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SPANISH VERB

entrenar

to train

  • #445 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: entrenando
  • Past participle: entrenado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I train
  2. tú you train
  3. usted, él, ella he/she trains
  4. nosotros we train
  5. vosotros Spain you all train
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they train

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I trained
  2. tú you trained
  3. usted, él, ella he/she trained
  4. nosotros we trained
  5. vosotros Spain you all trained
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they trained

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to train
  2. tú you used to train
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to train
  4. nosotros we used to train
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to train
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to train

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will train
  2. tú you will train
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will train
  4. nosotros we will train
  5. vosotros Spain you all will train
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will train

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would train
  2. tú you would train
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would train
  4. nosotros we would train
  5. vosotros Spain you all would train
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would train

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I train
  2. tú (that) you train
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she train
  4. nosotros (that) we train
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all train
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they train

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I trained
  2. tú (if) you trained
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she trained
  4. nosotros (if) we trained
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all trained
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they trained

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú train!
  2. usted train! (formal)
  3. nosotros train! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain train! (all of you)
  5. ustedes train! (all of you)

How to use entrenar

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

  1. Present

    Entreno tres veces por semana en el parque.

    I train three times a week in the park.

  2. Past

    Mi hermana entrenó un año para el maratón.

    My sister trained for a year for the marathon.

  3. Imperfect

    De joven entrenaba natación todas las mañanas.

    When I was young I trained in swimming every morning.

  4. Future

    El equipo entrenará en la playa este verano.

    The team will train on the beach this summer.

  5. Conditional

    Yo entrenaría con un amigo, es más divertido.

    I'd train with a friend, it's more fun.

  6. Present subjunctive

    El doctor recomienda que entrenes con menos peso.

    The doctor recommends you train with less weight.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El entrenador nos pidió que entrenáramos bajo la lluvia.

    The coach asked us to train in the rain.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Entrena duro hoy y descansa bien mañana!

    Train hard today and rest well tomorrow!

Good to know

  • "Entrenar" is for sport; training someone for a job is "capacitar" or "formar".

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