
entrometerse Imperfect Conjugation
entrometerse — to meddle
The imperfect of entrometerse is regular: me entrometía, te entrometías, se entrometía, nos entrometíamos, os entrometíais, se entrometían.
entrometerse Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a past habit of meddling or to set the scene (e.g., 'I was meddling when the phone rang').
Notes on entrometerse in the Imperfect
Entrometerse follows the standard -ía pattern for -er verbs in the imperfect. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
De niño, siempre me entrometía en las charlas de los adultos.
As a child, I always used to meddle in adults' chats.
yo
Ustedes se entrometían constantemente en mi trabajo.
You all used to meddle constantly in my work.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nos entrometíamos sin darnos cuenta.
We used to meddle without realizing it.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'i' (e.g., entrometia).
Correct: entrometía
Why: All -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect indicative require an accent on the 'i' for every person.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me entrometo
The present tense of entrometerse is regular: me entrometo, te entrometes, se entromete, nos entrometemos, os entrometéis, se entrometen.
Preterite
yo: me entrometí
The preterite of entrometerse is regular: me entrometí, te entrometiste, se entrometió, nos entrometimos, os entrometisteis, se entrometieron.
Future
yo: me entrometeré
The future of entrometerse is regular: me entrometeré, te entrometerás, se entrometerá, nos entrometeremos, os entrometeréis, se entrometerán.
Conditional
yo: me entrometería
The conditional of entrometerse is regular: me entrometería, te entrometerías, se entrometería, nos entrometeríamos, os entrometeríais, se entrometerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me entrometa
The present subjunctive of entrometerse is regular: me entrometa, te entrometas, se entrometa, nos entrometamos, os entrometáis, se entrometan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me entrometiera
The imperfect subjunctive of entrometerse uses the -ra endings: me entrometiera, te entrometieras, se entrometiera, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: entrométete
The affirmative imperative of entrometerse attaches pronouns to the end: entrométete, entrométase, entrometámonos, entrometeos, entrométanse.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te entrometas
The negative imperative of entrometerse uses the present subjunctive: no te entrometas, no se entrometa, no nos entrometamos, no os entrometáis, no se entrometan.