Entrenarse Conjugation in Spanish

entrenarse means «to train». It is a regular -ar verb, reflexive verb, so the tables below show you exactly how it behaves in every tense. On this page you will find the full conjugation of entrenarse in all thirteen tenses, notes on when to use each one, example sentences, the mistakes learners make most often, a ten-question quiz and answers to the questions students ask about this verb. For example: «Me entreno todos los días» — I train every day.

Quick facts

  • Infinitive: entrenarse
  • English: to train
  • Verb type: regular -ar verb, reflexive
  • Ending: -ar
  • Gerund: entrenando
  • Past participle: entrenado
  • Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + entrenado)
  • Reflexive pronouns: me, te, se, nos, os, se — one before every conjugated form, matching the person.

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

entrenarse is reflexive: Me entreno todos los días; te entrenas todos los días. Without the pronoun, the verb means doing the action to someone else rather than to yourself, so keep the pronoun with the form.

Full conjugation tables

Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for entrenarse. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.

Gerund: entrenando · Past participle: entrenado

Present Indicative

Person Pronoun Form
yo me entreno
tú te entrenas
él/ella/Ud. se entrena
nosotros/as nos entrenamos
vosotros/as os entrenáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se entrenan

Use the present of entrenarse for things that happen regularly and for things that are true in general. The yo form entreno is the anchor of the table: the other persons follow the regular -ar endings from it. When you talk about yourself right now, this is the form you need.

Preterite

Person Pronoun Form
yo me entrené
tú te entrenaste
él/ella/Ud. se entrenó
nosotros/as nos entrenamos
vosotros/as os entrenasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se entrenaron

Use the preterite of entrenarse for a single finished event: something that happened once and is over. The yo form is entrené. If you can put a finished time expression with it — ayer, la semana pasada, anoche — the preterite is usually right.

Imperfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me entrenaba
tú te entrenabas
él/ella/Ud. se entrenaba
nosotros/as nos entrenábamos
vosotros/as os entrenabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se entrenaban

Use the imperfect of entrenarse for what used to happen and for what was going on when something else happened. The yo form is entrenaba. If the action has no clear beginning or end in the story, the imperfect is the right choice.

Future

Person Pronoun Form
yo me entrenaré
tú te entrenarás
él/ella/Ud. se entrenará
nosotros/as nos entrenaremos
vosotros/as os entrenaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se entrenarán

Use the future of entrenarse for plans, promises and predictions. The yo form is entrenaré, built on the infinitive plus the future endings. For a firm plan, the future sounds more formal than ir a + infinitive; for a casual plan, either works.

Conditional

Person Pronoun Form
yo me entrenaría
tú te entrenarías
él/ella/Ud. se entrenaría
nosotros/as nos entrenaríamos
vosotros/as os entrenaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se entrenarían

Use the conditional of entrenarse for hypothetical situations and for softening requests. The yo form is entrenaría. It appears after si-clauses with the imperfect subjunctive and on its own for polite suggestions.

Present Perfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me he entrenado
tú te has entrenado
él/ella/Ud. se ha entrenado
nosotros/as nos hemos entrenado
vosotros/as os habéis entrenado
ellos/ellas/Uds. se han entrenado

Use the present perfect of entrenarse for recent events with present relevance. The yo form is he entrenado — haber in the present plus entrenado. Time expressions like hoy, esta semana and últimamente are its natural partners.

Pluperfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me había entrenado
tú te habías entrenado
él/ella/Ud. se había entrenado
nosotros/as nos habíamos entrenado
vosotros/as os habíais entrenado
ellos/ellas/Uds. se habían entrenado

Use the pluperfect of entrenarse when you need two layers of past: one event already finished before another past event began. The yo form is había entrenado. It is the tense of «had already done».

Future Perfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me habré entrenado
tú te habrás entrenado
él/ella/Ud. se habrá entrenado
nosotros/as nos habremos entrenado
vosotros/as os habréis entrenado
ellos/ellas/Uds. se habrán entrenado

Use the future perfect of entrenarse to say that something will be finished by a future moment. The yo form is habré entrenado. It pairs naturally with deadlines: para mañana, para el viernes, para entonces.

Conditional Perfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me habría entrenado
tú te habrías entrenado
él/ella/Ud. se habría entrenado
nosotros/as nos habríamos entrenado
vosotros/as os habríais entrenado
ellos/ellas/Uds. se habrían entrenado

Use the conditional perfect of entrenarse for the past that did not happen: what would have been done with more time or a different choice. The yo form is habría entrenado. It follows si-clauses with the pluperfect subjunctive.

Present Subjunctive

Person Pronoun Form
yo me entrene
tú te entrenes
él/ella/Ud. se entrene
nosotros/as nos entrenemos
vosotros/as os entrenéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se entrenen

Use the present subjunctive of entrenarse when the main clause expresses a wish, a doubt, an emotion or an impersonal judgement. The yo form is entrene. After espero que, ojalá que and no creo que, the subjunctive is required, not optional.

Imperfect Subjunctive (-ra forms)

Person Pronoun Form
yo me entrenara
tú te entrenaras
él/ella/Ud. se entrenara
nosotros/as nos entrenáramos
vosotros/as os entrenarais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se entrenaran

Use the imperfect subjunctive of entrenarse after past-tense wishes and doubts, and in si-clauses that set up a hypothetical present. The yo form is entrenara. It is built on the third-person plural preterite stem, which is why it looks different from the present subjunctive.

Imperative — Affirmative

Person Pronoun Form
tú te entrena
él/ella/Ud. se entrene
nosotros/as nos entrenemos
vosotros/as os entrenad
ellos/ellas/Uds. se entrenen

There is no yo form in the imperative — you cannot command yourself.

In real speech the reflexive pronoun attaches to the end of an affirmative command; the table shows the pronoun and the form separately so you can see both parts.

Use the affirmative imperative of entrenarse to tell someone to do something: instructions, invitations and requests. The tú form is entrena. For a polite command, use the usted form entrene instead of the tú form.

Imperative — Negative

Person Pronoun Form
tú te entrenes
él/ella/Ud. se entrene
nosotros/as nos entrenemos
vosotros/as os entrenéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se entrenen

There is no yo form in the imperative — you cannot command yourself.

In real speech the reflexive pronoun attaches to the end of an affirmative command; the table shows the pronoun and the form separately so you can see both parts.

Use the negative imperative of entrenarse to forbid or to warn: «¡No entrenes!». The tú form is entrenes, taken from the present subjunctive. The word no always comes first, and the form never changes for emphasis.

Example sentences

  1. Me entreno todos los días. — I train every day.
  2. Ayer me entrené por la tarde. — Yesterday I trained in the afternoon.
  3. Antes, me entrenaba todos los días. — In the past, I used to train every day.
  4. Mañana me entrenaré sin falta. — Tomorrow I will train without fail.
  5. Si tuviera más tiempo, me entrenaría ahora mismo. — If I had more time, I would train right now.
  6. Hoy me he entrenado dos veces. — Today I have trained twice.
  7. Espero que te entrenes pronto. — I hope You train soon.
  8. Si me entrenara, todo sería distinto. — If I trained, everything would be different.
  9. Ahora mismo me estoy entrenando. — Right now I am training.
  10. ¡No te entrenes! — Don't train!

Common mistakes

1. Forgetting the reflexive pronoun

Wrong: yo entreno todos los días.

Right: me entreno todos los días.

entrenarse is reflexive: the pronoun me belongs before every conjugated form. Without it, you are using the non-reflexive verb, which means something different — doing the action to someone else instead of to yourself.

2. Using the imperfect for a finished event

Wrong: Ayer me entrenaba.

Right: Ayer me entrené.

Yesterday's finished action needs the preterite, entrené. The imperfect entrenaba describes what used to happen or what was going on, not a single completed event.

3. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger

Wrong: Espero que te entrenas.

Right: Espero que te entrenes.

After espero que, Spanish requires the subjunctive: entrenes, not the indicative entrenas. Wishes, hopes and doubts all trigger this change.

4. Using the affirmative imperative after no

Wrong: No te entrena.

Right: No te entrenes.

Negative commands use the subjunctive-based forms: no entrenes. The affirmative entrena can never follow no.

5. Confusing the gerund with the past participle

Wrong: He entrenando.

Right: He entrenado.

The perfect tenses use haber plus the past participle: he entrenado. The gerund entrenando goes with estar for actions in progress («Estoy entrenando»), never with haber.

Quiz

Test yourself on the forms above. Choose the correct answer, then check the key below.

1. What is the vosotros/as form of entrenarse in the present indicative?

- (a) entrenas
- (b) entreno
- (c) entrena
- (d) entrenáis

2. What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of entrenarse in the preterite?

- (a) entrené
- (b) entrenó
- (c) entrenaron
- (d) entrenaste

3. What is the yo form of entrenarse in the imperfect?

- (a) entrenabas
- (b) entrenaba
- (c) entrenábamos
- (d) entrenaba

4. What is the tú form of entrenarse in the future?

- (a) entrenaremos
- (b) entrenaré
- (c) entrenará
- (d) entrenarás

5. What is the él/ella/Ud. form of entrenarse in the conditional?

- (a) entrenaría
- (b) entrenaríamos
- (c) entrenaría
- (d) entrenarías

6. What is the nosotros/as form of entrenarse in the present perfect?

- (a) ha entrenado
- (b) has entrenado
- (c) he entrenado
- (d) hemos entrenado

7. What is the vosotros/as form of entrenarse in the present subjunctive?

- (a) entrene
- (b) entrene
- (c) entrenéis
- (d) entrenes

8. What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of entrenarse in the imperfect subjunctive (-ra forms)?

- (a) entrenara
- (b) entrenaras
- (c) entrenara
- (d) entrenaran

9. What is the gerund of entrenarse?

- (a) entrenarse
- (b) entrenado
- (c) entreno
- (d) entrenando

10. What is the past participle of entrenarse?

- (a) entrenado
- (b) entrené
- (c) entrenando
- (d) entrenarse

Answer key

1. (d) — In the present indicative, the vosotros/as form of entrenarse is entrenáis. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 2. (c) — In the preterite, the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of entrenarse is entrenaron. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 3. (b) — In the imperfect, the yo form of entrenarse is entrenaba. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 4. (d) — In the future, the tú form of entrenarse is entrenarás. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 5. (a) — In the conditional, the él/ella/Ud. form of entrenarse is entrenaría. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 6. (d) — In the present perfect, the nosotros/as form of entrenarse is hemos entrenado. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 7. (c) — In the present subjunctive, the vosotros/as form of entrenarse is entrenéis. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 8. (d) — In the imperfect subjunctive (-ra forms), the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of entrenarse is entrenaran. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 9. (d) — The gerund of entrenarse is entrenando. It is used with estar for the progressive: «Estoy entrenando». 10. (a) — The past participle of entrenarse is entrenado. It follows haber in all the perfect tenses: «he entrenado».

Frequently asked questions

Is entrenarse regular or irregular?

Yes — entrenarse is a regular -ar verb and reflexive. Learn the endings once and they work in every tense, with the stem entren unchanged throughout.

What are the gerund and past participle of entrenarse?

The gerund is entrenando and the past participle is entrenado. Use the gerund with estar for actions in progress («Estoy entrenando») and the participle with haber for the perfect tenses («he entrenado»).

How do I say «I train» in Spanish?

Say «Me entreno todos los días». That is the yo form of the present tense, the form you need for talking about yourself right now.

What is the difference between the preterite and the imperfect of entrenarse?

Use the preterite (entrené) for a single finished event and the imperfect (entrenaba) for habits and background. «Ayer yo entrené» reports something that happened and ended; «Antes, yo entrenaba» describes what used to happen.

When do I use the subjunctive with entrenarse?

Use the subjunctive after wishes, doubts, emotions and impersonal expressions — for example «Espero que tú entrenes». The trigger sits in the main clause; once it is there, the subjunctive form is required, not a stylistic choice.

What does the -se in entrenarse mean?

The -se marks entrenarse as reflexive: the action comes back to the subject. You always pair the form with its pronoun — me, te, se, nos, os, se — placed before the conjugated verb. Dropping the pronoun changes the meaning, so treat the pronoun as part of the verb.

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