Conjugate engañar in Spanish

to deceive / to cheat

engañar is a regular -ar verb ranked #302 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Yo engaño todos los días." (I deceive every day.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo engaño
engañas
él/ella/Ud. engaña
nosotros engañamos
vosotros engañáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. engañan
Example

Yo engaño todos los días.

I deceive every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo engañé
engañaste
él/ella/Ud. engañó
nosotros engañamos
vosotros engañasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. engañaron
Example

Nosotros engañamos juntos.

We deceive together.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo engañaba
engañabas
él/ella/Ud. engañaba
nosotros engañábamos
vosotros engañabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. engañaban
Example

Antes yo engañaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to deceive / to cheat often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo engañaré
engañarás
él/ella/Ud. engañará
nosotros engañaremos
vosotros engañaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. engañarán
Example

Mañana yo engañaré.

Tomorrow I will deceive / to cheat.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo engañaría
engañarías
él/ella/Ud. engañaría
nosotros engañaríamos
vosotros engañaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. engañarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo engañaría.

If I could, I would deceive / to cheat.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo engañe
engañes
él/ella/Ud. engañe
nosotros engañemos
vosotros engañéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. engañen
Example

Quiero que tú engañes más.

I want you to deceive more.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
engaña
él/ella/Ud. engañe
nosotros engañemos
vosotros engañad
ellos/ellas/Uds. engañen
Example

Él engaña con frecuencia.

He deceives often.

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