engañar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
engañar — to deceive
The affirmative imperative of engañar is regular: engaña (tú), engañe (usted), engañemos (nosotros), engañad (vosotros), engañen (ustedes).
engañar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give a direct order to trick someone (often used in games, magic tricks, or strategy).
Notes on engañar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'engaña' (same as the present indicative third person). The 'vosotros' form replaces 'r' with 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Engaña al portero y marca el gol!
Trick the goalkeeper and score the goal!
tú
Engañe a su público con este truco de magia.
Deceive your audience with this magic trick.
usted
Engañadlos para que piensen que nos vamos.
Trick them so they think we are leaving.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'engañar' as a command.
Correct: engaña
Why: The infinitive is not used for direct singular commands in Spanish.
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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.
Conditional
yo: engañaría
The conditional of engañar is regular: engañaría, engañarías, engañaría, engañaríamos, engañaríais, engañarían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no engañes
The negative imperative of engañar uses the present subjunctive: no engañes, no engañe, no engañemos, no engañéis, no engañen.