engañar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
engañar — to deceive
The present subjunctive of engañar is regular: engañe, engañes, engañe, engañemos, engañéis, engañen.
engañar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or command that someone else not deceive you (e.g., 'I hope he doesn't trick me').
Notes on engañar in the Present Subjunctive
As an -ar verb, the vowel changes to 'e' in the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Espero que no me engañes.
I hope you don't deceive me.
tú
Dudo que ella engañe a su esposo.
I doubt she is deceiving her husband.
él/ella/usted
Es posible que nos engañen con el precio.
It's possible they are tricking us with the price.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'engaña' instead of 'engañe' after 'espero que'.
Correct: engañe
Why: Verbs of emotion/hope like 'esperar' trigger the subjunctive mood.
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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.
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.