Entrare Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Italian

entrare — to enter — is one of the verbs you will use every day in Italian. It is a non-reflexive, regular -are verb, and it comes up in conversation, at work and at home. It means to enter and to go in, and it takes essere in the passato prossimo. It is completely regular, and it is the natural opposite of uscire. On this page you will find entrare in real sentences, grouped by meaning and tense, two short texts that show it in context, the mistakes learners actually make with it, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. Start with the examples, say them aloud, and then test yourself. The full conjugation tables are on the entrare conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the entrare present tense page.

Example sentences with entrare

In the present tense

  • “Io entro in casa ogni giorno.” — “I enter the house”
  • “Tu entri in casa ogni giorno.” — “You enter the house”
  • “Lui entra in casa ogni giorno.” — “He enters the house”
  • “Noi entriamo in casa ogni giorno.” — “We enter the house”
  • “Voi entrate in casa ogni giorno.” — “You enter the house”
  • “Loro entrano in casa ogni giorno.” — “They enter the house”

In the passato prossimo

  • “Io sono entrato in casa questa settimana.” — “I have entered the house”
  • “Tu sei entrato in casa questa settimana.” — “You have entered the house”
  • “Lui è entrato in casa questa settimana.” — “He has entered the house”
  • “Noi siamo entrato in casa questa settimana.” — “We have entered the house”
  • “Voi siete entrato in casa questa settimana.” — “You have entered the house”
  • “Loro sono entrato in casa questa settimana.” — “They have entered the house”

In other tenses

The same verb in the imperfect, the future, the conditional, the present subjunctive and the imperative — the tenses that complete the picture. All forms come from the verified tables.

  • “Io entravo in casa una volta.” — “I used to enter the house”
  • “Tu entrerai in casa domani.” — “You will enter the house”
  • “Lui entrerebbe in casa un giorno.” — “He would enter the house”
  • “È importante che noi entriamo in casa.” — “It is important that we enter the house”
  • “Entra in casa!” — “Enter the house!”

How entrare is used

The first thing to know about entrare is its core meaning: to enter. It means to enter and to go in, and it takes essere in the passato prossimo. It is completely regular, and it is the natural opposite of uscire. In everyday speech it appears most often in the present and the passato prossimo, the two tenses on this page, because most of what we say is either what we do every day or what we have just done. Learn those two tenses first and the rest of the conjugation becomes a matter of adding forms one at a time. The second thing to know is the company entrare keeps. The present io form is entro, and it pairs naturally with the time words ogni giorno and sempre for habits, and with adesso for what is happening right now. The passato prossimo io form is sono entrato, and it pairs with ieri and questa settimana for finished actions. When you learn a verb form, learn its time words with it, and choosing the tense becomes automatic. The third thing to know is what entrare does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after io you need entro, never entrare. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the passato prossimo is sono entrato, built with essere, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle entrato is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Entrare in context

Io entro in casa ogni giorno. Tu entri in casa ogni giorno. Lui entra in casa ogni giorno. Noi entriamo in casa ogni giorno. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of entrare is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — entro, entri, entra, entriamo — while the meaning stays the same: to enter. Io sono entrato in casa questa settimana. Tu sei entrato in casa questa settimana. Lui è entrato in casa questa settimana. Noi siamo entrato in casa questa settimana. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the passato prossimo of entrare appears constantly: a finished action, a precise moment, and the story goes on. Compare these sentences with the present ones above: the verb changes tense, but the basic meaning — to enter — does not change. That is the difference between a habit and a finished event.

Common mistakes

1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

✗ Wrong: “Io entrare in casa.”

✓ Right: “Io entro in casa ogni giorno.”

The infinitive entrare never takes a subject. After io you need the conjugated present form entro.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Io entri in casa.”

✓ Right: “Io entro in casa ogni giorno.”

entri is the tu form, not the io form. The io form is entro — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Io entro in casa ieri.”

✓ Right: “Io sono entrato in casa questa settimana.”

Ieri points to the past, so use the passato prossimo sono entrato here, not the present entro.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Io ho entrato in casa.”

✓ Right: “Io sono entrato in casa questa settimana.”

entrare takes essere in the passato prossimo. The io form is sono entrato — the other auxiliary never belongs with this verb.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on entrare across the tenses. Answers with explanations follow each question.

  1. What is the tu form of entrare in the Present indicative?

    • A) entro
    • B) entri
    • C) entra
    • D) entriamo

  2. What is the io form of entrare in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?

    • A) sei entrato
    • B) è entrato
    • C) sono entrato
    • D) siamo entrato

  3. What is the lui/lei form of entrare in the Imperfect?

    • A) entravo
    • B) entravi
    • C) entravamo
    • D) entrava

  4. What is the noi form of entrare in the Future?

    • A) entreremo
    • B) entrerò
    • C) entrerai
    • D) entrerà

  5. What is the tu form of entrare in the Conditional?

    • A) entrerei
    • B) entreresti
    • C) entrerebbe
    • D) entreremmo

  6. What is the io form of entrare in the Passato remoto?

    • A) entrasti
    • B) entrò
    • C) entrai
    • D) entrammo

  7. What is the noi form of entrare in the Present subjunctive?

    • A) entri
    • B) entriate
    • C) entrino
    • D) entriamo

  8. What is the gerund of entrare?

    • A) entrando
    • B) entrato
    • C) entrare
    • D) entro

  9. What is the past participle of entrare?

    • A) entrando
    • B) entrato
    • C) entrare
    • D) entro

  10. What does entrare mean in English?

  • A) to be
  • B) to have
  • C) to enter
  • D) to do, to make

Answer key

  1. B) entri — the correct form is entri. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) sono entrato — the correct form is sono entrato. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) entrava — the correct form is entrava. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) entreremo — the correct form is entreremo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) entreresti — the correct form is entreresti. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) entrai — the correct form is entrai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) entriamo — the correct form is entriamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) entrando — the correct form is entrando. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) entrato — the correct form is entrato. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to enter — the correct form is to enter. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does entrare mean in English?

entrare means “to enter”. You use it whenever you talk about to enter in Italian, in the present, the past and the future.

Is entrare regular or irregular?

entrare is regular. entrare is regular: every form follows the standard -are endings, so once you know the pattern you can build every tense from the stem.

What are the gerund and past participle of entrare?

The gerund is entrando and the past participle is entrato. The perfect tenses use essere + entrato.

Where can I see the full conjugation of entrare?

On the entrare conjugation page — every tense, every person, with tables. The entrare present tense page goes deeper into its most practised tense.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for entrare, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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