Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | engañar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | engañando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar engañando. |
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.
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | engañar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | engañando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar engañando. |
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engaño | Yo engaño a nadie con mis palabras.I deceive nobody with my words. |
| tú | engañas | Tú engañas a la gente con facilidad.You deceive people easily. |
| él | engaña | Él engaña a sus amigos con excusas.He deceives his friends with excuses. |
| nosotros | engañamos | Nosotros engañamos al rival con una jugada falsa.We trick the opponent with a fake move. |
| vosotros | engañáis | Vosotros engañáis a todos con vuestra calma.You deceive everyone with your calmness. |
| ellos | engañan | Ellos engañan al público con promesas vacías.They deceive the public with empty promises. |
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he engañado | Yo he engañado a poca gente en mi vida.I have deceived few people in my life. |
| tú | has engañado | Tú has engañado a la gente con facilidad.You have deceived people easily. |
| él | ha engañado | Él ha engañado a sus amigos con excusas.He has deceived his friends with excuses. |
| nosotros | hemos engañado | Nosotros hemos engañado al rival con una jugada falsa.We have tricked the opponent with a fake move. |
| vosotros | habéis engañado | Vosotros habéis engañado a todos con vuestra calma.You have deceived everyone with your calmness. |
| ellos | han engañado | Ellos han engañado al público con promesas vacías.They have deceived the public with empty promises. |
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engañé | Ayer yo engañé a nadie con mis palabras.Yesterday I deceived nobody with my words. |
| tú | engañaste | Tú engañaste a la gente con facilidad.You deceived people easily. |
| él | engañó | Él engañó a sus amigos con excusas.He deceived his friends with excuses. |
| nosotros | engañamos | Nosotros engañamos al rival con una jugada falsa.We tricked the opponent with a fake move. |
| vosotros | engañasteis | Vosotros engañasteis a todos con vuestra calma.You deceived everyone with your calmness. |
| ellos | engañaron | Ellos engañaron al público con promesas vacías.They deceived the public with empty promises. |
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engañaba | Yo nunca engañaba a nadie a propósito.I never used to deceive anyone on purpose. |
| tú | engañabas | Tú engañabas a la gente con facilidad.You used to deceive people easily. |
| él | engañaba | Él engañaba a sus amigos con excusas.He used to deceive his friends with excuses. |
| nosotros | engañábamos | Nosotros engañábamos al rival con una jugada falsa.We used to trick the opponent with a fake move. |
| vosotros | engañabais | Vosotros engañabais a todos con vuestra calma.You used to deceive everyone with your calmness. |
| ellos | engañaban | Ellos engañaban al público con promesas vacías.They used to deceive the public with empty promises. |
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había engañado | Yo no había engañado a nadie antes.I had not deceived anyone before. |
| tú | habías engañado | Tú habías engañado a mucha gente ya.You had deceived many people already. |
| él | había engañado | Él había engañado a sus amigos previamente.He had deceived his friends previously. |
| nosotros | habíamos engañado | Nosotros habíamos engañado al rival antes.We had tricked the opponent before. |
| vosotros | habíais engañado | Vosotros habíais engañado a todos esa mañana.You had deceived everyone that morning. |
| ellos | habían engañado | Ellos habían engañado al público antes.They had deceived the public before. |
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube engañado | Cuando yo hube engañado a alguien, me sentí mal.When I had deceived someone, I felt bad. |
| tú | hubiste engañado | En cuanto tú hubiste engañado a la gente, cambiaste de tema.As soon as you had deceived people, you changed the subject. |
| él | hubo engañado | Después de que él hubo engañado a sus amigos, se fue solo.After he had deceived his friends, he left alone. |
| nosotros | hubimos engañado | Apenas nosotros hubimos engañado al rival, marcamos.As soon as we had tricked the opponent, we scored. |
| vosotros | hubisteis engañado | Una vez que vosotros hubisteis engañado a todos, nadie habló.Once you had deceived everyone, nobody spoke. |
| ellos | hubieron engañado | Cuando ellos hubieron engañado al público, empezó la protesta.When they had deceived the public, the protest began. |
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engañaré | Yo no engañaré a nadie otra vez.I will not deceive anyone again. |
| tú | engañarás | Tú engañarás a la gente si sigues así.You will deceive people if you continue like this. |
| él | engañará | Él engañará a sus amigos con esa historia.He will deceive his friends with that story. |
| nosotros | engañaremos | Nosotros engañaremos al rival con otra jugada.We will trick the opponent with another move. |
| vosotros | engañaréis | Vosotros engañaréis a todos con vuestro silencio.You will deceive everyone with your silence. |
| ellos | engañarán | Ellos engañarán al público otra vez.They will deceive the public again. |
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré engañado | Para entonces yo no habré engañado a nadie más.By then I will have deceived nobody else. |
| tú | habrás engañado | Tú habrás engañado a la gente ya.You will have deceived people already. |
| él | habrá engañado | Él habrá engañado a sus amigos para esa hora.He will have deceived his friends by that time. |
| nosotros | habremos engañado | Nosotros habremos engañado al rival antes.We will have tricked the opponent beforehand. |
| vosotros | habréis engañado | Vosotros habréis engañado a todos ya.You will have deceived everyone already. |
| ellos | habrán engañado | Ellos habrán engañado al público para entonces.They will have deceived the public by then. |
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engañaría | Yo no engañaría a nadie por dinero.I would not deceive anyone for money. |
| tú | engañarías | Tú engañarías a la gente si quisieras.You would deceive people if you wanted to. |
| él | engañaría | Él engañaría a sus amigos con facilidad.He would deceive his friends easily. |
| nosotros | engañaríamos | Nosotros engañaríamos al rival con otra táctica.We would trick the opponent with another tactic. |
| vosotros | engañaríais | Vosotros engañaríais a todos con esa actitud.You would deceive everyone with that attitude. |
| ellos | engañarían | Ellos engañarían al público sin problema.They would deceive the public without a problem. |
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría engañado | Yo no habría engañado a nadie por dinero.I would not have deceived anyone for money. |
| tú | habrías engañado | Tú habrías engañado a la gente si hubieras querido.You would have deceived people if you had wanted to. |
| él | habría engañado | Él habría engañado a sus amigos con facilidad.He would have deceived his friends easily. |
| nosotros | habríamos engañado | Nosotros habríamos engañado al rival con otra táctica.We would have tricked the opponent with another tactic. |
| vosotros | habríais engañado | Vosotros habríais engañado a todos con esa actitud.You would have deceived everyone with that attitude. |
| ellos | habrían engañado | Ellos habrían engañado al público sin problema.They would have deceived the public without a problem. |
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engañe | Es bueno que yo no engañe a nadie.It is good that I do not deceive anyone. |
| tú | engañes | Quiero que tú no engañes a la gente.I want you not to deceive people. |
| él | engañe | Es importante que él no engañe a sus amigos.It is important that he not deceive his friends. |
| nosotros | engañemos | Deseo que nosotros no engañemos al rival con trampas.I wish that we do not trick the opponent with cheats. |
| vosotros | engañéis | Es mejor que vosotros no engañéis a nadie.It is better that you do not deceive anyone. |
| ellos | engañen | Temo que ellos engañen al público otra vez.I fear that they may deceive the public again. |
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya engañado | Dudo que yo haya engañado a alguien.I doubt that I have deceived anyone. |
| tú | hayas engañado | No creo que tú hayas engañado a la gente todavía.I do not think that you have deceived people yet. |
| él | haya engañado | Es posible que él haya engañado a sus amigos.It is possible that he has deceived his friends. |
| nosotros | hayamos engañado | Es probable que nosotros hayamos engañado al rival.It is likely that we have tricked the opponent. |
| vosotros | hayáis engañado | No parece que vosotros hayáis engañado a nadie aún.It does not seem that you have deceived anyone yet. |
| ellos | hayan engañado | Puede que ellos hayan engañado al público ya.They may have deceived the public already. |
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engañara | Si yo engañara a alguien, me sentiría mal.If I deceived someone, I would feel bad. |
| tú | engañaras | Si tú engañaras a la gente, perderías su confianza.If you deceived people, you would lose their trust. |
| él | engañara | Si él engañara a sus amigos, se quedaría solo.If he deceived his friends, he would be left alone. |
| nosotros | engañáramos | Si nosotros engañáramos al rival así, sería injusto.If we tricked the opponent like that, it would be unfair. |
| vosotros | engañarais | Si vosotros engañarais a todos, nadie os creería.If you deceived everyone, nobody would believe you. |
| ellos | engañaran | Si ellos engañaran al público, habría consecuencias.If they deceived the public, there would be consequences. |
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera engañado | Si yo hubiera engañado a alguien, me habría sentido mal.If I had deceived someone, I would have felt bad. |
| tú | hubieras engañado | Si tú hubieras engañado a la gente, habrías perdido su confianza.If you had deceived people, you would have lost their trust. |
| él | hubiera engañado | Si él hubiera engañado a sus amigos, se habría quedado solo.If he had deceived his friends, he would have been left alone. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos engañado | Si nosotros hubiéramos engañado al rival así, habría sido injusto.If we had tricked the opponent like that, it would have been unfair. |
| vosotros | hubierais engañado | Si vosotros hubierais engañado a todos, nadie os habría creído.If you had deceived everyone, nobody would have believed you. |
| ellos | hubieran engañado | Si ellos hubieran engañado al público, habría habido consecuencias.If they had deceived the public, there would have been consequences. |
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engañare | Si algún día yo engañare a alguien, lo admitiré.If someday I should deceive someone, I will admit it. |
| tú | engañares | Si tú engañares a la gente, lo descubrirán.If you should deceive people, they will find out. |
| él | engañare | Si él engañare a sus amigos, perderá todo.If he should deceive his friends, he will lose everything. |
| nosotros | engañáremos | Si nosotros engañáremos al rival así, protestarán.If we should trick the opponent like that, they will protest. |
| vosotros | engañareis | Si vosotros engañareis a todos, os quedaréis solos.If you should deceive everyone, you will be left alone. |
| ellos | engañaren | Si ellos engañaren al público, habrá una reacción fuerte.If they should deceive the public, there will be a strong reaction. |
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere engañado | Cuando yo hubiere engañado a alguien, lo reconoceré.When I shall have deceived someone, I will admit it. |
| tú | hubieres engañado | Cuando tú hubieres engañado a la gente, lo sabrás.When you shall have deceived people, you will know it. |
| él | hubiere engañado | Cuando él hubiere engañado a sus amigos, todo cambiará.When he shall have deceived his friends, everything will change. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos engañado | Cuando nosotros hubiéremos engañado al rival, revisaremos la jugada.When we shall have tricked the opponent, we will review the move. |
| vosotros | hubiereis engañado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis engañado a todos, perderéis apoyo.When you shall have deceived everyone, you will lose support. |
| ellos | hubieren engañado | Cuando ellos hubieren engañado al público, crecerá la protesta.When they shall have deceived the public, the protest will grow. |
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | — |
| tú | engaña | Tú, no engaña a nadie.You, do not deceive anyone. |
| él | engañe | Que él no engañe a sus amigos.Let him not deceive his friends. |
| nosotros | engañemos | No engañemos al rival con trampas.Let us not trick the opponent with cheats. |
| vosotros | engañad | Vosotros, no engañad a nadie más.You, do not deceive anyone else. |
| ellos | engañen | Que ellos no engañen al público.Let them not deceive the public. |
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | — |
| tú | no engañes | No no engañes a la gente con mentiras.Do not deceive people with lies. |
| él | no engañe | Que él no no engañe a sus amigos otra vez.Let him not deceive his friends again. |
| nosotros | no engañemos | No no engañemos al rival de forma injusta.Let us not trick the opponent unfairly. |
| vosotros | no engañéis | No no engañéis a nadie con falsas promesas.Do not deceive anyone with false promises. |
| ellos | no engañen | Que ellos no no engañen al público nunca más.Let them not deceive the public ever again. |
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Yo ___ a nadie con mis palabras.
I deceive nobody with my words.
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