SPANISH VERB REFERENCE

entrar

to enter; to come in

-ar verbRegular in these six tenses

Conjugations

Present Presente

Habits, current states, and general facts.

entrar: Present
SubjectVerb formListen
yoentro
túentras
él / ella / ustedentra
nosotros / nosotrasentramos
vosotros / vosotrasentráis
ellos / ellas / ustedesentran

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple

Actions viewed as completed events in the past.

entrar: Preterite
SubjectVerb formListen
yoentré
túentraste
él / ella / ustedentró
nosotros / nosotrasentramos
vosotros / vosotrasentrasteis
ellos / ellas / ustedesentraron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto

Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.

entrar: Imperfect
SubjectVerb formListen
yoentraba
túentrabas
él / ella / ustedentraba
nosotros / nosotrasentrábamos
vosotros / vosotrasentrabais
ellos / ellas / ustedesentraban

Future Futuro simple

Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.

entrar: Future
SubjectVerb formListen
yoentraré
túentrarás
él / ella / ustedentrará
nosotros / nosotrasentraremos
vosotros / vosotrasentraréis
ellos / ellas / ustedesentrarán

Conditional Condicional simple

Hypothetical events and some polite requests.

entrar: Conditional
SubjectVerb formListen
yoentraría
túentrarías
él / ella / ustedentraría
nosotros / nosotrasentraríamos
vosotros / vosotrasentraríais
ellos / ellas / ustedesentrarían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo

Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.

entrar: Present subjunctive
SubjectVerb formListen
yoentre
túentres
él / ella / ustedentre
nosotros / nosotrasentremos
vosotros / vosotrasentréis
ellos / ellas / ustedesentren

Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.

Meaning & usage

  • to enter; to come in; to get in; to go in; to get inside; to come on in
  • to break in
  • to join; to enter; to start

English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗

Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations

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