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SPANISH VERB

engañar

to trick, to fool

  • #467 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: engañando
  • Past participle: engañado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I trick
  2. tú you trick
  3. usted, él, ella he/she tricks
  4. nosotros we trick
  5. vosotros Spain you all trick
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they trick

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I tricked
  2. tú you tricked
  3. usted, él, ella he/she tricked
  4. nosotros we tricked
  5. vosotros Spain you all tricked
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they tricked

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to trick
  2. tú you used to trick
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to trick
  4. nosotros we used to trick
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to trick
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to trick

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will trick
  2. tú you will trick
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will trick
  4. nosotros we will trick
  5. vosotros Spain you all will trick
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will trick

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would trick
  2. tú you would trick
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would trick
  4. nosotros we would trick
  5. vosotros Spain you all would trick
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would trick

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I trick
  2. tú (that) you trick
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she trick
  4. nosotros (that) we trick
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all trick
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they trick

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I tricked
  2. tú (if) you tricked
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she tricked
  4. nosotros (if) we tricked
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all tricked
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they tricked

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú trick!
  2. usted trick! (formal)
  3. nosotros trick! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain trick! (all of you)
  5. ustedes trick! (all of you)

How to use engañar

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

  1. Present

    Ese anuncio engaña a mucha gente mayor.

    That advert fools a lot of elderly people.

  2. Past

    Me engañaron con el precio del taxi en el aeropuerto.

    They tricked me on the taxi price at the airport.

  3. Imperfect

    De pequeños engañábamos a la abuela para comer más dulces.

    As kids we tricked grandma to get more sweets.

  4. Future

    A mí no me engañará dos veces, te lo prometo.

    He won't fool me twice, I promise you.

  5. Conditional

    Yo nunca engañaría a un amigo por dinero.

    I'd never cheat a friend for money.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No dejes que te engañen con el cambio.

    Don't let them cheat you with the change.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me dolió que me engañara mi propio hermano.

    It hurt that my own brother tricked me.

  8. Imperative

    ¡No me engañes, que te conozco desde niño!

    Don't lie to me, I've known you since you were a kid!

Good to know

  • "Las apariencias engañan": looks can be deceiving.

Where you hear engañar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Yo no engaño a nadie, señor. I don't trick anyone, sir.
  • El vendedor me engañó con la salsa. The stallholder tricked me with the salsa.
  • A mí no me vas a engañar con ese chile. You're not going to fool me with that chilli.
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Advanced Level 3 · oiga, usted me engañó

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