entrar Negative Imperative Conjugation
entrar — to enter
The negative imperative of entrar uses the present subjunctive: no entres, no entre, no entremos, no entréis, no entren.
entrar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to enter a room or a specific area.
Notes on entrar in the Negative Imperative
Entrar is regular; negative commands for -ar verbs always use the -e endings from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No entres, el piso está mojado.
Don't go in, the floor is wet.
tú
No entre sin permiso.
Do not enter without permission.
usted
¡No entren ahí!
Don't go in there!
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no entra' for a command.
Correct: No entres.
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms, not the indicative.
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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.
Conditional
yo: entraría
The conditional of entrar is regular: entraría, entrarías, entraría, entraríamos, entraríais, entrarían.
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).