entrar imperfect tense conjugation
Entrar (to enter) in the imperfect tense: entraba, entrabas, entraba, entrábamos, entrabais, entraban.
Pretérito imperfecto Imperfect
| yo | |
|---|---|
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| vosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the imperfect tense
The imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions, age and time. “Cuando era niño, vivía en Sevilla.”
How it is formed
Regular endings: -ar → aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban; -er/-ir → ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían. Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: ser (era), ir (iba) and ver (veía).
Entrar is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: Preterite vs imperfect: when to use each
Entrar in a sentence
- Entro en la oficina a las nueve.I enter the office at nine.
- Entramos al cine temprano.We entered the movie theater early.
Regular -ar verb; followed by 'en' or 'a' + place.
FAQ
What is the imperfect tense of entrar?
Entrar in the Spanish imperfect tense: yo entraba, tú entrabas, él/ella/usted entraba, nosotros entrábamos, vosotros entrabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes entraban.
Is entrar irregular in the imperfect tense?
No. In the imperfect tense entrar takes the regular endings for its verb class, so entraba follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Spanish imperfect tense?
The imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions, age and time. “Cuando era niño, vivía en Sevilla.”
How is the imperfect tense formed?
Regular endings: -ar → aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban; -er/-ir → ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían. Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: ser (era), ir (iba) and ver (veía).
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