On a day like that, the fund advisers would let down the older savers. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría defraudado | En otro momento, yo habría defraudado a mis socios con esa retirada.At another moment, I would have let down my partners with that withdrawal. |
| tú | habrías defraudado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías defraudado a tu equipo al irte hoy.With a little more margin, you would have let down your team by leaving today. |
| él | habría defraudado | A esas alturas, la promesa del banco habría defraudado a cientos de clientes otra vez.By then, the bank's promise would have let down hundreds of customers again. |
| nosotros | habríamos defraudado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos defraudado a los vecinos con retrasos absurdos.With that turn, we would have let down the neighbors with absurd delays. |
| vosotros | habríais defraudado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais defraudado a la gente del barrio con esas cuentas.At that point, you all would have let down people in the neighborhood with those accounts. |
| ellos | habrían defraudado | En ese punto, los asesores del fondo habrían defraudado a los ahorradores más viejos.From there, the fund advisers would have let down the older savers. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | defraude | Es mejor que yo defraude a mis socios con esa retirada.It is better that I let down my partners with that withdrawal. |
| tú | defraudes | Hace falta que tú defraudes a tu equipo al irte hoy.It is necessary that you let down your team by leaving today. |
| él | defraude | Conviene que la promesa del banco defraude a cientos de clientes otra vez.It is wise that the bank's promise let down hundreds of customers again. |
| nosotros | defraudemos | Importa que nosotros defraudemos a los vecinos con retrasos absurdos.It matters that we let down the neighbors with absurd delays. |
| vosotros | defraudéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros defraudéis a la gente del barrio con esas cuentas.It may help if you all let down people in the neighborhood with those accounts. |
| ellos | defrauden | Es posible que los asesores del fondo defrauden a los ahorradores más viejos.It is possible that the fund advisers let down the older savers. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya defraudado | Ojalá yo haya defraudado a mis socios con esa retirada.Hopefully I have let down my partners with that withdrawal. |
| tú | hayas defraudado | Puede que tú ya hayas defraudado a tu equipo al irte hoy.Maybe you already have let down your team by leaving today. |
| él | haya defraudado | Tal vez la promesa del banco haya defraudado a cientos de clientes otra vez.Perhaps the bank's promise has let down hundreds of customers again. |
| nosotros | hayamos defraudado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos defraudado a los vecinos con retrasos absurdos.Maybe we already have let down the neighbors with absurd delays. |
| vosotros | hayáis defraudado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis defraudado a la gente del barrio con esas cuentas.It is likely that you all have let down people in the neighborhood with those accounts. |
| ellos | hayan defraudado | Puede ser que los asesores del fondo ya hayan defraudado a los ahorradores más viejos.It may be that the fund advisers already have let down the older savers. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | defraudara | Si yo defraudara a mis socios con esa retirada, se notaría enseguida.If I let down my partners with that withdrawal, it would show right away. |
| tú | defraudaras | Si tú defraudaras a tu equipo al irte hoy, costaría ocultarlo.If you let down your team by leaving today, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | defraudara | Si la promesa del banco defraudara a cientos de clientes otra vez, daría mucho que hablar.If the bank's promise let down hundreds of customers again, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | defraudáramos | Si nosotros defraudáramos a los vecinos con retrasos absurdos, todo iría por otro lado.If we let down the neighbors with absurd delays, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | defraudarais | Si vosotros defraudarais a la gente del barrio con esas cuentas, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all let down people in the neighborhood with those accounts, the mood would change. |
| ellos | defraudaran | Si los asesores del fondo defraudaran a los ahorradores más viejos, la escena sería otra.If the fund advisers let down the older savers, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera defraudado | Si yo hubiera defraudado a mis socios con esa retirada, aún se recordaría.If I had let down my partners with that withdrawal, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras defraudado | Si tú hubieras defraudado a tu equipo al irte hoy, eso habría dejado marca.If you had let down your team by leaving today, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera defraudado | Si la promesa del banco hubiera defraudado a cientos de clientes otra vez, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the bank's promise had let down hundreds of customers again, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos defraudado | Si nosotros hubiéramos defraudado a los vecinos con retrasos absurdos, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had let down the neighbors with absurd delays, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais defraudado | Si vosotros hubierais defraudado a la gente del barrio con esas cuentas, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had let down people in the neighborhood with those accounts, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran defraudado | Si los asesores del fondo hubieran defraudado a los ahorradores más viejos, nada habría quedado igual.If the fund advisers had let down the older savers, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | defraudare | Si yo defraudare a mis socios con esa retirada, se notará enseguida.If I let down my partners with that withdrawal, it will show right away. |
| tú | defraudares | Si tú defraudares a tu equipo al irte hoy, costará ignorarlo.If you let down your team by leaving today, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | defraudare | Si la promesa del banco defraudare a cientos de clientes otra vez, dará mucho que hablar.If the bank's promise lets down hundreds of customers again, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | defraudáremos | Si nosotros defraudáremos a los vecinos con retrasos absurdos, todo irá por otro camino.If we let down the neighbors with absurd delays, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | defraudareis | Si vosotros defraudareis a la gente del barrio con esas cuentas, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all let down people in the neighborhood with those accounts, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | defraudaren | Si los asesores del fondo defraudaren a los ahorradores más viejos, la escena será distinta.If the fund advisers let down the older savers, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere defraudado | Cuando yo hubiere defraudado a mis socios con esa retirada, ya se notará.When I have let down my partners with that withdrawal, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres defraudado | En cuanto tú hubieres defraudado a tu equipo al irte hoy, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have let down your team by leaving today, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere defraudado | Cuando la promesa del banco hubiere defraudado a cientos de clientes otra vez, se verá de inmediato.When the bank's promise has let down hundreds of customers again, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos defraudado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos defraudado a los vecinos con retrasos absurdos, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have let down the neighbors with absurd delays, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis defraudado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis defraudado a la gente del barrio con esas cuentas, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have let down people in the neighborhood with those accounts, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren defraudado | En cuanto los asesores del fondo hubieren defraudado a los ahorradores más viejos, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the fund advisers have let down the older savers, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | defrauda | defrauda a tu equipo al irte hoy.Let down your team by leaving today. |
| él | defraude | Que la promesa del banco defraude a cientos de clientes otra vez.Let the bank's promise let down hundreds of customers again. |
| nosotros | defraudemos | defraudemos a los vecinos con retrasos absurdos.Let down the neighbors with absurd delays. |
| vosotros | defraudad | defraudad a la gente del barrio con esas cuentas.Let down people in the neighborhood with those accounts. |
| ellos | defrauden | Que los asesores del fondo defrauden a los ahorradores más viejos.Let the fund advisers let down the older savers. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no defraudes | No no defraudes a tu equipo al irte hoy.Do not let down your team by leaving today. |
| él | no defraude | Que la promesa del banco no no defraude a cientos de clientes otra vez.Let the bank's promise not let down hundreds of customers again. |
| nosotros | no defraudemos | No no defraudemos a los vecinos con retrasos absurdos.Let us not let down the neighbors with absurd delays. |
| vosotros | no defraudéis | No no defraudéis a la gente del barrio con esas cuentas.Do not let down people in the neighborhood with those accounts. |
| ellos | no defrauden | Que los asesores del fondo no no defrauden a los ahorradores más viejos.Let the fund advisers not let down the older savers. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ a mis socios con esa retirada.
I let down my partners with that withdrawal.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'defraudar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'defraudar' means to let down. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is defraudar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Defraudar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate defraudar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of defraudar: yo defraudo, tú defraudas, él/ella/usted defrauda, nosotros defraudamos, vosotros defraudáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes defraudan.
- How do you conjugate defraudar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of defraudar: yo defraudé, tú defraudaste, él/ella/usted defraudó, nosotros defraudamos, vosotros defraudasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes defraudaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of defraudar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of defraudar: yo defraudaba, tú defraudabas, él/ella/usted defraudaba, nosotros defraudábamos, vosotros defraudabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes defraudaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of defraudar?
- The past participle of defraudar is 'defraudado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he defraudado' (I have let downed), 'has defraudado', 'ha defraudado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of defraudar?
- The gerundio of defraudar is 'defraudando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy defraudando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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