to keep yourself amused/get held upB1irregular-erreflexive
Entretenerse means ‘to keep yourself amused/get held up’. It is an irregular reflexive verb: me entretengo (present), me entretuve (preterite), me entretendré (future).
Entretenerse in use
Los niños se entretienen con cualquier cosaChildren keep themselves amused with anything
Perdona el retraso, me entretuve hablando con el vecinoSorry I'm late, I got held up talking to the neighbour
No te entretengas, que la cena está listaDon't hang about, dinner's ready
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Indicative
Statements of fact, certainty and objective reality
ending the ending you addstem letters that changeirregular learn by hearthaber auxiliary
The other perfect tenses (haber + past participle) and the past subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive has two forms: -ra (more common in speech) and -se (more formal; still heard in speech in Spain, mainly written in Latin America). Both are equally correct and interchangeable.
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