engañar Conditional Conjugation
engañar — to deceive
The conditional of engañar is regular: engañaría, engañarías, engañaría, engañaríamos, engañaríais, engañarían.
engañar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would' deceive someone (usually in a 'if' scenario) or to express 'future-in-the-past' (e.g., 'He said he would trick them').
Notes on engañar in the Conditional
Engañar is regular. All conditional endings have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo jamás engañaría a mi familia.
I would never deceive my family.
yo
¿Engañarías a tu jefe por dinero?
Would you trick your boss for money?
tú
Ellos dijeron que no nos engañarían.
They said they wouldn't deceive us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'engañaría' with the imperfect 'engañaba'.
Correct: engañaría (would) vs. engañaba (used to)
Why: The conditional expresses hypothetical 'would', while the imperfect expresses past habits.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: engaño
The present of engañar is regular: engaño, engañas, engaña, engañamos, engañáis, engañan.
Preterite
yo: engañé
The preterite of engañar is regular: engañé, engañaste, engañó, engañamos, engañasteis, engañaron.
Imperfect
yo: engañaba
The imperfect of engañar is regular: engañaba, engañabas, engañaba, engañábamos, engañabais, engañaban.
Future
yo: engañaré
The future of engañar is regular: engañaré, engañarás, engañará, engañaremos, engañaréis, engañarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: engañe
The present subjunctive of engañar is regular: engañe, engañes, engañe, engañemos, engañéis, engañen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: engañara
The imperfect subjunctive of engañar is regular: engañara, engañaras, engañara, engañáramos, engañarais, engañaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: engaña
The affirmative imperative of engañar is regular: engaña (tú), engañe (usted), engañemos (nosotros), engañad (vosotros), engañen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no engañes
The negative imperative of engañar uses the present subjunctive: no engañes, no engañe, no engañemos, no engañéis, no engañen.