Entretener

to entertain

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

entretener

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

entreteniendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

entretenido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	entreteno I entertain	I entertain
tú	entretenes you entertain	you entertain
él/ella/usted	entretene he/she/you entertains	he/she/you entertains
nosotros	entretenemos we entertain	we entertain
vosotros	entretenéis you all entertain	you all entertain
ellos/ustedes	entretenen they/you all entertain	they/you all entertain

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	entretenía I used to entertain	I used to entertain
tú	entretenías you used to entertain	you used to entertain
él/ella/usted	entretenía he/she/you used to entertain	he/she/you used to entertain
nosotros	entreteníamos we used to entertain	we used to entertain
vosotros	entreteníais you all used to entertain	you all used to entertain
ellos/ustedes	entretenían they/you all used to entertain	they/you all used to entertain

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	entretení I entertained	I entertained
tú	entreteniste you entertained	you entertained
él/ella/usted	entretenió he/she/you entertained	he/she/you entertained
nosotros	entretenimos we entertained	we entertained
vosotros	entretenisteis you all entertained	you all entertained
ellos/ustedes	entretenieron they/you all entertained	they/you all entertained

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	entreteneré I will entertain	I will entertain
tú	entretenerás you will entertain	you will entertain
él/ella/usted	entretenerá he/she/you will entertain	he/she/you will entertain
nosotros	entreteneremos we will entertain	we will entertain
vosotros	entreteneréis you all will entertain	you all will entertain
ellos/ustedes	entretenerán they/you all will entertain	they/you all will entertain

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	entretenería I would entertain	I would entertain
tú	entretenerías you would entertain	you would entertain
él/ella/usted	entretenería he/she/you would entertain	he/she/you would entertain
nosotros	entreteneríamos we would entertain	we would entertain
vosotros	entreteneríais you all would entertain	you all would entertain
ellos/ustedes	entretenerían they/you all would entertain	they/you all would entertain

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	entretena that I entertain	that I entertain
tú	entretenas that you entertain	that you entertain
él/ella/usted	entretena that he/she/you entertain	that he/she/you entertain
nosotros	entretenamos that we entertain	that we entertain
vosotros	entretenáis that you all entertain	that you all entertain
ellos/ustedes	entretenan that they/you all entertain	that they/you all entertain

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	entreteniera or entreteniese that I entertained	that I entertained
tú	entretenieras or entretenieses that you entertained	that you entertained
él/ella/usted	entreteniera or entreteniese that he/she/you entertained	that he/she/you entertained
nosotros	entreteniéramos or entreteniésemos that we entertained	that we entertained
vosotros	entretenierais or entretenieseis that you all entertained	that you all entertained
ellos/ustedes	entretenieran or entreteniesen that they/you all entertained	that they/you all entertained

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	entretene	entertain! (you)
usted	entretena	entertain! (you formal)
nosotros	entretenamos	let's entertain!
vosotros	entretened	entertain! (you all)
ustedes	entretenan	entertain! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no entretenas	don't entertain! (you)
usted	no entretena	don't entertain! (you formal)
nosotros	no entretenamos	let's not entertain!
vosotros	no entretenáis	don't entertain! (you all)
ustedes	no entretenan	don't entertain! (you all)

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