Entrar preterite conjugation
Entrar in the preterite: entré, entraste, entró, entramos, entrasteis, entraron.
- to enter; to go in, to come in
- regular
- Participle: entrado
- Gerund: entrando
Preterite pretérito
| yo | entré |
|---|---|
| tú | entraste |
| él/ella/usted | entró |
| nosotros | entramos |
| vosotros | entrasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | entraron |
How to use entrar in the preterite
The preterite of entrar is regular, with written accents on entré and entró. Use it for a single moment of entering (entró a la sala y saludó) or for starting a job or school at a specific point: entré a la empresa en 2019 means 'I joined the company in 2019'. Without the accent, entro becomes a different word, the present 'I enter', so the accent really matters in writing.
Examples
Entré a la empresa hace cinco años como practicante.
I joined the company five years ago as an intern.
¿A qué hora entraron los técnicos al edificio?
What time did the technicians go into the building?
Entramos al cine justo cuando empezaba la película.
We walked into the movie theater just as the movie was starting.
Quick check: entrar in the preterite
More entrar tenses
- All entrar tenses
- Entrar present
- Entrar imperfect
- Entrar future
- Entrar conditional
- Entrar present subjunctive
- Entrar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the preterite
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