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A1-ar verbregular

entrar

Regular, and the place you go into takes en — not the English “enter the room”.

Quick answer

entrar · entro, entras, entra, entramos, entráis, entran

to enter, to go in. Fully regular, so the endings carry over to every other -ar verb.

Conjugation

PersonPresentPreteriteImperfectFuture
yoentroentréentrabaentraré
túentrasentrasteentrabasentrarás
él / ella / ustedentraentróentrabaentrará
nosotrosentramosentramosentrábamosentraremos
vosotrosentráisentrasteisentrabaisentraréis
ellos / ustedesentranentraronentrabanentrarán

Orange marks a form you cannot guess from the rules.

Non-finiteForm
gerundentrando
past participleentrado
imperative (tú)entra
subjunctive (yo)entre

Which form to learn first

entra. It is what somebody says when they want you to come in.

Where you will actually use it

Entra, por favor.Come in, please.
Entré en la tienda.I went into the shop.
¿Puedo entrar?May I come in?
No se puede entrar con comida.You can’t go in with food.
La entrada está incluida.Admission is included.
Entramos a las nueve.We start at nine — entrar for starting work.

Typical mistakes

Entré la tienda.

Entré en la tienda.

In Spain entrar takes en before the place: entro en casa, en el bar.

Entro dentro.

Entro.

dentro adds nothing — the “in” is already in the verb.

Entré a la habitación (in Spain).

Entré en la habitación.

Latin America uses entrar a, but Spain sticks with en.

Check yourself

___ en el bar a las ocho.

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