Entrar Conjugation: All Spanish Tenses

Entrar (to enter, to go in) is a very common Spanish verb and it is completely regular: it follows the -ar verb pattern in every tense, including the participle.

Indicative Tenses of Entrar

Entrar in the Present (Presente)

Habits, current facts and general truths: Entro en la oficina a las nueve (I go into the office at nine).

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Entrar in the Preterite (Pretérito indefinido)

Completed actions at a specific moment in the past: Ayer entré tarde en clase (Yesterday I came into class late).

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Entrar in the Present Perfect (Pretérito perfecto)

Past connected to the present: Hoy he entrado dos veces en esa tienda (Today I have gone into that shop twice).

Present perfect rules →

Entrar in the Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto)

Habitual or ongoing actions in the past: De niño entraba siempre por la puerta de atrás (As a child I always came in through the back door).

Imperfect rules →

Entrar in the Past Perfect (Pluscuamperfecto)

An action before another past action: Cuando llamé, ya habían entrado en la reunión (When I called, they had already gone into the meeting).

Past perfect rules →

Entrar in the Future (Futuro simple)

Plans and predictions: Mañana entraré antes en el trabajo (Tomorrow I will go into work earlier).

Future tense rules →

Entrar in the Future Perfect (Futuro perfecto)

An action that will be completed in the future: Para las diez ya habremos entrado todos (By ten we will all have gone in).

Future perfect rules →

Entrar in the Conditional (Condicional simple)

Advice and hypothetical situations: Yo en tu lugar entraría por la otra puerta (If I were you, I would go in through the other door).

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Entrar in the Conditional Perfect (Condicional compuesto)

Hypotheses about the past: Habría entrado antes, pero la puerta estaba cerrada (I would have gone in earlier, but the door was locked).

Conditional perfect rules →

Subjunctive Tenses of Entrar

Present Subjunctive of Entrar (Presente de subjuntivo)

Wishes, doubts and emotions: Quiero que entres sin llamar (I want you to come in without knocking).

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Present Perfect Subjunctive of Entrar (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo)

Evaluating a recent past action: Espero que hayas entrado a tiempo (I hope you got in on time).

Perfect subjunctive rules →

Imperfect Subjunctive of Entrar (Pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Hypothetical conditions: Si entraras antes, ahorrarías mucho tiempo (If you came in earlier, you would save a lot of time).

Imperfect subjunctive rules →

Past Perfect Subjunctive of Entrar (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Unreal hypotheses about the past: Si hubieras entrado antes, lo habrías visto (If you had gone in earlier, you would have seen it).

Past perfect subjunctive rules →

Imperative of Entrar

Affirmative Commands of Entrar (Imperativo afirmativo)

Orders and requests: ¡Entra, está abierto! (Come in, it's open!)

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Negative Commands of Entrar (Imperativo negativo)

Prohibitions and negative advice: No entres sin permiso (Don't go in without permission).

Negative commands rules →

Expressions with Entrar

• Entrar en calor - to warm up, to get warm after cold or exercise
• Entrar en razón - to see reason, to come to one's senses
• No entrar en detalles - to not go into details
• Entrar por un oído y salir por el otro - to go in one ear and out the other
• Entrar en vigor - to come into force (a law or rule)