entró

Entró is the pretérito perfecto simple (simple past) form of entrar in Spanish, used for the third-person singular: él/ella/usted entró. It conveys that someone entered a place or began to participate in an action at a specific point in the past. In narrative or descriptive writing, entró helps establish a sequence of events by indicating a moment of entry or beginning.

Etymology and form: Entró derives from the verb entrar, which comes from Latin intrāre meaning “to go in.” The pretérito perfecto simple form for third person singular is entró, written with an acute accent on the final syllable to indicate the correct stress pattern in Spanish.

Usage notes: Entró requires an implicit or explicit subject, typically clarified by context. It commonly appears with a location, as in “Entró en la habitación,” or can be used figuratively, such as “La noticia entró en su mente.” The contrast with entro, the present indicative form meaning “I enter,” or with otras formas del pretérito (entró, entraron) helps distinguish tense and subject.

Examples:

- Ella entró por la puerta principal.

- El ministro entró al edificio sin hacer ruido.

- La noticia entró en su mente de inmediato.

See also: entrar, pretérito imperfecto y pretérito perfecto en español, conjugación verbal en español.