engañar Present Conjugation
engañar — to deceive
The present of engañar is regular: engaño, engañas, engaña, engañamos, engañáis, engañan.
engañar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current lies, general dishonest behavior, or things that are misleading right now (like an optical illusion).
Notes on engañar in the Present
Engañar is a standard -ar verb in the present tense.
Example Sentences
Las apariencias engañan.
Appearances are deceiving.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo nunca engaño a mis amigos.
I never deceive my friends.
yo
Ese espejo engaña un poco.
That mirror is a bit misleading.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'engaño' as a noun when you mean the verb.
Correct: yo engaño (verb) vs. el engaño (noun)
Why: While they look the same, remember that the verb requires a subject or pronoun to function as an action.
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Related Tenses
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no engañes
The negative imperative of engañar uses the present subjunctive: no engañes, no engañe, no engañemos, no engañéis, no engañen.