engañar Negative Imperative Conjugation
engañar — to deceive
The negative imperative of engañar uses the present subjunctive: no engañes, no engañe, no engañemos, no engañéis, no engañen.
engañar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone directly not to deceive or trick others.
Notes on engañar in the Negative Imperative
Always identical to the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.
Example Sentences
No me engañes más.
Don't deceive me anymore.
tú
No engañen a los clientes.
Don't deceive the customers.
ustedes
No engañemos a nadie para ganar.
Let's not trick anyone to win.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form with 'no': no engaña.
Correct: no engañes
Why: Negative commands in Spanish must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: engaña
The affirmative imperative of engañar is regular: engaña (tú), engañe (usted), engañemos (nosotros), engañad (vosotros), engañen (ustedes).