What does entrar mean in English?

Entrar means "to enter" in English.

How do you conjugate entrar in Spanish?

Entrar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with entrar?

Common idiomatic expressions using entrar include: "entrar en calor" (to warm up), "entrar en razón" (to see reason / to come to one's senses), "entrar en vigor" (to come into effect). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What verbs are related to entrar?

Verbs related to entrar include: entrarse. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use entrar in a sentence?

Example: "Entro a la oficina a las ocho." which means "I enter the office at eight." in English.

What are synonyms for entrar?

Spanish synonyms for entrar include: ingresar, acceder, penetrar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Entrar

to enter

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

entrar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

entrando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

entrado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	entro I enter	I enter
tú	entras you enter	you enter
él/ella/usted	entra he/she/you enters	he/she/you enters
nosotros	entramos we enter	we enter
vosotros	entráis you all enter	you all enter
ellos/ustedes	entran they/you all enter	they/you all enter

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	entraba I used to enter	I used to enter
tú	entrabas you used to enter	you used to enter
él/ella/usted	entraba he/she/you used to enter	he/she/you used to enter
nosotros	entrábamos we used to enter	we used to enter
vosotros	entrabais you all used to enter	you all used to enter
ellos/ustedes	entraban they/you all used to enter	they/you all used to enter

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	entré I entered	I entered
tú	entraste you entered	you entered
él/ella/usted	entró he/she/you entered	he/she/you entered
nosotros	entramos we entered	we entered
vosotros	entrasteis you all entered	you all entered
ellos/ustedes	entraron they/you all entered	they/you all entered

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	entraré I will enter	I will enter
tú	entrarás you will enter	you will enter
él/ella/usted	entrará he/she/you will enter	he/she/you will enter
nosotros	entraremos we will enter	we will enter
vosotros	entraréis you all will enter	you all will enter
ellos/ustedes	entrarán they/you all will enter	they/you all will enter

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	entraría I would enter	I would enter
tú	entrarías you would enter	you would enter
él/ella/usted	entraría he/she/you would enter	he/she/you would enter
nosotros	entraríamos we would enter	we would enter
vosotros	entraríais you all would enter	you all would enter
ellos/ustedes	entrarían they/you all would enter	they/you all would enter

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	entre that I enter	that I enter
tú	entres that you enter	that you enter
él/ella/usted	entre that he/she/you enter	that he/she/you enter
nosotros	entremos that we enter	that we enter
vosotros	entréis that you all enter	that you all enter
ellos/ustedes	entren that they/you all enter	that they/you all enter

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	entrara or entrase that I entered	that I entered
tú	entraras or entrases that you entered	that you entered
él/ella/usted	entrara or entrase that he/she/you entered	that he/she/you entered
nosotros	entráramos or entrásemos that we entered	that we entered
vosotros	entrarais or entraseis that you all entered	that you all entered
ellos/ustedes	entraran or entrasen that they/you all entered	that they/you all entered

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he entrado I have entered	I have entered
tú	has entrado you have entered	you have entered
él/ella/usted	ha entrado he/she/you have entered	he/she/you have entered
nosotros	hemos entrado we have entered	we have entered
vosotros	habéis entrado you all have entered	you all have entered
ellos/ustedes	han entrado they/you all have entered	they/you all have entered

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había entrado I had entered	I had entered
tú	habías entrado you had entered	you had entered
él/ella/usted	había entrado he/she/you had entered	he/she/you had entered
nosotros	habíamos entrado we had entered	we had entered
vosotros	habíais entrado you all had entered	you all had entered
ellos/ustedes	habían entrado they/you all had entered	they/you all had entered

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube entrado I had entered	I had entered
tú	hubiste entrado you had entered	you had entered
él/ella/usted	hubo entrado he/she/you had entered	he/she/you had entered
nosotros	hubimos entrado we had entered	we had entered
vosotros	hubisteis entrado you all had entered	you all had entered
ellos/ustedes	hubieron entrado they/you all had entered	they/you all had entered

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré entrado I will have entered	I will have entered
tú	habrás entrado you will have entered	you will have entered
él/ella/usted	habrá entrado he/she/you will have entered	he/she/you will have entered
nosotros	habremos entrado we will have entered	we will have entered
vosotros	habréis entrado you all will have entered	you all will have entered
ellos/ustedes	habrán entrado they/you all will have entered	they/you all will have entered

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría entrado I would have entered	I would have entered
tú	habrías entrado you would have entered	you would have entered
él/ella/usted	habría entrado he/she/you would have entered	he/she/you would have entered
nosotros	habríamos entrado we would have entered	we would have entered
vosotros	habríais entrado you all would have entered	you all would have entered
ellos/ustedes	habrían entrado they/you all would have entered	they/you all would have entered

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya entrado that I have entered	that I have entered
tú	hayas entrado that you have entered	that you have entered
él/ella/usted	haya entrado that he/she/you have entered	that he/she/you have entered
nosotros	hayamos entrado that we have entered	that we have entered
vosotros	hayáis entrado that you all have entered	that you all have entered
ellos/ustedes	hayan entrado that they/you all have entered	that they/you all have entered

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera entrado that I had entered	that I had entered
tú	hubieras entrado that you had entered	that you had entered
él/ella/usted	hubiera entrado that he/she/you had entered	that he/she/you had entered
nosotros	hubiéramos entrado that we had entered	that we had entered
vosotros	hubierais entrado that you all had entered	that you all had entered
ellos/ustedes	hubieran entrado that they/you all had entered	that they/you all had entered

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	entra	enter! (you)
usted	entre	enter! (you formal)
nosotros	entremos	let's enter!
vosotros	entrad	enter! (you all)
ustedes	entren	enter! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no entres	don't enter! (you)
usted	no entre	don't enter! (you formal)
nosotros	no entremos	let's not enter!
vosotros	no entréis	don't enter! (you all)
ustedes	no entren	don't enter! (you all)

More About "entrar"

Idiomatic Expressions

entrar en calor

to warm up

💡 Getting warm physically or in exercise

entrar en razón

to see reason / to come to one's senses

💡 Starting to think rationally

entrar en vigor

to come into effect

💡 When laws or rules become effective

entrar en materia

to get down to business

💡 Starting to discuss the main topic

ni entrar ni salir

to have nothing to do with / to stay out of

💡 Not being involved in something

entrar por un oído y salir por el otro

to go in one ear and out the other

💡 Not paying attention or retaining information

Examples in Context

Entro a la oficina a las ocho.

I enter the office at eight.

Present

Entramos al museo por la puerta principal.

We entered the museum through the main entrance.

Preterite

¿Puedo entrar?

May I come in?

Present

Han entrado ladrones en la casa.

Thieves have broken into the house.

Present Perfect

Entraré después de ti.

I will enter after you.

Future

Related Verbs

entrarse(to enter, slip in)

reflexive form - to enter/slip in

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

ingresar(to enter, join)

More formal, often for institutions or hospitals

acceder(to access, enter)

Formal, often for gaining entry or access

penetrar(to penetrate, enter)

More forceful entry

Antonyms:

salir(to leave, exit)

Usage Notes

•Entrar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meanings: to enter, to come in, to go in
•Usually followed by "en" or "a": entrar en/a la casa (to enter the house)
•In Spain, "entrar en" is more common; in Latin America, "entrar a" is preferred
•Can mean "to fit": no me entra (it doesn't fit me)
•Used for joining organizations: entrar en un club (to join a club)
•Common question: "¿Se puede entrar?" (May I/we come in?)
•Opposite of "salir" (to leave/exit)

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