engañar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
engañar — to deceive
The imperfect subjunctive of engañar is regular: engañara, engañaras, engañara, engañáramos, engañarais, engañaran.
engañar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (if I were to deceive) or after verbs of emotion/doubt in the past (I didn't think he would trick us).
Notes on engañar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It follows the standard pattern derived from the 3rd person plural preterite (engañaron -> engañara).
Example Sentences
Si yo te engañara, me sentiría mal.
If I were to deceive you, I would feel bad.
yo
No quería que ellos nos engañaran.
I didn't want them to deceive us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si nos engañaras, perderíamos la confianza.
If you were to trick us, we would lose trust.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: engañaramos.
Correct: engañáramos
Why: The nosotros form in the imperfect subjunctive always has an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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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.
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.