Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comienzo | |
| tú | comienzas | |
| él / ella / usted | comienza | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comenzamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comenzáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comienzan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comencé | |
| tú | comenzaste | |
| él / ella / usted | comenzó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comenzamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comenzasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comenzaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comenzaba | |
| tú | comenzabas | |
| él / ella / usted | comenzaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comenzábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comenzabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comenzaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comenzaré | |
| tú | comenzarás | |
| él / ella / usted | comenzará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comenzaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comenzaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comenzarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comenzaría | |
| tú | comenzarías | |
| él / ella / usted | comenzaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comenzaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comenzaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comenzarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comience | |
| tú | comiences | |
| él / ella / usted | comience | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comencemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comencéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comiencen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to begin, to commence
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations