entrar Preterite Conjugation
entrar — to enter
Entrar is regular in the preterite: entré, entraste, entró, entramos, entrasteis, entraron.
entrar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite when the action of entering happened at a specific, completed moment in time. For example, 'I entered the room' at exactly 5 PM.
Notes on entrar in the Preterite
Entrar is fully regular in the preterite. Note that the 'nosotros' form is the same as the present tense.
Example Sentences
Ayer entré en la oficina muy temprano.
Yesterday I entered the office very early.
yo
Él entró sin hacer ruido.
He entered without making noise.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros entramos al cine justo a tiempo.
We entered the cinema just in time.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'entró'.
Correct: Él entró.
Why: Without the accent, it can be confused with other forms or lose its past-tense meaning.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: entro
The present tense of entrar is regular: entro, entras, entra, entramos, entráis, entran.
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no entres
The negative imperative of entrar uses the present subjunctive: no entres, no entre, no entremos, no entréis, no entren.