Key facts

Entrer

To enter · to enter/to go in

A2Regular
Stem
entr
Past participle
entré

Examples

J'entre dans le café.

I enter the cafe.

Il n'entre pas ici.

He doesn't enter here.

Nous entrions là-bas.

We were entering over there.

Nous sommes entrés vite.

We entered quickly.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
J'entre
Ienter
Tuentres
Youenter
Ilentre
Heenters
Nousentrons
Weenter
Vousentrez
Youenter
Ilsentrent
Theyenter

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais entrer
Iam going to enter
Tuvas entrer
Youare going to enter
Ilva entrer
Heis going to enter
Nousallons entrer
Weare going to enter
Vousallez entrer
Youare going to enter
Ilsvont entrer
Theyare going to enter

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens d'entrer
Ihave just entered
Tuviens d'entrer
Youhave just entered
Ilvient d'entrer
Hehas just entered
Nousvenons d'entrer
Wehave just entered
Vousvenez d'entrer
Youhave just entered
Ilsviennent d'entrer
Theyhave just entered

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

Jesuis entré
Ihave entered
Tues entré
Youhave entered
Ilest entré
Hehas entered
Noussommes entré
Wehave entered
Vousêtes entré
Youhave entered
Ilssont entré
Theyhave entered
Ellessont entrées
Theyhave entered

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

J'entrerais
Iwould enter
Tuentrerais
Youwould enter
Ilentrerait
Hewould enter
Nousentrerions
Wewould enter
Vousentreriez
Youwould enter
Ilsentreraient
Theywould enter

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

J'entrerai
Iwill enter
Tuentreras
Youwill enter
Ilentrera
Hewill enter
Nousentrerons
Wewill enter
Vousentrerez
Youwill enter
Ilsentreront
Theywill enter

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

J'entrais
Iwas entering
Tuentrais
Youwere entering
Ilentrait
Hewas entering
Nousentrions
Were entering
Vousentriez
Youwere entering
Ilsentraient
Theywere entering

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)entre
Youenter
(Nous)entrons
Weenter
(Vous)entrez
Youenter

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

entrant
entering

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en entrant
entering

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