entrabas

Entrabas is a verb form in Spanish. It is the second-person singular of the imperfect indicative of the verb entrar, and it is commonly translated as "you were entering" or "you used to enter." This form expresses past actions that were ongoing or habitual.

Conjugation and use: In the imperfect, the verb entrar is conjugated as yo entraba, tú entrabas, él/ella entraba, nosotros entrábamos, vosotros entrabais, ellos entraban. The form entrabas signals a past action associated with you in a non-completed or repeated sense.

Usage and examples: Entrabas is used to describe actions in the past with a sense of duration or repetition. For example: "Cuando llovía, tú entrabas sin llamar" (When it rained, you would enter without knocking). Another example: "Antes, tú entrabas a la casa sin avisar" (Earlier, you used to enter the house without warning). It can also appear in clauses that set the scene for another past action.

Etymology and related forms: Entrar originates from Latin intrare, with entrabas sharing the root entr- and the standard imperfect suffix -abas. Related forms include yo entraba, él entraba, and the full imperfect conjugation across all persons.

See also: Entrar, the verb’s infinitive; the imperfect tense (pretérito imperfecto) in Spanish; examples of imperfect usage in narrative or descriptive contexts.