comenzar
B1to begin, to commence
comenzar in every tense
All six simple tenses of comenzar, every person included.
Presente (present)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | comienzo |
| tú | comienzas |
| él/ella/usted | comienza |
| nosotros | comenzamos |
| vosotros | comenzáis |
| ellos/ustedes | comienzan |
Pretérito indefinido (preterite)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | comencé |
| tú | comenzaste |
| él/ella/usted | comenzó |
| nosotros | comenzamos |
| vosotros | comenzasteis |
| ellos/ustedes | comenzaron |
Pretérito imperfecto (imperfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | comenzaba |
| tú | comenzabas |
| él/ella/usted | comenzaba |
| nosotros | comenzábamos |
| vosotros | comenzabais |
| ellos/ustedes | comenzaban |
Futuro simple (future)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | comenzaré |
| tú | comenzarás |
| él/ella/usted | comenzará |
| nosotros | comenzaremos |
| vosotros | comenzaréis |
| ellos/ustedes | comenzarán |
Condicional simple (conditional)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | comenzaría |
| tú | comenzarías |
| él/ella/usted | comenzaría |
| nosotros | comenzaríamos |
| vosotros | comenzaríais |
| ellos/ustedes | comenzarían |
Presente de subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | comience |
| tú | comiences |
| él/ella/usted | comience |
| nosotros | comencemos |
| vosotros | comencéis |
| ellos/ustedes | comiencen |
stem change e>iespelling -zar > -c-
comenzar in example sentences
Forms of comenzar appear in 410 of 223,093 short Tatoeba Spanish sentences that have an English translation. The conjugated form is highlighted.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Words from the comenzar family
Forms of comenzar with their own word page:
Verbs conjugated like comenzar
The same pattern (stem change e>ie, spelling -zar > -c-), nearest in the frequency list:
Sharing part of the pattern:
Make comenzar automatic
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"comenzar" is #1,699 in the frequency list - see its word page