engañar Preterite Conjugation
engañar — to deceive
The preterite of engañar is regular: engañé, engañaste, engañó, engañamos, engañasteis, engañaron.
engañar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a specific instance of deception that happened at a clear point in time, like a single lie or a one-time scam.
Notes on engañar in the Preterite
Engañar is regular. Note that the nosotros form 'engañamos' is the same in both the present and the preterite.
Example Sentences
Me engañaste con esa promesa.
You deceived me with that promise.
tú
El vendedor engañó a muchos clientes ayer.
The salesman deceived many customers yesterday.
él/ella/usted
Engañamos al guardia para entrar al concierto.
We tricked the guard to get into the concert.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Missing the accent on the third person: engaño.
Correct: engañó
Why: Without the accent, 'engaño' means 'I deceive' (present tense) or 'deceit' (noun).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: engaño
The present of engañar is regular: engaño, engañas, engaña, engañamos, engañáis, engañan.
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.