Empezar Conjugation in Spanish | What is the conjugation of empezar?
empezar-to begin, to start
| Participles | |
| Present: | empezando |
| Past: | empezado |
| Indicative | |||||
| Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Conditional | Future | |
| yo | empiezo | empecé | empezaba | empezaría | empezaré |
| tú | empiezas | empezaste | empezabas | empezarías | empezarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | empieza | empezó | empezaba | empezaría | empezará |
| nosotros | empezamos | empezamos | empezábamos | empezaríamos | empezaremos |
| vosotros | empezáis | empezasteis | empezabais | empezaríais | empezaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | empiezan | empezaron | empezaban | empezarían | empezarán |
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 | empiece | empezara, empezase | empezare |
| tú | empieces | empezaras, empezases | empezares |
| él/ella/Ud. | empiece | empezara, empezase | empezare |
| nosotros | empecemos | empezáramos, empezásemos | empezáremos |
| vosotros | empecéis | empezarais, empezaseis | empezareis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | empiecen | empezaran, empezasen | empezaren |
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 | empieza | no empieces |
| Ud. | empiece | no empiece |
| nosotros | empecemos | no empecemos |
| vosotros | empezad | no empecéis |
| Uds. | empiecen | no empiecen |
Affirmative-Negative
I | —
you | begin – don’t being
You(formal) | begin – don’t being
We | let’s begin – let’s not begin
You(informal) | begin – don’t being
They/You(formal) | begin – don’t being
| Progressive | |||||
| Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Conditional | Future | |
| yo | estoy empezando | estuve empezando | estaba empezando | estaría empezando | estaré empezando |
| tú | estás empezando | estuviste empezando | estabas empezando | estarías empezando | estarás empezando |
| él/ella/Ud. | está empezando | estuvo empezando | estaba empezando | estaría empezando | estará empezando |
| nosotros | estamos empezando | estuvimos empezando | estábamos empezando | estaríamos empezando | estaremos empezando |
| vosotros | estáis empezando | estuvisteis empezando | estabais empezando | estaríais empezando | estaréis empezando |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | están empezando | estuvieron empezando | estaban empezando | estarían empezando | estarán empezando |
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 empezado | hube empezado | había empezado | habría empezado | habré empezado |
| tú | has empezado | hubiste empezado | habías empezado | habrías empezado | habrás empezado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha empezado | hubo empezado | había empezado | habría empezado | habrá empezado |
| nosotros | hemos empezado | hubimos empezado | habíamos empezado | habríamos empezado | habremos empezado |
| vosotros | habéis empezado | hubisteis empezado | habíais empezado | habríais empezado | habréis empezado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han empezado | hubieron empezado | habían empezado | habrían empezado | habrán empezado |
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 empezado | hubiera empezado, hubiese empezado | hubiere empezado |
| tú | hayas empezado | hubieras empezado, hubieses empezado | hubieres empezado |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya empezado | hubiera empezado, hubiese empezado | hubiere empezado |
| nosotros | hayamos empezado | hubiéramos empezado, hubiésemos empezado | hubiéremos empezado |
| vosotros | hayáis empezado | hubierais empezado, hubieseis empezado | hubiereis empezado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | hayan empezado | hubieran empezado, hubiesen empezado | hubieren empezado |
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: empezar in Spanish
| Siempre que empiezo algo lo termino. | – | Whenever I start something I finish it. |
| Cuando empiezas un proyecto es cuando necesitas más fuerza. | – | When you start a project is when you need more strength. |
| Empiezas con un paso a la vez hasta lograrlo. | – | You start with one step at a time until you achieve it. |
| Nosotros fuimos los que empezamos este cuerpo de baile. | – | We were the ones who started this corps de ballet. |
| Ellos empiezan a hacer ejercicio alrededor de las siete de la mañana. | – | They start exercising around seven in the morning. |
| No he empezado mi tarea todavía. | – | I haven’t started my homework yet. |
| ¿Has empezado ya en el trabajo nuevo? | – | Have you already started in the new job? |
| Creo que hemos empezado con mal pie. | – | I think we started off on the wrong foot. |
| ¿Habéis empezado la fiesta sin mí? | – | Did you start the party without me? |
| La mayoría han empezado a mudarse del edificio. | – | Most have started to move out of the building. |
| Recuerdo que cuando empezabas a cantar nunca te detenías. | – | I remember that when you started singing you never stopped. |
| En algún momento me empecé a aburrir del trabajo. | – | At some point I started to get bored with work. |
| Amanda empezó a ignorar a Marcos porqué este la ofendió. | – | Amanda started to ignore Marcos because he offended her. |
| Ellos empezaron esta empresa desde cero. | – | They started this company from scratch. |
| Mañana empezaré a vaciar el cuarto de mi hermano. | – | Tomorrow I’ll start emptying out my brother’s room. |
| En estos días empezaremos un nuevo proyecto. | – | These days we will start a new project. |
| Ellos no empezarán hasta que nosotros lleguemos. | – | They won’t start until we get there. |
| ¿Habrán empezado a estudiar sin nosotros? | – | Have they started studying without us? |
| Empezaríamos a correr pero Marta todavía no llega. | – | We would start running but Marta still hasn’t arrived. |
| Una vez empiece a cocinar, la casa tendrá olor a vainilla. | – | Once she starts cooking, the house will smell like vanilla. |
| Empecemos a leer el proyecto en lo que llega Laura. | – | Let’s start reading the project as soon as Laura arrives. |
| No importa que haya empezado la película, entremos de todas formas. | – | It doesn’t matter that she started the movie, let’s go in anyway. |
| Empezarás a quejarte cuando veas lo fea qué está la cocina del departamento. | – | You’ll start to complain when you see how ugly the apartment’s kitchen is. |
| Si empezáramos a buscarle defectos a todo, nos espera una vida muy larga. | – | If we start looking for flaws in everything, a very long life awaits us. |
| Hubiera empezado a ver la película si hubiese sabido que te ibas a demorar tanto. | – | I would have started watching the movie if I’d known you were going to take so long. |
| Pronto empezareis a notar los pequeños cambios. | – | Soon you will begin to notice the small changes. |
| Aunque hayan empezado una relación hace poco se le ve muy feliz. | – | Although they have recently started a relationship, he seems very happy. |
| Hubiéramos empezado un nuevo negocio en vez de continuar con el viejo. | – | We would have started a new business instead of continuing with the old one. |
| ¡No empieces a quejarte! | – | Don’t start complaining! |
| Espero que hayamos empezado a conocernos mejor. | – | I hope we have started to get to know each other better. |
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