Spanish verb conjugation
comenzar
Stem-changing · e→ie"to begin, to commence" — stem-changing (e→ie) Spanish verb
Forms you may meet: comienzo, comience, comenzó, comenzara, comenzaré.
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Indicative
| Present | Present perfect | Imperfect | Preterite | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | comienzo | he comenzado | comenzaba | comencé | comenzaré |
| 2sg | comienzas | has comenzado | comenzabas | comenzaste | comenzarás |
| 3sg | comienza | ha comenzado | comenzaba | comenzó | comenzará |
| 1pl | comenzamos | hemos comenzado | comenzábamos | comenzamos | comenzaremos |
| 2pl | comenzáis | habéis comenzado | comenzabais | comenzasteis | comenzaréis |
| 3pl | comienzan | han comenzado | comenzaban | comenzaron | comenzarán |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | comience | comenzara / comenzase | comenzare |
| 2sg | comiences | comenzaras / comenzases | comenzares |
| 3sg | comience | comenzara / comenzase | comenzare |
| 1pl | comencemos | comenzáramos / comenzásemos | comenzáremos |
| 2pl | comencéis | comenzarais / comenzaseis | comenzareis |
| 3pl | comiencen | comenzaran / comenzasen | comenzaren |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | comenzaría |
| 2sg | comenzarías |
| 3sg | comenzaría |
| 1pl | comenzaríamos |
| 2pl | comenzaríais |
| 3pl | comenzarían |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | comienza |
| 3sg | comience |
| 1pl | comencemos |
| 2pl | comenzad |
| 3pl | comiencen |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- comenzar
- Gerund
- comenzando
- Past participle
- comenzado
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