entrenar Preterite Conjugation
entrenar — to train
The preterite of entrenar is regular: entrené, entrenaste, entrenó, entrenamos, entrenasteis, entrenaron.
entrenar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific training session that you finished in the past or a completed sports season.
Notes on entrenar in the Preterite
Entrenar is regular. Note that the 'nosotros' form (entrenamos) is the same as the present tense.
Example Sentences
Ayer entrené piernas muy duro.
Yesterday I trained legs very hard.
yo
Ella entrenó a su perro el fin de semana.
She trained her dog over the weekend.
él/ella/usted
Entrenaron durante tres horas sin parar.
They trained for three hours without stopping.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'entrenó'.
Correct: Él/Ella entrenó.
Why: Without the accent, 'entreno' means 'I train' (present tense).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: entreno
The present tense of entrenar is regular: entreno, entrenas, entrena, entrenamos, entrenáis, entrenan.
Imperfect
yo: entrenaba
The imperfect of entrenar is regular: entrenaba, entrenabas, entrenaba, entrenábamos, entrenabais, entrenaban.
Future
yo: entrenaré
The future of entrenar is regular: entrenaré, entrenarás, entrenará, entrenaremos, entrenaréis, entrenarán.
Conditional
yo: entrenaría
The conditional of entrenar is regular: entrenaría, entrenarías, entrenaría, entrenaríamos, entrenaríais, entrenarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: entrene
The present subjunctive of entrenar is regular: entrene, entrenes, entrene, entrenemos, entrenéis, entrenen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: entrenara
The imperfect subjunctive of entrenar is regular: entrenara, entrenaras, entrenara, entrenáramos, entrenarais, entrenaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: entrena
The affirmative imperative of entrenar gives direct commands: entrena (tú), entrene (usted), entrenad (vosotros), entrenen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no entrenes
The negative imperative of entrenar uses the present subjunctive: no entrenes, no entrene, no entrenemos, no entrenéis, no entrenen.