Entrare Conjugation in Italian
entrare means “to enter” in English, and it is one of the first verbs Italian learners meet — it sits at number 58 in VerbFlow’s frequency list for Italian verbs. 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. This page gives you the complete conjugation of entrare — every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle — with notes, examples, common mistakes and a quiz. Here is the verb in a natural sentence: “Io entro in casa ogni giorno.” — “I enter the house.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: entrare
- English: to enter
- Verb type: Regular -are verb
- Irregular in: none — regular in every tense
- Gerund: entrando
- Present participle: entrante
- Past participle: entrato
- Auxiliary: essere (all perfect tenses are formed with essere + the past participle)
- Ending: -are verbs; pattern are in the verified tables
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. Learn the spelling of the forms first, and listen to a native speaker for the sounds rather than trusting an invented transcription. The forms below are the ones that matter: once you can read entrare in every tense, you can recognise it in speech even before you can pronounce every form perfectly.
Three things to remember about entrare
- It is regular: every form follows the ordinary -are pattern, so once you know the stem you can build the whole table. The only work is learning the endings, not memorising exceptions.
- The perfect tenses use essere: the passato prossimo is formed with essere in the present plus the past participle entrato. The tables on this page give the participle in the masculine singular form, exactly as it appears in the verified dump; agreement with the subject is a separate step that depends on the sentence, not on the verb table.
- The participles are entrante and entrato: keep both in mind as you read the tables, because the present participle appears as an adjective and the past participle appears in every perfect tense. If you know those two forms and the present tense, you already know the skeleton of the whole conjugation.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for entrare. Learn the present tense first, then the passato prossimo and the imperfect, and add the remaining tenses one at a time.
Present indicative (presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | entro |
| tu | entri |
| lui/lei | entra |
| noi | entriamo |
| voi | entrate |
| loro | entrano |
The present indicative is used for habits, facts and things happening now. For example: “Io entro in casa ogni giorno.” — “I enter the house”
Passato remoto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | entrai |
| tu | entrasti |
| lui/lei | entrò |
| noi | entrammo |
| voi | entraste |
| loro | entrarono |
The passato remoto is used for completed actions in the distant past, mostly in written and literary Italian and in the south of Italy. For example: “Io entrai in casa ieri.” — “I entered the house”
Imperfect (imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | entravo |
| tu | entravi |
| lui/lei | entrava |
| noi | entravamo |
| voi | entravate |
| loro | entravano |
The imperfect is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. For example: “Io entravo in casa una volta.” — “I used to enter the house”
Future (futuro semplice)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | entrerò |
| tu | entrerai |
| lui/lei | entrerà |
| noi | entreremo |
| voi | entrerete |
| loro | entreranno |
The future is used for what will happen, for predictions and for probability. For example: “Io entrerò in casa domani.” — “I will enter the house”
Conditional (condizionale)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | entrerei |
| tu | entreresti |
| lui/lei | entrerebbe |
| noi | entreremmo |
| voi | entrereste |
| loro | entrerebbero |
The conditional is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. For example: “Io entrerei in casa un giorno.” — “I would enter the house”
Present perfect (passato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | sono entrato |
| tu | sei entrato |
| lui/lei | è entrato |
| noi | siamo entrato |
| voi | siete entrato |
| loro | sono entrato |
The passato prossimo is used for completed actions in the past, especially in spoken Italian. For example: “Lui è entrato in casa questa settimana.” — “He has entered the house”
Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | ero entrato |
| tu | eri entrato |
| lui/lei | era entrato |
| noi | eravamo entrato |
| voi | eravate entrato |
| loro | erano entrato |
The pluperfect is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Io ero entrato in casa prima della festa.” — “I had entered the house”
Future perfect (futuro anteriore)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | sarò entrato |
| tu | sarai entrato |
| lui/lei | sarà entrato |
| noi | saremo entrato |
| voi | sarete entrato |
| loro | saranno entrato |
The future perfect is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Io sarò entrato in casa per domani.” — “I will have entered the house”
Conditional perfect (condizionale passato)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | sarei entrato |
| tu | saresti entrato |
| lui/lei | sarebbe entrato |
| noi | saremmo entrato |
| voi | sareste entrato |
| loro | sarebbero entrato |
The conditional perfect is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Io sarei entrato in casa ieri.” — “I would have entered the house”
Present subjunctive (congiuntivo presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | entri |
| tu | entri |
| lui/lei | entri |
| noi | entriamo |
| voi | entriate |
| loro | entrino |
The present subjunctive is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after che. For example: “È importante che io entri in casa.” — “It is important that I enter the house”
Imperfect subjunctive (congiuntivo imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | entrassi |
| tu | entrassi |
| lui/lei | entrasse |
| noi | entrassimo |
| voi | entraste |
| loro | entrassero |
The imperfect subjunctive is used in the past for wishes and hypotheticals after che, and in if-clauses. For example: “Era importante che io entrassi in casa.” — “It was important that I enter the house”
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | entra |
| lui/lei | entri |
| noi | entriamo |
| voi | entrate |
| loro | entrino |
The affirmative imperative is used for direct commands and instructions. For example: “Entra in casa!” — “Enter the house!”
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | entrare |
| lui/lei | entri |
| noi | entriamo |
| voi | entriate |
| loro | entrino |
The negative imperative is used for prohibitions and negative commands. For example: “Non entrare in casa.” — “Do not enter the house.”
Gerund
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Gerund | entrando |
The gerund is used for an action happening at the same time as another action, often with stare for the progressive. For example: “Entrando in casa, imparo molto.” — “While entering the house, I learn a lot.”
Present participle
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Present participle | entrante |
The present participle is used as an adjective, describing an ongoing action. For example, the participle entrante is used to describe something that is happening at the same time as the main action, much like an English -ing adjective.
Past participle
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Past participle | entrato |
The past participle is used with an auxiliary to form the perfect tenses, and as an adjective. For example: “Io sono entrato in casa questa settimana.” — “I have entered the house.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with entrare, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the Italian and try to produce it from the English.
- “Io entro in casa ogni giorno.” — “I enter the house”
- “Tu entrasti in casa ieri.” — “You entered the house”
- “Lui entrava in casa una volta.” — “He used to enter the house”
- “Io entrerò in casa domani.” — “I will enter the house”
- “Tu entreresti in casa un giorno.” — “You would enter the house”
- “Lui è entrato in casa questa settimana.” — “He has entered the house”
- “Io ero entrato in casa prima della festa.” — “I had entered the house”
- “Tu sarai entrato in casa per domani.” — “You will have entered the house”
- “È importante che io entri in casa.” — “It is important that I enter the house”
- “Entra in casa!” — “Enter the house!”
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’s form
✗ Wrong: “Io entri in casa.”
✓ Right: “Io entro in casa ogni giorno.”
entri is the tu form, not the io form. Match the verb to the subject every time: io goes with entro.
3. Using the present for a finished past action
✗ Wrong: “Io entro in casa ieri.”
✓ Right: “Io sono entrato in casa questa settimana.”
Yesterday points to the past, so the present is wrong here. Use the passato prossimo sono entrato for a finished action yesterday.
4. Using the wrong auxiliary in the passato prossimo
✗ Wrong: “Io ho entrato in casa.”
✓ Right: “Io sono entrato in casa questa settimana.”
The passato prossimo of entrare is formed with essere plus the past participle entrato: the io form is sono entrato. Check the auxiliary in the table above before you build a perfect tense.
5. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger
✗ Wrong: “È importante che io entro in casa.”
✓ Right: “È importante che io entri in casa.”
After è importante che Italian needs the subjunctive, so use entri here, not the indicative entro.
6. Using the gerund instead of the past participle in a perfect tense
✗ Wrong: “Io sono entrando in casa.”
✓ Right: “Io sono entrato in casa questa settimana.”
The perfect tenses need the past participle entrato, not the gerund entrando. The gerund belongs in progressive constructions, never after an auxiliary in a perfect tense.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on entrare. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the io form of entrare in the Present indicative?
- A) entri
- B) entro
- C) entra
- D) entriamo
What is the lui/lei form of entrare in the Passato remoto?
- A) entrai
- B) entrasti
- C) entrò
- D) entrammo
What is the noi form of entrare in the Imperfect?
- A) entravo
- B) entravi
- C) entrava
- D) entravamo
What is the tu form of entrare in the Future?
- A) entrerai
- B) entrerò
- C) entrerà
- D) entreremo
What is the io form of entrare in the Conditional?
- A) entreresti
- B) entrerei
- C) entrerebbe
- D) entreremmo
What is the lui/lei form of entrare in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?
- A) sono entrato
- B) sei entrato
- C) è entrato
- D) siamo entrato
What is the lui/lei form of entrare in the Present subjunctive?
- A) entriamo
- B) entriate
- C) entrino
- D) entri
What is the io form of entrare in the Imperfect subjunctive?
- A) entrassi
- B) entrasse
- C) entrassimo
- D) entraste
What is the gerund of entrare?
- A) entrato
- B) entrando
- C) entrare
- D) entro
What does entrare mean in English?
- A) to be
- B) to have
- C) to enter
- D) to do, to make
Answer key
- B) entro — the correct form is entro. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) entrò — the correct form is entrò. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) entravamo — the correct form is entravamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) entrerai — the correct form is entrerai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) entrerei — the correct form is entrerei. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) è entrato — the correct form is è entrato. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) entri — the correct form is entri. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) entrassi — the correct form is entrassi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) entrando — the correct form is entrando. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- 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”. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is entrare regular or irregular?
entrare is regular: it follows the ordinary -are pattern in every tense. The gerund is entrando and the past participle is entrato.
What are the gerund and past participle of entrare?
The gerund is entrando — use it with stare for the progressive. The past participle is entrato — use it with essere for the perfect tenses, as in sono entrato.
Which auxiliary does entrare take in the passato prossimo?
entrare takes essere in the passato prossimo: the io form is sono entrato. All four perfect tenses on this page are built with essere plus the past participle entrato.
How do I say “I enter” in Italian?
Say “Io entro in casa ogni giorno.” — “I enter the house” The io form of the present is entro, and it is the form you will use most often.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of entrare — every tense of entrare in one place.
- Entrare in the present tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Entrare examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice questions for this verb.
- Italian present tense guide — the full guide to the present tense in Italian.
- Fare conjugation — another everyday Italian verb.
- Andare conjugation — another everyday Italian verb.
- Italian verbs — the full hub of Italian conjugation pages.
- VerbFlow home — all languages, tools and verb lists.
- Verb Conjugator — practise entrare with the interactive tool.
- Conjugation Chart Printer — practise entrare with the interactive tool.
- Tense Finder — practise entrare with the interactive tool.