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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

entrar

to come in

  • #70 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: entrando
  • Past participle: entrado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I come in
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you come in
  3. nós we come in
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all come in

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I came in
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you came in
  3. nós we came in
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all came in

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to come in
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to come in
  3. nós we are going to come in
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to come in

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to come in
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to come in
  3. nós we used to come in
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to come in

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would come in
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would come in
  3. nós we would come in
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would come in

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I come in
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you come in
  3. nós (that) we come in
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all come in

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I came in
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you came in
  3. nós (if) we came in
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all came in

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I come in
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you come in
  3. nós (when) we come in
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all come in

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você come in!
  2. vocês come in! (all of you)

How to use entrar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu entro no trabalho às oito.

    I start work at eight.

  2. Past

    Nós entramos no museu de graça.

    We got into the museum for free.

  3. Future

    Ela vai entrar na faculdade no ano que vem.

    She's going to start college next year.

  4. Imperfect

    O gato entrava pela janela toda noite.

    The cat used to come in through the window every night.

  5. Conditional

    Eu não entraria nessa água fria.

    I wouldn't go into that cold water.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não deixe que o cachorro entre na cozinha.

    Don't let the dog come into the kitchen.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente entrasse agora, pegaria o início do filme.

    If we went in now, we'd catch the start of the film.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você entrar, tira os sapatos.

    When you come in, take your shoes off.

  9. Imperative

    Entre, por favor, fique à vontade!

    Come in, please, make yourself at home!

Good to know

  • "Entrar em" is to go into a place; "entrar em contato" is to get in touch.

Where you hear entrar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu entro no trabalho às nove. I start work at nine.
  • Ela entrou e sentou. She came in and sat down.
  • Nós vamos entrar agora. We're going to go in now.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Os padrinhos entram primeiro. The witnesses go in first.
  • A gente entrou pela porta da frente. We went in through the front door.
  • Vamos esperar vocês entrarem. We'll wait for you to go in.
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There's No Hot Water

Beginner Level 2 · Entra!

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Dinner at My Place

Beginner Level 2 · entrar · Entra! · Entrem!

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For You to Arrive Early

Intermediate Level 1 · entrarem

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Without Anyone Seeing

Intermediate Level 3 · entrei

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Bigger and Bigger

Intermediate Level 3 · entrem

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.