
entrar Conditional Conjugation
entrar — to enter
The conditional of entrar is regular: entraría, entrarías, entraría, entraríamos, entraríais, entrarían.
entrar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would enter' if a certain condition were met, or to make a polite suggestion about entering a place.
Notes on entrar in the Conditional
Entrar is regular in the conditional. The stem is the infinitive 'entrar' for all forms.
Example Sentences
Yo entraría si tuviera la llave.
I would enter if I had the key.
yo
¿Entrarías tú en esa cueva oscura?
Would you enter that dark cave?
tú
Nosotros entraríamos, pero está cerrado.
We would enter, but it is closed.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional endings with imperfect -er/-ir endings.
Correct: Yo entraría (conditional) vs Yo comía (imperfect).
Why: While both use -ía, the conditional attaches it to the full infinitive, not the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: entro
The present tense of entrar is regular: entro, entras, entra, entramos, entráis, entran.
Preterite
yo: entré
Entrar is regular in the preterite: entré, entraste, entró, entramos, entrasteis, entraron.
Imperfect
yo: entraba
The imperfect of entrar follows the standard -aba pattern: entraba, entrabas, entraba, entrábamos, entrabais, entraban.
Future
yo: entraré
The future of entrar uses the infinitive plus endings: entraré, entrarás, entrará, entraremos, entraréis, entrarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: entre
The present subjunctive of entrar changes the -a to -e: entre, entres, entre, entremos, entréis, entren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: entrara
The imperfect subjunctive of entrar is based on the preterite stem: entrara, entraras, entrara, entráramos, entrarais, entraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: entra
The affirmative imperative of entrar uses: entra (tú), entre (usted), entrad (vosotros), entren (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no entres
The negative imperative of entrar uses the present subjunctive: no entres, no entre, no entremos, no entréis, no entren.