enterar Preterite Conjugation
enterar — to find out
The preterite of enterar is regular: enteré, enteraste, enteró, enteramos, enterasteis, enteraron.
enterar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite of 'enterar' to talk about finding something out as a single, completed event in the past. For instance, 'Me enteré de la noticia ayer' means 'I found out the news yesterday.'
Notes on enterar in the Preterite
Enterar is fully regular in the preterite tense.
Example Sentences
Me enteré de tu nuevo trabajo.
I found out about your new job.
yo
¿Te enteraste de lo que pasó?
Did you find out what happened?
tú
Ella se enteró por su amigo.
She found out through her friend.
él/ella/usted
Nos enteramos tarde.
We found out late.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect tense instead of the preterite for a specific instance of finding out.
Correct: For a single completed event, use the preterite: 'Me enteré ayer'. The imperfect 'me enteraba' implies a repeated or ongoing process.
Why: The preterite marks completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: entero
The present tense of enterar: entero, enteras, entera, enteramos, enteráis, enteran.
Imperfect
yo: enteraba
The imperfect of enterar: enteraba, enterabas, enteraba, enterábamos, enterabais, enteraban.
Future
yo: enteraré
The future tense of enterar: enteraré, enterarás, enterará, enteraremos, enteraréis, enterarán.
Conditional
yo: enteraría
The conditional of enterar: enteraría, enterarías, enteraría, enteraríamos, enteraríais, enterarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: entere
Present subjunctive for 'enterar': entere (yo/él/ella/usted), enteres (tú), enteremos (nosotros), enteren (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enterara
Past subjunctive for 'enterar': enterara/enterase (yo/él/ella/usted), enteraras/enterases (tú), enteráramos/enterásemos (nosotros), enteraran/enterasen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: entera
Commands for 'enterar' (to find out): entera (tú), entere (usted), enteremos (nosotros), enteren (ustedes), enterad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no enteres
Negative commands for 'enterar': no enteres (tú), no entere (usted), no enteremos (nosotros), no enteren (ustedes), no enteréis (vosotros).