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How to conjugate Entretener in Spanish

To entertain Irregular Verb

Introduction

Entretener is the Spanish verb for "to entertain". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to entretener include: divertir.

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitiveentretenerto entertain
Past participleentretenidoentertained
Gerundentreteniendoentertaining
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Indicative Tenses of Entretener

Entretener in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of entretener is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "entretengo", meaning "I entertain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoentretengo I entertain
entretienes you entertain
Ella / Él / Ustedentretiene s/he entertains, you (formal) entertain
Nosotras / Nosotrosentretenemoswe entertain
Vosotras / Vosotrosentretenéisyou (plural) entertain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesentretienen they entertain,

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Entretener in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of entretener is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "entretuve", meaning "I entertained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoentretuve I entertained
entretuviste you entertained
Ella / Él / Ustedentretuvo s/he entertained, you (formal) entertained
Nosotras / Nosotrosentretuvimos we entertained
Vosotras / Vosotrosentretuvisteis you (plural) entertained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesentretuvieron they entertained,

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Entretener in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of entretener is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "entretenía", meaning "I used to entertain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoentreteníaI used to entertain
entreteníasyou used to entertain
Ella / Él / Ustedentretenías/he used to entertain, you (formal) used to entertain
Nosotras / Nosotrosentreteníamoswe used to entertain
Vosotras / Vosotrosentreteníaisyou (plural) used to entertain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesentreteníanthey used to entertain,

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Entretener in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of entretener is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy entreteniendo", meaning "I am entertaining".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy entreteniendoI am entertaining
estás entreteniendoyou are entertaining
Ella / Él / Ustedestá entreteniendos/he is entertaining, you (formal) are entertaining
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos entreteniendowe are entertaining
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis entreteniendoyou (plural) are entertaining
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán entreteniendothey are entertaining,

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Entretener in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of entretener is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a entretener", meaning "I am going to entertain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a entretenerI am going to entertain
vas a entreteneryou are going to entertain
Ella / Él / Ustedva a entreteners/he is going to entertain, you (formal) are going to entertain
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a entretenerwe are going to entertain
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a entreteneryou (plural) are going to entertain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a entretenerthey are going to entertain,

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Entretener in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of entretener is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "entretendré", meaning "I will entertain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoentretendré I will entertain
entretendrás you will entertain
Ella / Él / Ustedentretendrá s/he will entertain, you (formal) will entertain
Nosotras / Nosotrosentretendremos we will entertain
Vosotras / Vosotrosentretendréis you (plural) will entertain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesentretendrán they will entertain,

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Entretener in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of entretener is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "entretendría", meaning "I would entertain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoentretendría I would entertain
entretendrías you would entertain
Ella / Él / Ustedentretendría s/he would entertain, you (formal) would entertain
Nosotras / Nosotrosentretendríamos we would entertain
Vosotras / Vosotrosentretendríais you (plural) would entertain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesentretendrían they would entertain,

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Entretener in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of entretener is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he entretenido", meaning "I have entertained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe entretenidoI have entertained
has entretenidoyou have entertained
Ella / Él / Ustedha entretenidos/he has entertained, you (formal) have entertained
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos entretenidowe have entertained
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis entretenidoyou (plural) have entertained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan entretenidothey have entertained,

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Entretener in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of entretener is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había entretenido", meaning "I had entertained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía entretenidoI had entertained
habías entretenidoyou had entertained
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía entretenidos/he had entertained, you (formal) had entertained
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos entretenidowe had entertained
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais entretenidoyou (plural) had entertained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían entretenidothey had entertained,

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Entretener in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of entretener is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré entretenido", meaning "I will have entertained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré entretenidoI will have entertained
habrás entretenidoyou will have entertained
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá entretenidos/he will have entertained, you (formal) will have entertained
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos entretenidowe will have entertained
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis entretenidoyou (plural) will have entertained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán entretenidothey will have entertained,

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Entretener in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of entretener is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría entretenido", meaning "I would have entertained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría entretenidoI would have entertained
habrías entretenidoyou would have entertained
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría entretenidos/he would have entertained, you (formal) would have entertained
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos entretenidowe would have entertained
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais entretenidoyou (plural) would have entertained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían entretenidothey would have entertained,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Entretener

Entretener in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "entretenga", meaning "I entertain".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoentretenga I entertain
entretengas you entertain
Ella / Él / Ustedentretenga s/he entertains, you (formal) entertain
Nosotras / Nosotrosentretengamos we entertain
Vosotras / Vosotrosentretengáis you (plural) entertain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesentretengan they entertain,

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Entretener in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "entretuviera", meaning "I entertained".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoentretuviera I entertained
entretuvieras you entertained
Ella / Él / Ustedentretuviera s/he entertained, you (formal) entertained
Nosotras / Nosotrosentretuviéramos we entertained
Vosotras / Vosotrosentretuvierais you (plural) entertained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesentretuvieran they entertained,

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Entretener in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "entretuviere", meaning "I will entertain".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoentretuviere I will entertain
entretuvieres you will entertain
Ella / Él / Ustedentretuviere s/he will entertain, you (formal) will entertain
Nosotras / Nosotrosentretuviéremos we will entertain
Vosotras / Vosotrosentretuviereis you (plural) will entertain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesentretuvieren they will entertain,

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Entretener in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya entretenido", meaning "I have entertained".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya entretenidoI have entertained
hayas entretenidoyou have entertained
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya entretenidos/he has entertained, you (formal) have entertained
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos entretenidowe have entertained
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis entretenidoyou (plural) have entertained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan entretenidothey have entertained,

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Entretener in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera entretenido", meaning "I had entertained".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera entretenidoI had entertained
hubieras entretenidoyou had entertained
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera entretenidos/he had entertained, you (formal) had entertained
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos entretenidowe had entertained
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais entretenidoyou (plural) had entertained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran entretenidothey had entertained,

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Entretener in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere entretenido", meaning "I will have entertained".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere entretenidoI will have entertained
hubieres entretenidoyou will have entertained
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere entretenidos/he will have entertained, you (formal) will have entertained
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos entretenidowe will have entertained
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis entretenidoyou (plural) will have entertained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren entretenidothey will have entertained,

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Imperative Tenses of Entretener

Entretener in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "entretenga", meaning "(to you formal) entertain!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
entretén (to you) entertain!
Ella / Él / Ustedentretenga (to you formal) entertain!
Nosotras / Nosotrosentretengamos let's entertain!
Vosotras / Vosotrosentretened(to you plural) entertain!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesentretengan (to you plural formal) entertain!

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Entretener in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no entretenga", meaning "(to you formal) don't entertain!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no entretengas (to you) don't entertain!
Ella / Él / Ustedno entretenga (to you formal) don't entertain!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno entretengamos let's not entertain!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno entretengáis (to you plural) don't entertain!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno entretengan (to you plural formal) don't entertain!

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