Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engaño | |
| tú | engañas | |
| él / ella / usted | engaña | |
| nosotros / nosotras | engañamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | engañáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | engañan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engañé | |
| tú | engañaste | |
| él / ella / usted | engañó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | engañamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | engañasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | engañaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engañaba | |
| tú | engañabas | |
| él / ella / usted | engañaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | engañábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | engañabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | engañaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engañaré | |
| tú | engañarás | |
| él / ella / usted | engañará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | engañaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | engañaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | engañarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engañaría | |
| tú | engañarías | |
| él / ella / usted | engañaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | engañaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | engañaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | engañarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engañe | |
| tú | engañes | |
| él / ella / usted | engañe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | engañemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | engañéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | engañen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to trick, to deceive, to hoodwink, to cheat
- to cheat on, to be unfaithful to one's spouse
- to blindside
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations