Entrar means to go in, to enter. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: entro, entras, entra, entramos, entráis, entran.
Entrar in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Entrar in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Entrar in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Entrar in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Entrar in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | entro | entré | entraba | entraré | entraría |
| tú | entras | entraste | entrabas | entrarás | entrarías |
| él / ella / usted | entra | entró | entraba | entrará | entraría |
| nosotros / nosotras | entramos | entramos | entrábamos | entraremos | entraríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | entráis | entrasteis | entrabais | entraréis | entraríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | entran | entraron | entraban | entrarán | entrarían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | entro | I go in |
| tú | entras | you go in |
| él / ella / usted | entra | he/she goes in |
| nosotros / nosotras | entramos | we go in |
| vosotros / vosotras | entráis | you all (vosotros) go in |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | entran | they go in |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | entré | I went in |
| tú | entraste | you went in |
| él / ella / usted | entró | he/she went in |
| nosotros / nosotras | entramos | we went in |
| vosotros / vosotras | entrasteis | you all (vosotros) went in |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | entraron | they went in |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | entraba | I used to go in |
| tú | entrabas | you used to go in |
| él / ella / usted | entraba | he/she used to go in |
| nosotros / nosotras | entrábamos | we used to go in |
| vosotros / vosotras | entrabais | you all (vosotros) used to go in |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | entraban | they used to go in |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | entraré | I will go in |
| tú | entrarás | you will go in |
| él / ella / usted | entrará | he/she will go in |
| nosotros / nosotras | entraremos | we will go in |
| vosotros / vosotras | entraréis | you all (vosotros) will go in |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | entrarán | they will go in |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | entraría | I would go in |
| tú | entrarías | you would go in |
| él / ella / usted | entraría | he/she would go in |
| nosotros / nosotras | entraríamos | we would go in |
| vosotros / vosotras | entraríais | you all (vosotros) would go in |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | entrarían | they would go in |
Entrar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
The present forms are entro, entras, entra, entramos, entráis, entran, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
entré, entraste, entró, entramos, entrasteis, entraron. For example, entré means “I went in”.
Entrar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
The preterite (entré) presents a completed event; the imperfect (entraba) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I went in” and “I used to go in”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are entraré (“I will go in”) and entraría (“I would go in”). The full charts above include every person.
Entrar means to go in, to enter.
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