🇪🇸 comenzar

to start

Spanish Irregular

Present

Presente de indicativo Actions happening now or regularly
Person English Conjugation
yo I comienzo
you (informal) comienzas
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) comienza
nosotros we comenzamos
vosotros you all (Spain) comenzáis
ellos/ustedes they/you all comienzan

Past (completed)

Pretérito perfecto simple Actions that finished in the past
Person English Conjugation
yo I comencé
you (informal) comenzaste
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) comenzó
nosotros we comenzamos
vosotros you all (Spain) comenzasteis
ellos/ustedes they/you all comenzaron

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Past (ongoing)

Pretérito imperfecto Actions that were ongoing in the past
Person English Conjugation
yo I comenzaba
you (informal) comenzabas
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) comenzaba
nosotros we comenzábamos
vosotros you all (Spain) comenzabais
ellos/ustedes they/you all comenzaban

Future

Futuro simple Actions that will happen
Person English Conjugation
yo I comenzaré
you (informal) comenzarás
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) comenzará
nosotros we comenzaremos
vosotros you all (Spain) comenzaréis
ellos/ustedes they/you all comenzarán

Would (conditional)

Condicional simple Hypothetical actions
Person English Conjugation
yo I comenzaría
you (informal) comenzarías
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) comenzaría
nosotros we comenzaríamos
vosotros you all (Spain) comenzaríais
ellos/ustedes they/you all comenzarían

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