Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I enter
- tú you enter
- usted, él, ella he/she enters
- nosotros we enter
- vosotros Spain you all enter
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they enter
SPANISH VERB
entrar
to enter, to go in
- #41 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: entrando
- Past participle: entrado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I entered
- tú you entered
- usted, él, ella he/she entered
- nosotros we entered
- vosotros Spain you all entered
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they entered
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to enter
- tú you used to enter
- usted, él, ella he/she used to enter
- nosotros we used to enter
- vosotros Spain you all used to enter
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to enter
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will enter
- tú you will enter
- usted, él, ella he/she will enter
- nosotros we will enter
- vosotros Spain you all will enter
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will enter
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would enter
- tú you would enter
- usted, él, ella he/she would enter
- nosotros we would enter
- vosotros Spain you all would enter
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would enter
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I enter
- tú (that) you enter
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she enter
- nosotros (that) we enter
- vosotros Spain (that) you all enter
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they enter
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I entered
- tú (if) you entered
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she entered
- nosotros (if) we entered
- vosotros Spain (if) you all entered
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they entered
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú enter!
- usted enter! (formal)
- nosotros enter! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain enter! (all of you)
- ustedes enter! (all of you)
How to use entrar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Entro a trabajar a las ocho de la mañana.
I start work at eight in the morning.
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Past
Entramos al museo gratis porque era domingo.
We got into the museum free because it was Sunday.
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Imperfect
El gato entraba por la ventana cada noche.
The cat used to come in through the window every night.
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Future
Entraré a la universidad el próximo agosto.
I'll start university next August.
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Conditional
Yo no entraría a esa cueva sin guía.
I wouldn't go into that cave without a guide.
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Present subjunctive
Que nadie entre a la cocina mientras cocino.
No one come into the kitchen while I'm cooking.
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Past subjunctive
Si entraras al equipo, viajarías por todo el país.
If you got onto the team, you'd travel all over the country.
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Imperative
¡Entra, entra, no te quedes en la puerta!
Come in, come in, don't stand in the doorway!
Good to know
- "Entrar a" in Mexico, "entrar en" in Spain: "Entró al cine."
Where you hear entrar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Entro por esta puerta. I go in through this door.
- Entré a la cocina. I went into the kitchen.
- Voy a entrar después de usted. I’m going to go in after you.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Los pacientes entran por esta puerta. The patients come in through this door.
- Entré a la clínica a las ocho en punto. I went into the clinic at eight on the dot.
- Vamos a entrar al museo a las diez. We're going to go into the museum at ten.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.