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RUSSIAN VERB

обманывать

to deceive

  • #413 most used
  • Imperfective verb

Conjugation

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Present

Настоящее время · now and habits: imperfective verbs only

  1. я I deceive
  2. ты you deceive
  3. он, она, оно he/she deceives
  4. мы we deceive
  5. вы you all deceive
  6. они they deceive

Past

Прошедшее время · by gender and number: он говорил, она говорила

  1. он he deceived
  2. она she deceived
  3. оно it deceived
  4. они they deceived

Future

Будущее время · “буду” and the infinitive for an imperfective verb; a perfective verb conjugates by itself

  1. я I will deceive
  2. ты you will deceive
  3. он, она, оно he/she will deceive
  4. мы we will deceive
  5. вы you all will deceive
  6. они they will deceive

Conditional

Условное наклонение · “would”: the past and “бы”

  1. он he would deceive
  2. она she would deceive
  3. оно it would deceive
  4. они they would deceive

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

  1. ты deceive!
  2. вы deceive! (formal, or all of you)

How to use обманывать

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Реклама обманывает, этот крем ничего не делает.

    The advert is lying, this cream does nothing.

  2. Past

    Он обманывал всех, даже свою маму.

    He deceived everyone, even his own mother.

  3. Future

    Я не буду тебя обманывать, цена высокая.

    I won't lie to you, the price is high.

  4. Conditional

    Я бы не обманывала врача, это опасно.

    I wouldn't lie to a doctor, it's dangerous.

  5. Imperative

    Не обманывай себя, он не позвонит.

    Don't kid yourself, he won't call.

Good to know

  • Обманывать is to lie to or cheat someone, as a habit; обмануть is once. Не обманывай меня: don't lie to me.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: imperfective verb.