Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | inicio | |
| tú | inicias | |
| él / ella / usted | inicia | |
| nosotros / nosotras | iniciamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | iniciáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | inician |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | inicié | |
| tú | iniciaste | |
| él / ella / usted | inició | |
| nosotros / nosotras | iniciamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | iniciasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | iniciaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | iniciaba | |
| tú | iniciabas | |
| él / ella / usted | iniciaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | iniciábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | iniciabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | iniciaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | iniciaré | |
| tú | iniciarás | |
| él / ella / usted | iniciará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | iniciaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | iniciaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | iniciarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | iniciaría | |
| tú | iniciarías | |
| él / ella / usted | iniciaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | iniciaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | iniciaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | iniciarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | inicie | |
| tú | inicies | |
| él / ella / usted | inicie | |
| nosotros / nosotras | iniciemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | iniciéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | inicien |
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 initiate
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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