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FRENCH VERB

entrer

to come in, to go in

  • #130 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: entré
  • Present participle: entrant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I come in
  2. tu you come in
  3. il, elle, on he/she comes in
  4. nous we come in
  5. vous you come in
  6. ils, elles they come in

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I came in
  2. tu you came in
  3. il, elle, on he/she came in
  4. nous we came in
  5. vous you came in
  6. ils, elles they came in

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to come in
  2. tu you used to come in
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to come in
  4. nous we used to come in
  5. vous you used to come in
  6. ils, elles they used to come in

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will come in
  2. tu you will come in
  3. il, elle, on he/she will come in
  4. nous we will come in
  5. vous you will come in
  6. ils, elles they will come in

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would come in
  2. tu you would come in
  3. il, elle, on he/she would come in
  4. nous we would come in
  5. vous you would come in
  6. ils, elles they would come in

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I come in
  2. tu (that) you come in
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she come in
  4. nous (that) we come in
  5. vous (that) you come in
  6. ils, elles (that) they come in

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu come in!
  2. nous come in! (let’s)
  3. vous come in! (plural, or formal)

How to use entrer

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

  1. Present

    On entre par où, ici ?

    Which way do we go in here?

  2. Past

    Elle est entrée sans frapper, comme d'habitude.

    She came in without knocking, as usual.

  3. Imperfect

    Les gens entraient et sortaient toute la journée.

    People were coming and going all day.

  4. Future

    Vous entrerez par la porte de derrière.

    You'll go in through the back door.

  5. Conditional

    J'entrerais bien, mais c'est fermé.

    I'd go in, but it's closed.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Attends que tout le monde entre avant de parler.

    Wait until everyone comes in before speaking.

  7. Imperative

    Entrez, je vous en prie, asseyez-vous.

    Come in, please, have a seat.

Good to know

  • Entrer dans is to go into a place : elle entre dans le magasin.

Where you hear entrer

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French · Beginner Level 1

  • J'entre dans la boulangerie. I go into the bakery.
  • Je suis entrée dans un petit café. I went into a little cafe.
  • Je vais entrer dans la gare. I'm going to go into the station.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • J'entre dans la boulangerie. I go into the bakery.
  • Je suis entrée dans un petit café. I went into a little cafe.
  • Je vais entrer dans la gare. I'm going to go into the station.
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