Entrar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Entrar in Spanish

Entrar means “to enter,” “to go in,” or “to come in.” You will learn its regular -AR conjugation and the common prepositional patterns used for places, access, and participation.

Entrar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Entrar keeps the stable stem entr- and takes ordinary -AR endings. Its gerund entrando — “entering / going in” — and participle entrado — “entered / gone in” — are regular.

Entrar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle entrado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	entrar	to enter / go in
Gerund	entrando	entering / going in
Past participle	entrado	entered / gone in

Entrar meaning and essential uses

Entrar — “to enter / go in / come in” — is most commonly intransitive. RAE defines its core sense as moving from outside to inside: Entro en la oficina. — “I enter the office / go into the office.”

Common location frames include entrar en — “to enter / go into” — and entrar por — “to enter through”: Entramos por la puerta principal. — “We enter through the main door.”

Entrar regular conjugation pattern

The stem entr- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Present entro — “I enter,” preterite entré — “I entered,” and present subjunctive entre — “that I enter” — all take regular -AR endings.

There is no stem change, spelling alternation, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle.

Entrar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Entrar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current actions, habits, facts, and contextually near-future events. The lexical stem takes the regular -AR present endings.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	entro	I enter / go in
Tú — you, singular informal	entras	you enter / go in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	entra	he / she enters / goes in; you enter / go in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	entramos	we enter / go in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	entráis	you enter / go in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	entran	they enter / go in; you enter / go in (plural)

• Entro en la oficina a las ocho. — I enter the office at eight.

Entrar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The verb uses the regular -AR preterite family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	entré	I entered / went in
Tú — you, singular informal	entraste	you entered / went in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	entró	he / she entered / went in; you entered / went in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	entramos	we entered / went in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	entrasteis	you entered / went in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	entraron	they entered / went in; you entered / went in (plural)

• Ayer entramos por la puerta lateral. — Yesterday we entered through the side door.

Entrar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. The verb uses the regular -AR imperfect family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	entraba	I used to enter / go in / was entering / going in
Tú — you, singular informal	entrabas	you used to enter / go in / were entering / going in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	entraba	he / she used to enter / go in / was entering / going in; you used to enter / go in / were entering / going in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	entrábamos	we used to enter / go in / were entering / going in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	entrabais	you used to enter / go in / were entering / going in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	entraban	they used to enter / go in / were entering / going in; you used to enter / go in / were entering / going in (plural)

• Antes entraba aquí todos los días. — I used to come in here every day.

Entrar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus entrando — “entering / going in.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy entrando	I am entering / going in
Tú — you, singular informal	estás entrando	you are entering / going in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está entrando	he / she is entering / going in; you are entering / going in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos entrando	we are entering / going in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis entrando	you are entering / going in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están entrando	they are entering / going in; you are entering / going in (plural)

• Están entrando los primeros invitados. — The first guests are coming in.

Entrar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and entrar — “to enter / go in.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a entrar	I am going to enter / go in
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a entrar	you are going to enter / go in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a entrar	he / she is going to enter / go in; you are going to enter / go in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a entrar	we are going to enter / go in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a entrar	you are going to enter / go in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a entrar	they are going to enter / go in; you are going to enter / go in (plural)

• Voy a entrar en la sala ahora. — I am going to enter the room now.

Entrar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where context supports it, probability. The endings attach to the full infinitive; there is no separate irregular future or conditional stem.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	entraré	I will enter / go in
Tú — you, singular informal	entrarás	you will enter / go in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	entrará	he / she will enter / go in; you will enter / go in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	entraremos	we will enter / go in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	entraréis	you will enter / go in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	entrarán	they will enter / go in; you will enter / go in (plural)

• Entraremos cuando nos llamen. — We will go in when they call us.

Entrar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The endings attach to the full infinitive; there is no separate irregular future or conditional stem.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	entraría	I would enter / go in
Tú — you, singular informal	entrarías	you would enter / go in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	entraría	he / she would enter / go in; you would enter / go in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	entraríamos	we would enter / go in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	entraríais	you would enter / go in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	entrarían	they would enter / go in; you would enter / go in (plural)

• Entraría por otra puerta si estuviera abierta. — I would enter through another door if it were open.

Entrar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle entrado — “entered / gone in.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he entrado	I have entered / gone in
Tú — you, singular informal	has entrado	you have entered / gone in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha entrado	he / she has entered / gone in; you have entered / gone in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos entrado	we have entered / gone in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis entrado	you have entered / gone in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han entrado	they have entered / gone in; you have entered / gone in (plural)

• Ya hemos entrado en el edificio. — We have already entered the building.

Entrar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle entrado — “entered / gone in.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había entrado	I had entered / gone in
Tú — you, singular informal	habías entrado	you had entered / gone in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había entrado	he / she had entered / gone in; you had entered / gone in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos entrado	we had entered / gone in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais entrado	you had entered / gone in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían entrado	they had entered / gone in; you had entered / gone in (plural)

• Habían entrado antes de que empezara la reunión. — They had entered before the meeting started.

Entrar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle entrado — “entered / gone in.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré entrado	I will have entered / gone in
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás entrado	you will have entered / gone in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá entrado	he / she will have entered / gone in; you will have entered / gone in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos entrado	we will have entered / gone in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis entrado	you will have entered / gone in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán entrado	they will have entered / gone in; you will have entered / gone in (plural)

• Para entonces todos habrán entrado. — By then everyone will have entered.

Entrar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle entrado — “entered / gone in.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría entrado	I would have entered / gone in
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías entrado	you would have entered / gone in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría entrado	he / she would have entered / gone in; you would have entered / gone in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos entrado	we would have entered / gone in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais entrado	you would have entered / gone in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían entrado	they would have entered / gone in; you would have entered / gone in (plural)

• Habría entrado antes con permiso. — I would have entered earlier with permission.

Entrar subjunctive conjugations

Entrar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. It uses the regular present-subjunctive endings for a -AR verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	entre	that I enter / go in
Tú — you, singular informal	entres	that you enter / go in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	entre	that he / she enter / go in; that you enter / go in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	entremos	that we enter / go in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	entréis	that you enter / go in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	entren	that they enter / go in; that you enter / go in (plural)

• Quiero que entres por esta puerta. — I want you to enter through this door.

Entrar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table; do not assume unrestricted interchangeability in every special construction. These forms are built from the third-person plural preterite family; the main table uses the -ra series.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	entrara	that I entered / went in
Tú — you, singular informal	entraras	that you entered / went in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	entrara	that he / she entered / went in; that you entered / went in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	entráramos	that we entered / went in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	entrarais	that you entered / went in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	entraran	that they entered / went in; that you entered / went in (plural)

• Preferían que entráramos juntos. — They preferred that we enter together.
• Era mejor que entrases por la entrada principal. — It was better for you to enter through the main entrance.

Entrar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms share the same historical stem family as the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	entrare	if / when I should enter / go in
Tú — you, singular informal	entrares	if / when you should enter / go in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	entrare	if / when he / she should enter / go in; if / when you should enter / go in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	entráremos	if / when we should enter / go in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	entrareis	if / when you should enter / go in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	entraren	if / when they should enter / go in; if / when you should enter / go in (plural)

• Quien entrare en la zona restringida deberá identificarse. — Whoever should enter the restricted area must identify themselves.

Entrar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle entrado — “entered / gone in.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya entrado	that I have entered / gone in
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas entrado	that you have entered / gone in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya entrado	that he / she has entered / gone in; that you have entered / gone in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos entrado	that we have entered / gone in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis entrado	that you have entered / gone in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan entrado	that they have entered / gone in; that you have entered / gone in (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas entrado a tiempo. — I am glad that you entered on time.

Entrar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle entrado — “entered / gone in.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera entrado	that I had entered / gone in
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras entrado	that you had entered / gone in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera entrado	that he / she had entered / gone in; that you had entered / gone in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos entrado	that we had entered / gone in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais entrado	that you had entered / gone in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran entrado	that they had entered / gone in; that you had entered / gone in (plural)

• Si hubiéramos entrado antes, habríamos encontrado sitio. — If we had entered earlier, we would have found a place.
• Si hubieses entrado por allí, habrías visto el aviso. — If you had entered through there, you would have seen the notice.

Entrar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle entrado — “entered / gone in.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere entrado	if / when I should have entered / gone in
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres entrado	if / when you should have entered / gone in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere entrado	if / when he / she should have entered / gone in; if / when you should have entered / gone in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos entrado	if / when we should have entered / gone in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis entrado	if / when you should have entered / gone in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren entrado	if / when they should have entered / gone in; if / when you should have entered / gone in (plural)

• Si hubieren entrado personas no autorizadas, deberá notificarse. — If unauthorized people should have entered, it must be reported.

Entrar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. Spanish uses different morphological sources by person and polarity; the nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Entrar affirmative commands

Use affirmative commands for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally. The table contains the five core addressee or exhortative rows.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	entra	enter
Usted — you, singular formal	entre	enter (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	entremos	let’s enter
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	entrad	enter (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	entren	enter (plural)

• Entra por la puerta principal. — Enter through the main door.

Entrar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the command form.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no entres	do not enter
Usted — you, singular formal	no entre	do not enter (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no entremos	let’s not enter
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no entréis	do not enter (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no entren	do not enter (plural)

• No entres sin permiso. — Do not enter without permission.

Common constructions with Entrar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• entrar en + place. — to enter / go into a place.
• entrar por + entrance. — to enter through an entrance.
• entrar en + organization or activity. — to join / become part of an organization or activity.

Example sentences with Entrar

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Puedes entrar ahora. — You can come in now.
• Entramos en el museo a las diez. — We entered the museum at ten.
• No ha entrado nadie todavía. — Nobody has come in yet.
• Espero que entren por la puerta correcta. — I hope they enter through the correct door.
• Entró en la empresa el año pasado. — He / she joined the company last year.
• No entres en esa zona. — Do not enter that area.

Regional and usage notes for Entrar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some common second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos entrás por esta puerta. — You enter through this door. (voseo)
• Entrá cuando te llamen. — Come in when they call you. (affirmative vos command)

Entrar is morphologically regular. The main learning task is choosing a natural complement: en — “in / into” — for many destinations or memberships and por — “through” — for the route of entry.