yo engañaba

was deceiving, was misleading, was cheating on

→ engañar
engañ to deceive, to fool, to trick + aba Imperfect past (yo/él/ella)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #45,705
was deceiving, was misleading
SP: Me engañaba sobre su trabajo.
EN: He was misleading me about his job.
was cheating on
SP: Engañaba a su pareja.
EN: He was cheating on his partner.
Conjugation of engañar
SingularPlural
Second engañarte —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First engañaba —
Third engañaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First engañaba —
Third engañaba —

¡Pero tu actitud engañaba a los directores!

But your attitude was misleading the directors!

— El jardín de los pecadores 5: Paradoja espiral (2008)

¿No pensaste que te engañaba?

Didn't you think I was cheating on you?

— Las Travesuras de una Sirena (2016)

Me engañaba todo el tiempo.

He/She was cheating on me all the time.

— Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

Y ahí me engañaba con sus compañeros.

And then he was cheating on me with his coworkers.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

Decidió divorciarse porque su marido la engañaba.

She decided to get a divorce because her husband was cheating on her.

Antes me engañaba con sus compañeros de trabajo.

He used to cheat on me with his coworkers.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)