Entrar (To Enter) — Full Conjugation

Entrar means to enter, to come/go in, or, more figuratively, to join (a team, an organization, a discussion). It is a regular first-conjugation (-ar) verb, so its shape is entirely predictable. The trickier question — and the place where English speakers make their most stubborn mistake — is the preposition. In Portuguese, you entrar em a place, not entrar it directly. The sign on the restaurant door reads Faça favor de entrar; the newspaper headline reads O país entrou numa nova fase; the coach says O Ricardo entrou em campo aos oitenta minutos. In every case, em (often contracted to no, na, num, numa) is doing crucial work.

This page gives you every conjugated form plus a detailed guide to the constructions built on entrar: entrar em, entrar para, entrar em contacto, entrar em acordo, and the polite invitation faça favor de entrar.

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Present indicative — presente do indicativo

Imperfect indicative — pretérito imperfeito

Preterite indicative — pretérito perfeito simples

The nós preterite takes the EP acute: entrámos (we entered). Without the accent, entramos is the present "we enter."

Pluperfect indicative, simple — pretérito mais-que-perfeito simples

Pluperfect indicative, compound — pretérito mais-que-perfeito composto

Present perfect — pretérito perfeito composto

Simple future — futuro do indicativo simples

Future perfect — futuro perfeito

Conditional — condicional (futuro do pretérito)

Conditional perfect — condicional composto

Present subjunctive — presente do conjuntivo

Imperfect subjunctive — imperfeito do conjuntivo

Future subjunctive — futuro do conjuntivo

Present perfect subjunctive — pretérito perfeito do conjuntivo

Pluperfect subjunctive — pretérito mais-que-perfeito do conjuntivo

Future perfect subjunctive — futuro perfeito do conjuntivo

Imperative — imperativo

Affirmative:

Negative:

Personal infinitive — infinitivo pessoal

Compound personal infinitive — infinitivo pessoal composto

The constructions of entrar

Entrar em + place — to enter a place

The default spatial construction. The preposition em often contracts with the definite article: em + o = no, em + a = na, em + uns = nuns, etc.

Note: entrar em casa (without an article) is the idiomatic way to say "go home / come into the house" when referring to one's own or the relevant home. This mirrors ir para casa, estar em casa — when casa means home, the article is dropped.

Entrar para + group/team = to join

With para, entrar means to enter an organization, a team, a party, a school — to join.

Entrar em contacto com — to get in touch with

A fixed collocation with em. Note that European Portuguese writes contacto (with the c), whereas Brazilian Portuguese writes contato.

Entrar em acordo — to come to an agreement

Another fixed collocation. Note that it is em, not a.

Faça favor de entrar — please come in

The classic polite invitation, heard at office doors, in shops, and when welcoming guests. Literally "do the favour of entering." The more colloquial version is simply entre, por favor or entra lá.

Example sentences in context

Common mistakes

Key takeaways

• Entrar is a regular first-conjugation (-ar) verb. Every form is predictable.
• Entrar is intransitive in Portuguese — it always needs a preposition before the place.
• Use em (often contracted: no, na, num, numa) for physical spaces: entrar em casa, entrar na sala, entrar no carro.
• Use para for joining organizations, teams, or schools: entrar para a universidade, entrar para a equipa.
• Fixed expressions: entrar em contacto com (get in touch with — note EP spelling with c), entrar em acordo (come to an agreement), entrar em pânico (panic).
• Faça favor de entrar is the polite invitation heard in offices, shops, and formal hospitality; entra lá is the informal version.
• The preterite nós form is entrámos with acute accent in European Portuguese, distinguishing it from present entramos.