Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I find out
- tú you find out
- usted, él, ella he/she finds out
- nosotros we find out
- vosotros Spain you all find out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they find out
SPANISH VERB
enterarse
to find out, to hear (news)
- #263 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: enterándose
- Past participle: enterado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I found out
- tú you found out
- usted, él, ella he/she found out
- nosotros we found out
- vosotros Spain you all found out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they found out
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to find out
- tú you used to find out
- usted, él, ella he/she used to find out
- nosotros we used to find out
- vosotros Spain you all used to find out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to find out
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will find out
- tú you will find out
- usted, él, ella he/she will find out
- nosotros we will find out
- vosotros Spain you all will find out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will find out
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would find out
- tú you would find out
- usted, él, ella he/she would find out
- nosotros we would find out
- vosotros Spain you all would find out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would find out
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I find out
- tú (that) you find out
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she find out
- nosotros (that) we find out
- vosotros Spain (that) you all find out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they find out
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I found out
- tú (if) you found out
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she found out
- nosotros (if) we found out
- vosotros Spain (if) you all found out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they found out
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú find out!
- usted find out! (formal)
- nosotros find out! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain find out! (all of you)
- ustedes find out! (all of you)
How to use enterarse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Siempre me entero de los chismes al último.
I always hear the gossip last.
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Past
Lupita se enteró del compromiso antes que nosotros.
Lupita found out about the engagement before we did.
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Imperfect
Antes la gente se enteraba de todo en el mercado.
People used to hear about everything at the market.
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Future
¿Cómo se enterarán tus papás si no les dices?
How will your parents find out if you don't tell them?
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Conditional
Si fuera secreto, nadie se enteraría, te lo prometo.
If it were a secret, no one would find out, I promise.
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Present subjunctive
No quiero que mi suegra se entere todavía.
I don't want my mother-in-law to find out yet.
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Past subjunctive
Si se enteraran en el trabajo, sería un problema.
If they found out at work, it would be a problem.
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Imperative
¡Entérate de la hora antes de salir de casa!
Find out the time before leaving the house!
Good to know
- "Enterarse de": ¿ya te enteraste de la boda? "Me enteré" is "I found out" or "I heard".
Where you hear enterarse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 2
- Yo siempre me entero de todo primero. I always find out about everything first.
- Me enteré por las noticias. I found out from the news.
- Mañana te vas a enterar. You're going to find out tomorrow.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- Cuando hablan rápido, no me entero de nada. When they talk fast, I don't follow a thing.
- Me enteré de la boda por Manolo. I found out about the wedding from Manolo.
- Mañana te vas a enterar de todo. Tomorrow you're going to find out everything.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.