Comenzar Conjugation in Spanish | What is comenzar in the yo form?
comenzar-to begin, to start
| Participles | |
| Present: | comenzando |
| Past: | comenzado |
| Indicative | |||||
| Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Conditional | Future | |
| yo | comienzo | comencé | comenzaba | comenzaría | comenzaré |
| tú | comienzas | comenzaste | comenzabas | comenzarías | comenzarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | comienza | comenzó | comenzaba | comenzaría | comenzará |
| nosotros(as) | comenzamos | comenzamos | comenzábamos | comenzaríamos | comenzaremos |
| vosotros(as) | comenzáis | comenzasteis | comenzabais | comenzaríais | comenzaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | comienzan | comenzaron | comenzaban | comenzarían | comenzarán |
Present-Preterite-Imperfect-Conditional-Future
I | begin- began- began- would begin- will begin
you | begin- began- began- would begin- will begin
He/She | begins- began- began- would begin- will begin
You(formal) | begin- began- began- would begin- will begin
We | begin- began- began- would begin- will begin
You(informal) | begin- began- began- would begin- will begin
They/You(formal) | begin- began- began- would begin- will begin
| Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | |
| yo | comience | comenzara, comenzase | comenzare |
| tú | comiences | comenzaras, comenzases | comenzares |
| él/ella/Ud. | comience | comenzara, comenzase | comenzare |
| nosotros(as) | comencemos | comenzáramos, comenzásemos | comenzáremos |
| vosotros(as) | comencéis | comenzarais, comenzaseis | comenzareis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | comiencen | comenzaran, comenzasen | comenzaren |
Present-Imperfect-Imperfect 2-Future
I | begin- began- began- will begin
you | begin- began- began- will begin
He/She | begins- began- began- will begin
You(formal) | begin- began- began- will begin
We | begin- began- began- will begin
You(informal) | begin- began- began- will begin
They/You(formal) |begin- began- began- will begin
| Imperative | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| yo | ||
| tú | comienza | no comiences |
| Ud. | comience | no comience |
| nosotros(as) | comencemos | no comencemos |
| vosotros(as) | comenzad | no comencéis |
| Uds. | comiencen | no comiencen |
Affirmative-Negative
I | —
you | begin- don’t begin
You(formal) | begin- don’t begin
We | let’s begin – let’s not begin
You(informal) | begin- don’t begin
They/You(formal) | begin- don’t begin
| Progressive | |||||
| Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Conditional | Future | |
| yo | estoy comenzando | estuve comenzando | estaba comenzando | estaría comenzando | estaré comenzando |
| tú | estás comenzando | estuviste comenzando | estabas comenzando | estarías comenzando | estarás comenzando |
| él/ella/Ud. | está comenzando | estuvo comenzando | estaba comenzando | estaría comenzando | estará comenzando |
| nosotros(as) | estamos comenzando | estuvimos comenzando | estábamos comenzando | estaríamos comenzando | estaremos comenzando |
| vosotros(as) | estáis comenzando | estuvisteis comenzando | estabais comenzando | estaríais comenzando | estaréis comenzando |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | están comenzando | estuvieron comenzando | estaban comenzando | estarían comenzando | estarán comenzando |
Present-Preterite-Imperfect-Conditional-Future
I | am beginning- was beginning- was beginning- would be beginning- will be beginning
you | are beginning- were beginning- were beginning- would be beginning- will be beginning
He/She | is beginning- was beginning- was beginning- would be beginning- will be beginning
You(formal) | are beginning- were beginning- were beginning- would be beginning- will be beginning
We | are beginning- were beginning- were beginning- would be beginning- will be beginning
You(informal) | are beginning- were beginning- were beginning- would be beginning- will be beginning
They/You(formal) | are beginning- were beginning- were beginning- would be beginning- will be beginning
| Perfect | |||||
| Present | Preterite | Past | Conditional | Future | |
| yo | he comenzado | hube comenzado | había comenzado | habría comenzado | habré comenzado |
| tú | has comenzado | hubiste comenzado | habías comenzado | habrías comenzado | habrás comenzado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha comenzado | hubo comenzado | había comenzado | habría comenzado | habrá comenzado |
| nosotros(as) | hemos comenzado | hubimos comenzado | habíamos comenzado | habríamos comenzado | habremos comenzado |
| vosotros(as) | habéis comenzado | hubisteis comenzado | habíais comenzado | habríais comenzado | habréis comenzado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han comenzado | hubieron comenzado | habían comenzado | habrían comenzado | habrán comenzado |
Present-Preterite-Past-Conditional-Future
I | have begun- had begun- had begun- would have begun- will have begun
you | have begun- had begun- had begun- would have begun- will have begun
He/She | has begun- had begun- had begun- would have begun- will have begun
You(formal) | have begun- had begun- had begun- would have begun- will have begun
We | have begun- had begun- had begun- would have begun- will have begun
You(informal) | have begun- had begun- had begun- would have begun- will have begun
They/You(formal) |have begun- had begun- had begun- would have begun- will have begun
| Perfect Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Past | Future | |
| yo | haya comenzado | hubiera comenzado, hubiese comenzado | hubiere comenzado |
| tú | hayas comenzado | hubieras comenzado, hubieses comenzado | hubieres comenzado |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya comenzado | hubiera comenzado, hubiese comenzado | hubiere comenzado |
| nosotros(as) | hayamos comenzado | hubiéramos comenzado, hubiésemos comenzado | hubiéremos comenzado |
| vosotros(as) | hayáis comenzado | hubierais comenzado, hubieseis comenzado | hubiereis comenzado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | hayan comenzado | hubieran comenzado, hubiesen comenzado | hubieren comenzado |
Present-Past-Future
I | have begun- had begun- will have begun
you | have begun- had begun- will have begun
He/She | has begun- had begun- will have begun
You(formal) | have begun- had begun- will have begun
We | have begun- had begun- will have begun
You(informal) | have begun- had begun- will have begun
They/You(formal) | have begun- had begun- will have begun
Sentences with the conjugated verb: comenzar in Spanish
| Pronto comienzo la universidad. | – | I’m starting college soon. |
| Si comienzas ahora terminarás pronto. | – | If you start now you will finish soon. |
| Comienza desde el principio. | – | Start from the beginning. |
| Comenzamos el segundo semestre a mediados de Abril. | – | We start the second semester in mid-April. |
| Cada vez que venimos comienzan a discutir. | – | Every time we come they start arguing. |
| Comenzaba a extrañar las galletas de la abuela. | – | I was beginning to miss Grandma’s cookies. |
| Comenzaban a preguntarse si vendrías. | – | They were beginning to wonder if you would come. |
| Cada vez que venias comenzabas a jugar con los animales. | – | Every time you came you started playing with the animals. |
| Comencé a escribir cuando tenía alrededor de doce años. | – | I started writing when I was about twelve years old. |
| La pelea comenzó después de que te fuiste. | – | The fight started after you left. |
| ¿Cuándo comenzaste la campaña? | – | When did you start the campaign? |
| Comenzaré mi dieta la semana que viene. | – | I will start my diet next week. |
| Comenzarás a extrañarlo muy pronto. | – | You will start to miss him very soon. |
| Cerca de la casa comenzarán a construir un parque. | – | Near the house they will begin to build a park. |
| Comenzaremos la colecta de fondos en la tarde. | – | We will start the fundraiser in the afternoon. |
| En la fiesta de ayer las personas comenzaron a llegar alrededor de las ocho. | – | At yesterday’s party people started arriving around eight o’clock. |
| Comenzaría la fiesta pero el anfitrión no está listo. | – | I would start the party but the host is not ready. |
| No he comenzado mi novela todavía. | – | I haven’t started my novel yet. |
| ¿Has comenzado el nuevo curso de inglés? | – | Have you started the new English course? |
| La nieve ha comenzado a caer antes de tiempo. | – | The snow has begun to fall ahead of time. |
| Nosotros hemos comenzado un nuevo club de lectura. | – | We have started a new book club. |
| Ellos han comenzado a llevarse mejor. | – | They have started to get along better. |
| ¿Habré comenzado la clase muy temprano? | – | Did I start class too early? |
| Espero que ya hayas comenzado a recibir fisioterapia. | – | I hope you have already started physical therapy. |
| ¡No comencemos a quejarnos tan pronto! | – | Let’s not start complaining so soon! |
| La clase habría comenzado temprano pero el profesor tuvo un inconveniente. | – | The class would have started early but the teacher had a problem. |
| ¡No comiencen sin mí! | – | Don’t start without me! |
| Hubieran comenzado a comer primero. | – | They would have started eating first. |
| ¿Habrías comenzado una compañía desde cero? | – | Would you have started a company from scratch? |
| Que mal que hayan comenzado a decepcionarse de la carrera. | – | Too bad they’ve started to get disappointed in the race. |