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enganar
to deceive, to trick
Regular · 24 form tables
Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I deceive |
| você, ele, ela | you deceive; he/she deceives |
| nós | we deceive |
| a gente | we deceive |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) deceive; they deceive |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am deceiving |
| você, ele, ela | you are deceiving; he/she is deceiving |
| nós | we are deceiving |
| a gente | we are deceiving |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are deceiving; they are deceiving |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was deceiving |
| você, ele, ela | you were deceiving; he/she was deceiving |
| nós | we were deceiving |
| a gente | we were deceiving |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were deceiving; they were deceiving |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I deceived |
| você, ele, ela | you deceived; he/she deceived |
| nós | we deceived |
| a gente | we deceived |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) deceived; they deceived |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to deceive |
| você, ele, ela | you used to deceive; he/she used to deceive |
| nós | we used to deceive |
| a gente | we used to deceive |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to deceive; they used to deceive |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been deceiving |
| você, ele, ela | you have been deceiving; he/she has been deceiving |
| nós | we have been deceiving |
| a gente | we have been deceiving |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been deceiving; they have been deceiving |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had deceived |
| você, ele, ela | you had deceived; he/she had deceived |
| nós | we had deceived |
| a gente | we had deceived |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had deceived; they had deceived |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had deceived |
| você, ele, ela | you had deceived; he/she had deceived |
| nós | we had deceived |
| a gente | we had deceived |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had deceived; they had deceived |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will deceive |
| você, ele, ela | you will deceive; he/she will deceive |
| nós | we will deceive |
| a gente | we will deceive |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will deceive; they will deceive |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have deceived |
| você, ele, ela | you will have deceived; he/she will have deceived |
| nós | we will have deceived |
| a gente | we will have deceived |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have deceived; they will have deceived |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to deceive |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to deceive; he/she is going to deceive |
| nós | we are going to deceive |
| a gente | we are going to deceive |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to deceive; they are going to deceive |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to deceive |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to deceive; he/she was going to deceive |
| nós | we were going to deceive |
| a gente | we were going to deceive |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to deceive; they were going to deceive |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would deceive |
| você, ele, ela | you would deceive; he/she would deceive |
| nós | we would deceive |
| a gente | we would deceive |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would deceive; they would deceive |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have deceived |
| você, ele, ela | you would have deceived; he/she would have deceived |
| nós | we would have deceived |
| a gente | we would have deceived |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have deceived; they would have deceived |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I deceive |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you deceive; (that) he/she deceives |
| nós | (that) we deceive |
| a gente | (that) we deceive |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) deceive; (that) they deceive |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I deceived |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you deceived; (if) he/she deceived |
| nós | (if) we deceived |
| a gente | (if) we deceived |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) deceived; (if) they deceived |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have deceived |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have deceived; (that) he/she has deceived |
| nós | (that) we have deceived |
| a gente | (that) we have deceived |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have deceived; (that) they have deceived |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had deceived |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had deceived; (that) he/she had deceived |
| nós | (that) we had deceived |
| a gente | (that) we had deceived |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had deceived; (that) they had deceived |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I deceive |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you deceive; (when/if) he/she deceives |
| nós | (when/if) we deceive |
| a gente | (when/if) we deceive |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) deceive; (when/if) they deceive |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have deceived |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have deceived; (when/if) he/she has deceived |
| nós | (when/if) we have deceived |
| a gente | (when/if) we have deceived |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have deceived; (when/if) they have deceived |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | deceive! |
| nós | let's deceive! |
| vocês, eles, elas | deceive! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not deceive! |
| nós | let's not deceive! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not deceive! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to deceive |
| você, ele, ela | for you to deceive; for him/her to deceive |
| nós | for us to deceive |
| a gente | for us to deceive |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to deceive; for them to deceive |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have deceived |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have deceived; for him/her to have deceived |
| nós | for us to have deceived |
| a gente | for us to have deceived |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have deceived; for them to have deceived |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
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