-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate defraudar in Spanish

to defraud

defraudar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1751 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Lo acusaron de defraudar a cientos de inversores." (He was accused of defrauding hundreds of investors.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo defraudo
defraudas
él/ella/Ud. defrauda
nosotros defraudamos
vosotros defraudáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. defraudan
Example

Yo defraudo todos los días.

I defraud every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo defraudé
defraudaste
él/ella/Ud. defraudó
nosotros defraudamos
vosotros defraudasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. defraudaron
Example

Ayer yo defraudé.

Yesterday I defraud.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo defraudaba
defraudabas
él/ella/Ud. defraudaba
nosotros defraudábamos
vosotros defraudabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. defraudaban
Example

Antes yo defraudaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to defraud often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo defraudaré
defraudarás
él/ella/Ud. defraudará
nosotros defraudaremos
vosotros defraudaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. defraudarán
Example

Mañana yo defraudaré.

Tomorrow I will defraud.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo defraudaría
defraudarías
él/ella/Ud. defraudaría
nosotros defraudaríamos
vosotros defraudaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. defraudarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo defraudaría.

If I could, I would defraud.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo defraude
defraudes
él/ella/Ud. defraude
nosotros defraudemos
vosotros defraudéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. defrauden
Example

Espero que tú defraudes.

I hope that you defraud.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
defrauda
él/ella/Ud. defraude
nosotros defraudemos
vosotros defraudad
ellos/ellas/Uds. defrauden
Example

¡Defrauda!

Defraud!

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