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Engañar conjugation

engañar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning deceive / trick. In the present tense: yo engaño, tú engañas, él/ella engaña, nosotros engañamos, vosotros engañáis, ellos engañan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

Rank #350-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
Infinitive
engañar
Gerundio
engañando
Meaning
deceive / trick
Pattern
Regular
Difficulty
Level 1
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Engañar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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FormSpanishUse
InfinitivoengañarDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundioengañandoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar engañando.

Presente

Present

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PronounFormContext
yoengaño
Yo engaño a nadie con mis palabras.I deceive nobody with my words.
engañas
Tú engañas a la gente con facilidad.You deceive people easily.
élengaña
Él engaña a sus amigos con excusas.He deceives his friends with excuses.
nosotrosengañamos
Nosotros engañamos al rival con una jugada falsa.We trick the opponent with a fake move.
vosotrosengañáis
Vosotros engañáis a todos con vuestra calma.You deceive everyone with your calmness.
ellosengañan
Ellos engañan al público con promesas vacías.They deceive the public with empty promises.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohe engañado
Yo he engañado a poca gente en mi vida.I have deceived few people in my life.
has engañado
Tú has engañado a la gente con facilidad.You have deceived people easily.
élha engañado
Él ha engañado a sus amigos con excusas.He has deceived his friends with excuses.
nosotroshemos engañado
Nosotros hemos engañado al rival con una jugada falsa.We have tricked the opponent with a fake move.
vosotroshabéis engañado
Vosotros habéis engañado a todos con vuestra calma.You have deceived everyone with your calmness.
elloshan engañado
Ellos han engañado al público con promesas vacías.They have deceived the public with empty promises.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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PronounFormContext
yoengañé
Ayer yo engañé a nadie con mis palabras.Yesterday I deceived nobody with my words.
engañaste
Tú engañaste a la gente con facilidad.You deceived people easily.
élengañó
Él engañó a sus amigos con excusas.He deceived his friends with excuses.
nosotrosengañamos
Nosotros engañamos al rival con una jugada falsa.We tricked the opponent with a fake move.
vosotrosengañasteis
Vosotros engañasteis a todos con vuestra calma.You deceived everyone with your calmness.
ellosengañaron
Ellos engañaron al público con promesas vacías.They deceived the public with empty promises.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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PronounFormContext
yoengañaba
Yo nunca engañaba a nadie a propósito.I never used to deceive anyone on purpose.
engañabas
Tú engañabas a la gente con facilidad.You used to deceive people easily.
élengañaba
Él engañaba a sus amigos con excusas.He used to deceive his friends with excuses.
nosotrosengañábamos
Nosotros engañábamos al rival con una jugada falsa.We used to trick the opponent with a fake move.
vosotrosengañabais
Vosotros engañabais a todos con vuestra calma.You used to deceive everyone with your calmness.
ellosengañaban
Ellos engañaban al público con promesas vacías.They used to deceive the public with empty promises.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabía engañado
Yo no había engañado a nadie antes.I had not deceived anyone before.
habías engañado
Tú habías engañado a mucha gente ya.You had deceived many people already.
élhabía engañado
Él había engañado a sus amigos previamente.He had deceived his friends previously.
nosotroshabíamos engañado
Nosotros habíamos engañado al rival antes.We had tricked the opponent before.
vosotroshabíais engañado
Vosotros habíais engañado a todos esa mañana.You had deceived everyone that morning.
elloshabían engañado
Ellos habían engañado al público antes.They had deceived the public before.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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yohube engañado
Cuando yo hube engañado a alguien, me sentí mal.When I had deceived someone, I felt bad.
hubiste engañado
En cuanto tú hubiste engañado a la gente, cambiaste de tema.As soon as you had deceived people, you changed the subject.
élhubo engañado
Después de que él hubo engañado a sus amigos, se fue solo.After he had deceived his friends, he left alone.
nosotroshubimos engañado
Apenas nosotros hubimos engañado al rival, marcamos.As soon as we had tricked the opponent, we scored.
vosotroshubisteis engañado
Una vez que vosotros hubisteis engañado a todos, nadie habló.Once you had deceived everyone, nobody spoke.
elloshubieron engañado
Cuando ellos hubieron engañado al público, empezó la protesta.When they had deceived the public, the protest began.

Futuro

Future

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PronounFormContext
yoengañaré
Yo no engañaré a nadie otra vez.I will not deceive anyone again.
engañarás
Tú engañarás a la gente si sigues así.You will deceive people if you continue like this.
élengañará
Él engañará a sus amigos con esa historia.He will deceive his friends with that story.
nosotrosengañaremos
Nosotros engañaremos al rival con otra jugada.We will trick the opponent with another move.
vosotrosengañaréis
Vosotros engañaréis a todos con vuestro silencio.You will deceive everyone with your silence.
ellosengañarán
Ellos engañarán al público otra vez.They will deceive the public again.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabré engañado
Para entonces yo no habré engañado a nadie más.By then I will have deceived nobody else.
habrás engañado
Tú habrás engañado a la gente ya.You will have deceived people already.
élhabrá engañado
Él habrá engañado a sus amigos para esa hora.He will have deceived his friends by that time.
nosotroshabremos engañado
Nosotros habremos engañado al rival antes.We will have tricked the opponent beforehand.
vosotroshabréis engañado
Vosotros habréis engañado a todos ya.You will have deceived everyone already.
elloshabrán engañado
Ellos habrán engañado al público para entonces.They will have deceived the public by then.

Condicional

Conditional

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PronounFormContext
yoengañaría
Yo no engañaría a nadie por dinero.I would not deceive anyone for money.
engañarías
Tú engañarías a la gente si quisieras.You would deceive people if you wanted to.
élengañaría
Él engañaría a sus amigos con facilidad.He would deceive his friends easily.
nosotrosengañaríamos
Nosotros engañaríamos al rival con otra táctica.We would trick the opponent with another tactic.
vosotrosengañaríais
Vosotros engañaríais a todos con esa actitud.You would deceive everyone with that attitude.
ellosengañarían
Ellos engañarían al público sin problema.They would deceive the public without a problem.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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yohabría engañado
Yo no habría engañado a nadie por dinero.I would not have deceived anyone for money.
habrías engañado
Tú habrías engañado a la gente si hubieras querido.You would have deceived people if you had wanted to.
élhabría engañado
Él habría engañado a sus amigos con facilidad.He would have deceived his friends easily.
nosotroshabríamos engañado
Nosotros habríamos engañado al rival con otra táctica.We would have tricked the opponent with another tactic.
vosotroshabríais engañado
Vosotros habríais engañado a todos con esa actitud.You would have deceived everyone with that attitude.
elloshabrían engañado
Ellos habrían engañado al público sin problema.They would have deceived the public without a problem.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yoengañe
Es bueno que yo no engañe a nadie.It is good that I do not deceive anyone.
engañes
Quiero que tú no engañes a la gente.I want you not to deceive people.
élengañe
Es importante que él no engañe a sus amigos.It is important that he not deceive his friends.
nosotrosengañemos
Deseo que nosotros no engañemos al rival con trampas.I wish that we do not trick the opponent with cheats.
vosotrosengañéis
Es mejor que vosotros no engañéis a nadie.It is better that you do not deceive anyone.
ellosengañen
Temo que ellos engañen al público otra vez.I fear that they may deceive the public again.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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yohaya engañado
Dudo que yo haya engañado a alguien.I doubt that I have deceived anyone.
hayas engañado
No creo que tú hayas engañado a la gente todavía.I do not think that you have deceived people yet.
élhaya engañado
Es posible que él haya engañado a sus amigos.It is possible that he has deceived his friends.
nosotroshayamos engañado
Es probable que nosotros hayamos engañado al rival.It is likely that we have tricked the opponent.
vosotroshayáis engañado
No parece que vosotros hayáis engañado a nadie aún.It does not seem that you have deceived anyone yet.
elloshayan engañado
Puede que ellos hayan engañado al público ya.They may have deceived the public already.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yoengañara
Si yo engañara a alguien, me sentiría mal.If I deceived someone, I would feel bad.
engañaras
Si tú engañaras a la gente, perderías su confianza.If you deceived people, you would lose their trust.
élengañara
Si él engañara a sus amigos, se quedaría solo.If he deceived his friends, he would be left alone.
nosotrosengañáramos
Si nosotros engañáramos al rival así, sería injusto.If we tricked the opponent like that, it would be unfair.
vosotrosengañarais
Si vosotros engañarais a todos, nadie os creería.If you deceived everyone, nobody would believe you.
ellosengañaran
Si ellos engañaran al público, habría consecuencias.If they deceived the public, there would be consequences.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yohubiera engañado
Si yo hubiera engañado a alguien, me habría sentido mal.If I had deceived someone, I would have felt bad.
hubieras engañado
Si tú hubieras engañado a la gente, habrías perdido su confianza.If you had deceived people, you would have lost their trust.
élhubiera engañado
Si él hubiera engañado a sus amigos, se habría quedado solo.If he had deceived his friends, he would have been left alone.
nosotroshubiéramos engañado
Si nosotros hubiéramos engañado al rival así, habría sido injusto.If we had tricked the opponent like that, it would have been unfair.
vosotroshubierais engañado
Si vosotros hubierais engañado a todos, nadie os habría creído.If you had deceived everyone, nobody would have believed you.
elloshubieran engañado
Si ellos hubieran engañado al público, habría habido consecuencias.If they had deceived the public, there would have been consequences.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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yoengañare
Si algún día yo engañare a alguien, lo admitiré.If someday I should deceive someone, I will admit it.
engañares
Si tú engañares a la gente, lo descubrirán.If you should deceive people, they will find out.
élengañare
Si él engañare a sus amigos, perderá todo.If he should deceive his friends, he will lose everything.
nosotrosengañáremos
Si nosotros engañáremos al rival así, protestarán.If we should trick the opponent like that, they will protest.
vosotrosengañareis
Si vosotros engañareis a todos, os quedaréis solos.If you should deceive everyone, you will be left alone.
ellosengañaren
Si ellos engañaren al público, habrá una reacción fuerte.If they should deceive the public, there will be a strong reaction.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiere engañado
Cuando yo hubiere engañado a alguien, lo reconoceré.When I shall have deceived someone, I will admit it.
hubieres engañado
Cuando tú hubieres engañado a la gente, lo sabrás.When you shall have deceived people, you will know it.
élhubiere engañado
Cuando él hubiere engañado a sus amigos, todo cambiará.When he shall have deceived his friends, everything will change.
nosotroshubiéremos engañado
Cuando nosotros hubiéremos engañado al rival, revisaremos la jugada.When we shall have tricked the opponent, we will review the move.
vosotroshubiereis engañado
Cuando vosotros hubiereis engañado a todos, perderéis apoyo.When you shall have deceived everyone, you will lose support.
elloshubieren engañado
Cuando ellos hubieren engañado al público, crecerá la protesta.When they shall have deceived the public, the protest will grow.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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PronounFormContext
yo-
engaña
Tú, no engaña a nadie.You, do not deceive anyone.
élengañe
Que él no engañe a sus amigos.Let him not deceive his friends.
nosotrosengañemos
No engañemos al rival con trampas.Let us not trick the opponent with cheats.
vosotrosengañad
Vosotros, no engañad a nadie más.You, do not deceive anyone else.
ellosengañen
Que ellos no engañen al público.Let them not deceive the public.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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PronounFormContext
yo-
no engañes
No no engañes a la gente con mentiras.Do not deceive people with lies.
élno engañe
Que él no no engañe a sus amigos otra vez.Let him not deceive his friends again.
nosotrosno engañemos
No no engañemos al rival de forma injusta.Let us not trick the opponent unfairly.
vosotrosno engañéis
No no engañéis a nadie con falsas promesas.Do not deceive anyone with false promises.
ellosno engañen
Que ellos no no engañen al público nunca más.Let them not deceive the public ever again.
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Presenteyo

Yo ___ a nadie con mis palabras.

I deceive nobody with my words.

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Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.

Formation

  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 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 'engañar' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'engañar' means to deceive / trick. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is engañar an irregular verb in Spanish?
Engañar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
How do you conjugate engañar in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of engañar: yo engaño, tú engañas, él/ella/usted engaña, nosotros engañamos, vosotros engañáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes engañan.
How do you conjugate engañar in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of engañar: yo engañé, tú engañaste, él/ella/usted engañó, nosotros engañamos, vosotros engañasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes engañaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of engañar?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of engañar: yo engañaba, tú engañabas, él/ella/usted engañaba, nosotros engañábamos, vosotros engañabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes engañaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of engañar?
The past participle of engañar is 'engañado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he engañado' (I have deceive / tricked), 'has engañado', 'ha engañado'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of engañar?
The gerundio of engañar is 'engañando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy engañando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.