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ITALIAN VERB

entrare

to come in, to go in

  • #67 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: entrato
  • Gerund: entrando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I come in
  2. tu you come in
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she comes in
  4. noi we come in
  5. voi you all come in
  6. loro they come in

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I came in
  2. tu you came in
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she came in
  4. noi we came in
  5. voi you all came in
  6. loro they came in

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to come in
  2. tu you used to come in
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to come in
  4. noi we used to come in
  5. voi you all used to come in
  6. loro they used to come in

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will come in
  2. tu you will come in
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will come in
  4. noi we will come in
  5. voi you all will come in
  6. loro they will come in

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would come in
  2. tu you would come in
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would come in
  4. noi we would come in
  5. voi you all would come in
  6. loro they would come in

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I come in
  2. tu (that) you come in
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she come in
  4. noi (that) we come in
  5. voi (that) you all come in
  6. loro (that) they come in

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu come in!
  2. Lei come in! (formal)
  3. noi come in! (let’s)
  4. voi come in! (all of you)

How to use entrare

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

  1. Present

    Entro un attimo in farmacia, aspettami qui.

    I'm popping into the pharmacy, wait for me here.

  2. Past

    Siamo entrati in chiesa per vedere gli affreschi.

    We went into the church to see the frescoes.

  3. Imperfect

    Entravano sempre senza bussare.

    They always came in without knocking.

  4. Future

    Entreremo appena aprono le porte.

    We'll go in as soon as they open the doors.

  5. Conditional

    Entrerei, ma non ho le chiavi.

    I'd go in, but I don't have the keys.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che entriate dall'altra porta.

    It's better that you come in through the other door.

  7. Imperative

    Entra pure, la porta è aperta.

    Come on in, the door is open.

Good to know

  • Entrare takes essere in the passato prossimo: sono entrato, siamo entrati.
  • Entrare in is to go into a place: entro in casa, entro nel negozio.

Where you hear entrare

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

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • Gli studenti entrano alle nove. The students come in at nine.
  • Sono entrata in cucina. I went into the kitchen.
  • Domani entriamo alle nove in punto. Tomorrow we go in at nine sharp.

Italian · Beginner Level 3

  • Gli studenti entrano alle nove. The students come in at nine.
  • Sono entrata in cucina. I went into the kitchen.
  • Domani entriamo alle nove in punto. Tomorrow we go in at nine sharp.
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Good Evening!

Beginner Level 1 · Entri!

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The Roofer's Visit

Beginner Level 3 · Buongiorno! Entri, prego.

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The Roof Is Done

Beginner Level 3 · Non entra più l'acqua.

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Zia Rosa Arrives

Beginner Level 3 · Entra!

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Telling a Joke

Fluency Level 1 · Allora. Un uomo entra in un bar. · Un uomo entra in un bar. Classico.

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Boston, the Apartment

Fluency Level 3 · Settantadue. Ci sono entrata sposa.

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