comenzarConjugation
comenzar means to start.
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Indicative
Present
Comenzar is a stem-changing verb where 'e' becomes 'ie': comienzo, comienzas, comienza, comenzamos, comenzáis, comienzan.
Future
The future of comenzar is regular: comenzaré, comenzarás, comenzará, comenzaremos, comenzaréis, comenzarán.
Imperfect
The imperfect of comenzar is regular: comenzaba, comenzabas, comenzaba, comenzábamos, comenzabais, comenzaban.
Conditional
The conditional of comenzar is regular: comenzaría, comenzarías, comenzaría, comenzaríamos, comenzaríais, comenzarían.
Preterite
The preterite of comenzar has a spelling change in the first person: comencé, comenzaste, comenzó, comenzamos, comenzasteis, comenzaron.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative of comenzar uses the present subjunctive forms: no comiences, no comience, no comencemos, no comencéis, no comiencen.
Imperative
The imperative of comenzar uses the stem change for informal commands: comienza (tú), comience (usted), comencemos (nosotros), comenzad (vosotros), comiencen (ustedes).
Subjunctive
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive of comenzar follows the e>ie stem change and the z>c spelling change: comience, comiences, comience, comencemos, comencéis, comiencen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive of comenzar is regular based on the third-person preterite: comenzara, comenzaras, comenzara, comenzáramos, comenzarais, comenzaran.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does comenzar mean in Spanish?
comenzar means "to start".
Is comenzar a regular or irregular verb?
comenzar is a irregular (e>ie stem change in present tenses), z>c spelling change in yo preterite -ar verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate comenzar in the present tense?
The present tense of comenzar is: yo comienzo, tú comienzas, él/ella/usted comienza, nosotros comenzamos, vosotros comenzáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes comienzan.
How do you conjugate comenzar in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of comenzar is: yo comencé, tú comenzaste, él/ella/usted comenzó, nosotros comenzamos, vosotros comenzasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes comenzaron.
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